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    squat?

    Is there anything wrong with pre-loading the squat move in the backswing and have it completed at the top rather than doing it in the transition? I just can't get the downswing started with that move.
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    release video?

    I was watching the release video BM made a few years ago and while I imagine quite a bit has changed since then, is there anything in that video that is just wrong?
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    swing path on chips

    In trying to learn Brian's tour pitch, I've discovered that my swing path on chips and short chips is a bit outside on the backswing and than drops down quite a bit to come at the ball from the inside on the downswing. What should the swingpath be on these shots? Should one try to match the...
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    Ulner nerve problems

    I'm six months into an ulnar nerve induced layoff, without it getting much better. The doc is now calling it cubital tunnel syndrome and suggesting I think about surgery to move the nerve. Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing? Thanks.
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    beta torque?

    Could someone in the know tell me what muscles are (most) involved in applying beta torque? Thanks.
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    Non-method coaching appliction to teaching?

    No doubt impractical for day to day lesson tee, but perhaps good for the long term project? London 2012 German Weightlifters and Wrestlers Use Reiss Coaching System - WSJ.com
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    golfer's elbow

    Anyone else ever get this in his trail arm? Suggestions on treatment? I've been out 3 weeks now without much improvement.
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    Why "carry "in the first place?

    So I think I understand how a little carry at the top of the backswing (a la Choi) helps to bend the swing plane left and allows you to release hard without the risk of hooking it. But the move feels very unnatural to me and I can't reliably keep in sync with it. So is it a mistake for me just...
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    Swing both left and right?

    So I've finally managed to learn to swing left and my iron play, esp. long irons, is much improved. But my driving, which used to be the best part of my game, is uneven and a bit shorter than I used to hit it. Is it a legitimate/sensible approach to swing left with irons, and swing right with...
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    WSJ article Not Home on the Range

    Legitimate criticisms of the usual way we practice? Not at Home on the Range Why Much of the Work Golfers Do to Improve Their Games Isn't Helping Them Get Better By JOHN PAUL NEWPORT Columnist's name You're on the range, pounding balls, and suddenly golf seems easy. All the parts of...
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    term clarification: close the gap

    Could someone let me know just which gap is being referred to with this phrase? Thanks in advance.
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    trailing elbow bend and the free throw toss out

    I've been trying to incorporate the free throw toss to start the downswing. Now, when I shoot a free throw, I toss mostly with the elbow with a bit of wrist flexion. Two questions: how much should the trailing elbow (right) be bent at the top of the swing? I was taught not to go past 90*...
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    how do you keep the head from staying down too long?

    If anyone has had some success in getting rid of this move, I'd appreciate some help. I know I'm keep the head down too long, but can't seem to correct it. Is it connected to getting onto the front leg (or maybe getting almost completely off the trail leg) too soon? It seems like a sequencing...
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    Help my back, please.

    Okay, I don't know what I was doing when I engrained this move, but now it's in my swing and I can't get it out. Any help on what is causing the head-dip chase move at and after impact? It is starting to kill my lower back to the point where I'm thinking of quitting. I was hoping with the new...
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    "Going normal."

    Could someone give me at least a hint as to what "going normal" means? Thanks in advance.
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    Sore left ankle

    Lately I've been getting a rather sore left ankle. I notice this toward the end of a round, or even more so if I'm hitting balls on the range, esp. with the driver. Does this indicate some defect/swing fault, or just getting old?
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    Bubba Watson

    Does anyone have any insight as to why he sets up with so little hip bend, esp. when he's hitting his driver (quite nicely)? Sometimes he looks to me as if he's almost standing straight up and down, which doesn't seem very golferly.
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    weight shift vs. pivot?

    Can someone straighten me out on the fundamental difference between the two? For instance, can you have a decent pivot without shifting much of your weight? I used to try to shift so much weight back that I would end up having to move my head a bit toward the target just to keep my balance...
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    d-plane/clubface clarificaton, please

    I'm confused on where the clubface should aim when using the d-plane rules. Brian mentions in his d-plane video, somewhere around the 20:00 mark, that to hit a fade the face needs to be closed and for a draw it needs to be open (in some circumstances.). When I set up with my body and feet...
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    How to kick the reverse pivot for good?

    I've got a slight-bend-the-left-knee-over-the-left-foot reverse pivot that I can's seem to kick for more than a round or two. When it's gone, golf is fun. When it's there, my back hurts. Anyone had success definitively getting rid of this one? Thanks.
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