Shoulder Turn in the Golf Swing | Stop Over Rotation in the Backswing

One common problem we encounter in golf instruction is over-rotating on the backswing.

Now, not everybody has this problem. If you have the opposite issue — you are not making enough turn and your swing is too arms-dominant — then ignore this lesson entirely.

But if you review your swing on video and you look like the photo at right, or you go back to the Necktie Drill and you are saying, "Yes, I really struggle with that — the necktie is draping across my belly," what you are doing is taking a good principle and misinterpreting it. You are misunderstanding how rotation actually occurs, and this lesson is specifically for you.

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First, let us examine some misconceptions that relate to how the golf industry measures shoulder rotation.

We all look at players like Jamie Sadlowski, Sergio Garcia, and Tiger Woods, and we see them making a tremendous amount of turn. If you have ever seen their data quantified and measured, their numbers seem astronomical.

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