Right Shoulder Control: Perfecting Your Downswing

Clay Ballard of Top Speed Golf demonstrates how to eliminate pulled shots and the 'chicken wing' by mastering right shoulder control. The video teaches golfers to tuck their right shoulder and elbow toward the hip during the downswing to deliver the club from a shallow, inside path.

• Identify if your right shoulder 'fires' first, which leads to a steep downswing and pulled shots.
• Use a physical constraint like an alignment stick to provide immediate feedback on your swing path.
• Focus on tucking the right elbow into the hip during the downswing to shallow the club.
• Correcting your entry path from the inside naturally eliminates the 'chicken wing' follow-through.

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