Stop Looking In The Wrong Place (Your Backswing Is The Problem)!

Rob Cheney explains how a common mistake in the takeaway—pulling the club too far inside—actually causes the dreaded over-the-top slice. Utilizing the HackMotion wrist sensor, he demonstrates how to correct the backswing path to create space for a shallow, inside-to-out downswing. This lesson helps golfers stop 'faking' a shallow swing and start finding the proper slot for more distance.

• An 'over the top' move is often a compensation for a club head that gets stuck behind the body during the takeaway.
• Taking the club away too shallow or inside 'magnifies' the slice rather than fixing it.
• The ideal takeaway should feel 'straighter' and more 'out in front' of the body than most slicers realize.
• Practice swinging toward '1:00' or 'first base' in the downswing to encourage an inside-to-out path once the backswing is corrected.
• Real-time biofeedback from tools like HackMotion can help calibrate the 'feel vs. real' gap in the wrist and club position.

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