Many players suffer from it. Even players with low golf handicaps. “Early turn syndrome” occurs when certain parts of your body–either your hips, shoulders, or both–complete their rotation before your arms reach your swing’s apex, breaking the linkage between the arms and body. A good example of this is when your hips turn or “spin out” way I front of the hands coming through impact.
To cure this syndrome, the right side of your body must control the amount of turn in your swing. It provides resistance to slow the rotation of your knees, hips, and shoulders, restricting the amount of early turn you’re able to make and allowing you arms and club to move away in “sync” with your body. Your trunk’s big muscles then complete the backswing motion in tandem with your arms.
Here are 5 keys to a good full rotation:
Widening your stance generates stability, while settling your weight on the right side promotes a good full turn and a powerful coil. Lifting the chin creates more room to turn the left shoulder underneath, which also promotes a good coil. Extending the arms in the takeaway pulls the left shoulder under the chin, while the muscles on the left side stretch out as the body coils. The knees also support the coiling of the body in the backswing.
To feel the resistance of a full turn, try this: from address, take your right hand off the club and let it hang in front of you. Now push your club back a short distance, letting your left hand pass under your right. You should feel some resistance on the left side. When you do, put the right hand back on the club and complete the backswing.
Jack Moorehouse is the author of the best-selling book How To Break 80…And Shoot Like The Pros!. He is NOT a golf pro, rather a working man that was able to figure out the secrets of shooting in the 70’s on a consistent basis without quitting your day job. Jack has helped thousands of golfers from all seven continents lower their handicap immediately.