The "Two Piece" Takeaway

By Darell Mckissick
Target Putting.com

Almost everyone who plays golf has heard of the One Piece Takeaway. That is, the hands, arms and clubhead all starting back at the same time.

For most people, this thought leads them to take the club back without rotation in the left forearm. The result is anything from coming over the top to a power robbing blocking action at impact. In fact, most people seem to block on the backswing as well by trying to keep the clubface square.

In reality, you should look at the takeaway as a two piece movement, although both parts are done at the same time. The first part is the swinging of the arms back away from the ball. The second part is the rotation of the left forearm.

Almost every player I see fails to rotate on the way back. Work on that rotation as a separate part of the takeaway and you will improve your ball striking very quickly.

 

 

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