By Hank Haney
Everybody knows about the hitch in Charles' swing, but to me, that's a symptom, not the problem. He had some basic flaws that made it almost impossible to get the ball airborne. If we could fix those problems, it would give Charles' swing an entirely new path -- which we hoped would eliminate that hitch. We broke down the changes into three areas: swing plane at the top of the backswing, head position, and hand position at address and impact. All of these things are designed to help give him more room to swing down through the ball with his arms extended and release the clubhead. He has a great handle on the fundamentals, now. The next job is to help him flow it together on the course and rebuild his confidence. Until he feels comfortable with the new move, the old one -- with the hitch -- will come back under the gun.
Photos: Stephen Szurlej
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