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For the Q&A, I’ll try to explain this as best as I can, so I hope it makes sense. I’m wondering what the correct club path and feel through the hitting area should be. I’m finding there are two different ways I feel I’m hitting the ball. Of course, I would like to groove only one, and since you’re the Rotary Swing guru, I know you can tell me which is the correct GOAT pattern and guide me to the light! ;) The first pattern is similar to the softball pitch or bowling, where the trail hand and club feel like they are almost coming underhand and collecting the ball. Not necessarily a scoop, but kind of like coming in underneath and finishing up and high. The second feeling is the club kicks out in front of my hands and then the club finishes around my body, with hands low, instead of up. My hands drop close to my body in GDP, and then the club kicks around kind of like a windshield wiper as my body and hands slow down. The follow-through goes around my body with my rotation. Make sense? Thanks as always!

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Your second pattern is the correct GOAT move. The club should kick out in front of your hands through impact, then finish around your body with your hands low as your rotation drives the follow-through. That windshield wiper feel—hands dropping into GDP while the club releases and wraps around you—is exactly right. The first pattern (underhand, scoopy, hands finishing high) fights the rotational engine and leaves the club face open longer than it should. You're trying to lift the ball instead of letting your body rotation and proper sequencing do the work. Stick with pattern two. Film a swing and compare it to the GOAT Model if you want visual confirmation that your path and finish match the standard.
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