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Nov 2024
19m 10s

Learning from Tour Pro Swings: Rib Cage ...

Golf Swing Productions by Mark Crossfield Greg Chalmers and Lou Stagner
About this episode

There's always more to learn about the golf swing: even if you're a career Tour player playing in your first Champions Tour Playoff finals. In this episode, Mark pulls up the data for how the torso of the average Tour player moves throughout the swing and leaves Lou and Greg baffled and guessing. Because the results are unexpected, there is a good amount of explanation here that will help you understand how the big movements in the golf swing happen for successful golfers.


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