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Hold the Finish for Three: the model golfer in position

Hold the Finish for Three

Swing through to a full, balanced finish and hold it until the ball lands.

Follow-throughFollow-Through TurnSmoothness
10 min · Range or home · Starter

Use this if

You quit at the ball and can't hold a finish.

The fault

Quitting at the ball: the swing slows or stops at impact and the finish falls apart.

Steps

  1. Pick a target and swing through as if the ball isn't there
  2. Finish with the buckle at the target, nearly all weight on the lead foot
  3. Trail foot up on its toe, chest past the target
  4. Hold for three seconds or until the ball lands
  5. Can't hold it? Drop to 70% until you can

Finish it, hold for three

Reps

Every ball for one bucket; 3 x 5 at 70% if balance slips

Why it works

Committing to a finish you can hold for three seconds means the body keeps rotating and the club keeps moving through the ball instead of stopping at it. If you can't hold it, something earlier was off balance.

You need

Club, ball

At home

If you tip toward the ball at the finish, check address pressure; if you fall back, feel more lead-foot pressure by impact.

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