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When Do You Start Rolling Your Forearms?
Bobby Lopez, PGA Teaching Professional
Pendleton Golf Club, Ruther Glen, Virginia
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forearms vs. when it shows up on video as having done
so are two different positions. Confusing? Let me
explain to make it easier for everyone to understand.
While driving your car down the road, you see a ball
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Ruther Glen, VA 13 Premier Area Courses and lift your foot to step on the brake, a delay of sorts
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start rotating your forearms right from the start of the
pendletongolfva.com downswing to square up the club face at impact.
Golfers see on video how the hands roll over at or during impact and think they
must “roll their wrists” at that time. Not true! If you wait to start squaring up the
golf club at impact, you might experience that dreaded slice. Also check to make
sure your left-hand grip has enough “strength.” If you consider the top of the grip
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I suggest hitting short punch shots with a seven iron as a drill. Hold your finish
position and check to make sure your left palm faces skyward. The longer the golf
The Gauntlet Golf Club The Vista Links club (your driver) and the less loft your golf club (driver again) has, the earlier you
need to start rotating your forearms to square up the golf club face.
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540-752-0963 540-261-GOLF (4653) Now, most golfers commonly ask which hand
golfgauntlet.com thevistalinks.com to roll? The fact is that some Tour players use
the right hand and others use the left hand. I
prefer the left hand because I believe golf is a
back-handed game. Right-handed golfers wear
a glove on their back hand or left hand and vice
versa for left-handed ones. Most players fight
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promotion. Expires 10-31-18 best way to control the back of your left hand is
to use it. Maintaining a firm and protruding left
wrist will slightly decrease the golf club’s loft, which is very desirable when hitting
an iron shot.
Cacapon Resort State Park Musket Ridge Golf Club
Berkeley Springs, WV Myersville, MD Make sure you do NOT roll your forearms clockwise because it opens the golf club
face on your take-a-way. Hinge the golf club back as you lift to the top of your
304-258-1022 301-293-9930 back swing. Doing this should help you be able to maintain your right palm facing
cacaponresort.com musketridge.com the ground longer. I hope these tips help you to get those forearms rolling and
hitting more square golf shots. For more ways to help improve your game, see your
local PGA Teaching Professional. We are here to make the game easier for all!

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