You Will NEVER Learn To Compress The Ball Until You Do This!

PGA-certified instructor Rob Cheney reveals why aggressively opening hips in the downswing often leads to casting and flipping at impact. By focusing on arm speed and feeling the hips stay closed longer, golfers can achieve forward shaft lean, lower dynamic loft, and tour-quality ball compression across irons and driver.

• Trying to open your hips too early forces the arms behind, causing a reactive flip or cast at impact.
• Your arms move a longer distance than your torso and must be accelerated quickly from the top of the downswing.
• Using an alignment stick through belt loops helps track hip angle and encourages keeping hips quiet while arms swing down.
• Feeling hands pulled low and forward creates shaft lean, downward angle of attack, and compressed contact.

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