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Golf’s moment of truth. If your grip, setup, takeaway, backswing and downswing are in order, here’s what happens as a fairway wood contacts the ball:
- The right hand and forearm roll over the left; this action is called the release.
- On impact, the hands are even with or ever-so-slightly ahead of the ball.
- The clubhead strikes the ball at or a fraction before the bottom of the swing’s arc.
- Your right knee points inward, at the target.
- The left hip has “cleared,” i.e. rotated left of the target, with the right hip coming around toward the ball.
- The shoulders are square to the target line, your weight evenly balanced on both feet.
While most fairway wood swings don’t produce divots, it’s OK to catch a little turf after the ball.
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