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One aspect of the takeaway that I am having trouble understanding is.

Aidan O · · West Chester, PA
Hello, One aspect of the takeaway that I am having trouble understanding is what moves the club 90 degrees to the position over the toes in comparison to the 45 degrees that the shoulders move. It appears late in Chuck's takeaway that butt of the club detaches from pointing directly inline with his chest to pointing down the line. To me it would seem that the club would stay consistent with the 45 degree shoulder turn and still point at the chest without any additional movement. Maybe there's a movement that I am not understanding correctly. Thanks for the help, Aidan
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Craig Morrow, Certified RST Instructor ·
Hello Aidan. It's all about the radius and elevation. As you start to rotate the core the arms will elevate to stay in front of the chest, but the club will be traveling a great distance. Think like inside/outside of a merry go round. Take a look at the 4 Square Drill, 5 Minutes to the Perfect Takeaway and RST Pencil Tee Drill.
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