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The Art of Holding Off at Impact

June 7, 2020 by Stephen Altschuler 3 Comments

One of my teachers, Jim Knego, the eminent pro at Bennett Valley in Santa Rosa CA, took a look at my swing once and noticed I was pulling everything left.  His prescription was to hold off the club face at impact. And once I got the hang of it, it worked. Of course, in the […]

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