How to start your swing

Forget the one-piece takeaway and get synchronized 

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GOOD: READY TO MOVE

My upper body and lower body are stacked, and my arms are loose so I can start back correctly.
 
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GOOD: INDEPENDENT

The club and arms swing first, before the body. Shoulder turn comes from the club's momentum.
 
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GOOD: IN SYNC

My wrists are fully set, and my left arm is still low. Now I simply keep turning my shoulders to get to the top.
 
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GOOD: ALL TOGETHER NOW

The club, arms and body arrive at the top together. I'm coiled over my right side, ready to start down.
 
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BAD

Use your toe line as a guide 
The best reference point for an in-sync swing is an imaginary line in front of your toes, parallel to your target line. Practice with a club in front of your toes. If you swing everything back together, the club will pull back to the inside, well behind the line (left). From there, you'll have to re-route the club back to the ball.
 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jerome Andrews teaches at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy at Strawberry Farms in Irvine, Calif., and at Altadena (Calif.) Golf Course. He's one of Golf Digest's Top 20 Teachers Under 40 for 2007-'08.
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