Page 60 - Golf World (February 2020)

#4

fix your

release

You’ve gotta send
it to bend it!

Necessity is the mother of invention. In the same way
that Cristiano Ronaldo might curve the ball around a
defensive wall in order to hit his target, you can
‘draw’ the ball to play around various obstacles,
counteract the effects of the wind or reach a tricky
pin position. With your right hip and shoulder below
the left, you can complete your shoulder turn. All that
is required now is to drive the ball forwards, allowing
your hands and forearms to impart draw spin to the
ball. Remember that draw spin is a creative act.
Failure to release the club will cause the ball to stay
right or, worse still, for the shoulders to dominate the
downswing causing the ball to be pulled left.

Creating draw spin is a
creative act. The wrists
and forearms need to
release freely through
the ball to generate
power and accuracy.

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