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Are you one of those golfers who is always trying to make sure your left arm is straight?
Have you read articles in magazines that have told you all the pros keep their left arm
straight? Hey this is Sean McTernan and you are watching another episode of My Golf Tutor
the number one place on the internet to play your best golf now. Welcome back and todays
question comes from Miles. Miles asks, "I'm fairly new to playing golf, but have heard
I need to keep my left arm straight and that will help me hit better shots. Is there any
truth to that and if so what can I do?" Miles to answer your question I believe that it
depends on the person with regards to whether you can keep your left arm straight or not.
For me I do like to keep mine straight. I don't want it locked, but I definitely like
to keep it straight. Now I am able to keep it straight because I have good range of motion
in my T-Spin. I have had a couple of students who have come to me and they actually read
an article like you just described in your question and they said oh hey I'm trying to
keep my left arm straight tell me how it looks. They make a move something like this. So obviously
you can see they are making a very short backswing and they can't generate enough momentum to
their through swing. So what I want you to concentrate on is when you make your backswing
if you are someone who has got a tight T-Spin you are going to have to break your elbow
a little bit to let the club get up here. A typical example would be JB Holmes and he
plays on the PGA Tour. He is very tight in his T-Spin and the only way he can get the
club up to the top of his swing is by allowing his arm to break slightly. Bending your arm
a little bit is not going to rob you of distance, JB Holmes is one of the longest hitters on
tour. I would like you to take that in consideration the next time you go to the driving range.
What is your T-Spin like, is it flexible or not. If its not then you are going to have
to make a composition in order to get the club up to the top of your swing. Miles I
hope this video helps you and if you or anyone else has any questions about your golf game,
please feel free to leave comments in the comment section below. So if you are looking
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