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Think i've figured out why i reroute my swing into a flat shoulderplane after takeaway.

Think i've figured out why i reroute my swing into a flat shoulderplane after takeaway. The area jusy below the left armpit ( left lat/ teres minor/major on a chart) becomes really tight as my arm elevation together with the movement of the left arm across the chest starts. So instead of continuing coiling my body stands out of the rotation to avoid the tigthness and now my backmuscles has to do all the work. For some reason i do coil properly when i do left arm only swing, the area still feels very tight but seems like im not strong enough without the right arm on to lift up the left side to avoid coiling through the area. Could to feel like i do the backswing left arm only be a possible short term solution?
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The trail arm helps with elevation and support. The amount of elevation, or support will be up to the swinger. For sure you can feel like the lead arm is dominant in the backswing and the trail arm is just along for the ride.
To piggyback off Craig’s response a little bit here to help you make this little easier on yourself, put your arms across your shoulders for 10-15 reps where you are focused primarily on centered rotation by pulling the right shoulder behind your head. Then, preset the arms in elevation and flexion (as outlined in 5 mins to a perfect backswing), go into golf posture and rotate just as you were with the arms across your shoulders. Check to see if you are centered 90 degrees and your arm structure is where you want it at the top and which muscles you feel engaged. Then work back to address and try to move back into the same position with rotation behind the major focus and elevation and flexion being subtle. It shouldn’t be a workout program nor does it require a lot of strength to get your arm movements to work with proper body turn. Also note, it’s certainly normal to feel some of the lats when turning and completing the backswing.
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