keeping the left arm straight

[AK jr.]

I'm pretty good at checking fundamentals on the range while im practicing. the one thing i have noticed though is a significant loss of distance over the past 2 years. it should be the opposite because i've grown, gained a lot of muscle, and im a little more developed physically one thing i found is i was quitting at contact instead of swing through the ball. now that i have fixed that issue, i noticed that i do not keep my left arm (im right handed) straight at all through any part of the swing. watching youtube videos of pros shows me one thing: 99% of tour pros keep a straight lead arm. are there any drills or swing thoughts that i could be doing to fix this?

 

[Smallville]

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[amollerud]

One of the best things to work on here is to get the feel back of where your arms should be at the top. Try what we call an L to L drill. On the back swing take the arms back until your left arm is parallel to the ground and the club is vertical. Stop here and swing to a full finish. Try to get that feel on stopping at that spot when practicing. The reason the feel is so important is when you go to hit a ball you will go past this point but the arms will work to get the same feel of that position. Try it out and let me know how things go.

 

[AK jr.]

sounds good. thanks Andy