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  • Swing Tips
    • Setup & Address
      • Ball Position
      • Feet Position
      • Stance & Alignment
      • Golf Grip
      • Knee Flex
      • Spine Position
      • Chin Position
    • Takeaway
      • Club Position
      • Clubface Position
    • Backswing
    • Top of the Swing
      • Shaft Position
    • Downswing
    • Impact
    • Follow Through
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    • All Arms Swing
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    • Locking your Left Knee
    • Standing Up at Impact
    • Decel
    • Failing to Maintain your Spine Angle
    • Yips
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    • Hooks – Hooking
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    • Whiff Shots
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    • Underclub
  • Tweaks
    • Setup
      • Ball Position
        • Ball Position (Forward, Middle, Back)
        • Tee Height
        • Ball Position in Relation to Each Club
      • Feet Position
        • Foot Flaring
        • Stance Width
        • Stance Alignment
      • Clubface
        • Clubface Angle (Square, Open, or Closed
      • Grip
        • Grip Strength
        • Grip Types (Overlap, Interlock and Baseball)
        • Long vs Short Left Thumb Grip
        • Palm-and-Finger Grip vs All-Fingers Grip
      • Weight Distribution
        • Weight Across your Feet
        • Weight Inside your Feet
      • Club Shaft
        • Shaft Lean
        • Shaft Length
    • Swing
      • Clubface Finish Position
      • Swing (Club) Path
      • Swing Plane
    • Club
      • Club Loft
      • Club Lie
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    • Top 5
      • Woods
      • Irons
      • Wedges
    • Entire Swing
      • Swing Like You’re Holding a Garden Hose
      • Keep your Head Level
      • Keep Knee Flex Constant
      • Turn. Don’t Sway.
      • Don’t Reverse Pivot
      • Arms → Shoulders → Hips → Shoulders → Arms
      • Tempo, Tempo, Tempo!
    • Address
      • Lean Shaft Forward
      • Grip the Club Like You Are Holding a Bird
      • Focus on the Front Half of the Ball
      • Focus on the Back Half of the Ball
      • Swing a Bucket of Water
    • Takeaway
      • Low and Slow
      • Don’t Get Wristy
      • Move as a Block
      • Square Clubface Takeaway
      • Go Back Square
      • Go Back Inside
      • Go Back Outside
    • Backswing
      • Slow & Short Backswing
      • Keep Left Arm Straight
      • Move Left Knee Forward
      • Move Left Knee Towards Ball
      • Keep Left Heel on the Ground
      • Lift Left Heel from the Ground
    • Top of the Swing
      • Full Wrist Hinge at the Top
      • Hinge. Don’t Cup or Bow.
    • Downswing
      • Hit It Hard
      • Don’t Try to Kill It
    • Impact
      • Don’t Stand Up at Impact
      • Hit Through the Ball; Not at the Ball
      • Keep the Lag
      • Trap the Ball
      • Keep Your Head Down
    • Follow Through
      • Don’t Quit the Swing
      • Belt Buckle Facing the Target
      • Hold the Swing High at Finish
      • Elbows Facing the Target
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Top of the Swing

Swing Thoughts

Golf Swing Thoughts for the Top of the Swing
Consider the swing thoughts below in order to improve your position at the top of your swing. Errors made here will inhibit solid ball strikes.

Swing Thought Categories:

Top 5
Entire Swing
Address | Takeaway | Backswing | Top of the Swing | Downswing | Impact | Follow Through

Golf Tips for the Top of the Swing


Full Wrist Hinge at the Top

Hinge your wrists fully at the top of your swing

This swing thought reminds you to position your wrists at a fully … Read More

Categories Top of the SwingTags Distance, Lag

Hinge. Don’t Cup or Bow.

Hinge your wrists; don't cup or bow them at the top of your swing

This swing thought has you focusing on making sure your wrists don’t … Read More

Categories Top of the SwingTags Draw/Hook, Fade/Slice, Straight Shot
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