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Closed
Open
(Assuming right-handed golfer)
Figure 9-1
Open and Closed Golf Clubface
closed. The last tendency I had was to gradually open my stance so that my
left shoulder would be facing far to the left of the target. The net effect of all
this was to cause one of two things to happen when I would swing—pulled
shots to the left or sliced shots to the right. Along with these symptoms, I
always lost power because the power of my shoulders was moving left in the
wrong direction. I was misaligned with the target.
9.8 Repeating Specific Weakness Lessons
This realignment always felt odd. It was all in the setup. My swing was
rarely fundamentally bad. Once he got me aligned and said, “Just hit it!” the
ball would fly straight and long directly toward the target. However, it
would always take a few days for this alignment to begin to feel natural.
