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Unfortunately, the way the <strong>golf swing<\/strong> has been taught for decades has made it nearly impossible for any golfer to develop rhythm because they are too fixated on positions in the swing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>swinging motion of the club<\/strong> is a thousand times more important than the positions of the club. The club must be allowed to flow throughout the swing and &#8220;go through&#8221; the proper positions rather than be manipulated into those positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ready to transform your swing?<\/strong> Try a <a href=\"https:\/\/rotaryswing.com\/goaty\/landing\/goat_drill_video\">free AI-powered Live Lesson with GOATY<\/a> \u2014 real-time pose tracking, voice coaching, and gate-by-gate feedback on every rep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even more interesting is that swinging the club with a sense of <strong>rhythm and tempo<\/strong> is more apt to allow the club to flow through the proper positions on a much more consistent basis than trying to manipulate the club into position throughout the swing. This is a principle that <a href=\"https:\/\/goatcode.ai\/analyzer.html\">AI swing analyzer<\/a> tools consistently confirm when measuring elite-level movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how does one work on rhythm? 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