The REAL end of the backswing

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Brian Manzella

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I see folks all the time using a "top of the backswing" photo to show how much movement of one kind or another is happening "by the top of the backswing," or something like that.


Every really good swinger is their furthest away from the target around a 3/4th to 4/5th of the club movement away from the ball, going back.


So, in my opinion, it is more accurate to show the furthest away from the target movement as a true "end of the backswing" and the "end of the club movement" as part of the transition.



A great example is Masters Champ Jordan Speith.

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Brian Manzella

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I would classify it as this way:

BACKSWING

Everything moving away from the ball.
TRANSITION

Some things going away, some toward.
DOWNSWING

Everything starts to move toward the ball.

or even better

PULL BACK

Left shoulder downward, outward, backward.
RUN UP

Left shoulder downward, outward, forward.
JUMP

jump start
Left shoulder upward and inward...but still forward.

jump

Left shoulder upward, inward and backward.
 
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