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By far one of the biggest frustrations for golfers is mastering the proper backswing sequence. Everyday on my lesson tee, I have players from all over the world telling tales of woe as it relates to how much they have struggled in this critical area. Your golf swing is highly reactionary, meaning each movement is built upon the one before it. With this idea in mind, It’s safe to say that possibly the two most critical junctures of the swing are the start and the transition. Screw these two up and you’re in for a long day! To better help my clients understand the components of a quality start, I break the motion down into 3 key movements: Hinging - Swinging and Rotating. Hinging is simply a vertical hinge up and down as if you were hammering a nail into the turf with the club head. Swinging is the swing of your arms, drawing the club head away from the target and “rotating” is the eventual rotation of the arms in a clockwise manner up to the top. When blended properly, “hinging, swinging and rotating” will move the shaft from the bottom up with effortless precision. If one of these elements is lacking or occurs out of sequence you’ll likely produce a back swing that has more planes than Delta Airlines. Keep in mind, this article is “purely” about proper arm action as it’s understood that the big muscle of the torso certainly play a vital role as well...just wanted to throw that out there so all the haters can cool the jets on their hate mail! Sound good? Ok...so off we go! JULY 2011 GOLF INFUZION MAGAZINE 43