PGA-certified instructor Todd Graves explains why forcing your shoulders to be square at address causes swing manipulation and feel jammed up. He demonstrates how positioning your arms naturally in front of your torso allows the shoulders to appear slightly closed at address while freeing your body to open up naturally through impact.
Avoid forcing your shoulders to be perfectly square to the target line at address.
Positioning your arms naturally in front of your body at address creates width and prevents feeling jammed up.
Your body rotates significantly more at impact than at address, making naturally closed shoulders at setup anatomically correct.
Allow the arms to move back and forth on plane like a pendulum as your body opens through impact.
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