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Old 02-08-2008, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by hjacknicklaus View Post
No matter what i do, anything and everything..on the takeaway i stop for a look (during practice) at the clubhead when the shaft tries to get parallel.

For the life of me i DON'T know why but i always shut the face of the club.....WHY?

ANY ANSWER even a wrong one will be appreciated

thanks
H
HJ,

A clubface that appears "shut" during that part of the backswing may actually be "ok" if you're a hitter. The hitter's takeaway has no swivel so it's as if you keep the face "looking" at the ball during the takeaway.

If you're a swinger it sounds like you haven't performed a start-up swivel.

CG
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