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All, I hope we are enjoying ourselves in our quest to make all of our swings better!

Hi all, I hope we are enjoying ourselves in our quest to make all of our swings better! 2 questions I have (sorry, analytical mind here): 1. I have watched the downswing videos a lot of times (I can almost quote some of the lines from the videos now), but I am confused with a technical question. From top of the swing, you go into the transition (so weight shift onto the front leg keeping leg joints in neutral) while the arms start to come down (passively b/c of weight shift). Is the transition supposed to bring the hands down in front of the trail leg quads, then you post up from there? I think I am doing the C4 drills correctly, as it feels better with contact on the ball now (and control). I suppose in my mind, I’m trying to figure out when to “really push my lead foot into the ground to post up faster/whip the club through the ball”. I guess I am trying to figure out where transition ends/where are the hands in this position, and when does posting up begin? 2. I’m having trouble working on high & low shots, specifically the high shots. I have trouble cupping my wrist and I end up hitting the leading edge on the ball. No oomph to it. Drills to improve that? Thank you!!!

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Hello Darryl. In a lead side based swing (C4). The transition will end around the lead arm being parallel to the ground. The weight shift back to the lead side with the lead arm shallowing (gravity feel falling down and staying internally rotated). From here the arms will start to get pulled in front of the trail thigh by the lead lat but posting up has begun. This way the the last three feet the club needs to move the body will be decelerating so the club can accelerate. Take a look at the Magic Box and Tour Pro Downswing Drill. Take a look at 9 Days to Amazing Ball Striking section (in RotarySwing Academy) to work on all things related to trajectory control on the golf ball.
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