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Stop Making Fancy Swing Fixes – Women’s Golf Lessons Newsletter

Ever find yourself making a last-second compensation on the downswing just to save a shot? When the backswing gets steep or off track at the top, we can end up working twice as hard on the way down.

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Ever find yourself making a last-second compensation on the downswing just to save a shot?

When the backswing gets steep or off track at the top, we can end up working twice as hard on the way down.

This weekend, Christina Ricci shows you how to get into a stronger position at the top, so the downswing can happen more naturally.

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Ever find yourself making a last-second compensation on the downswing just to save a shot? When the backswing gets steep or off track at the top, we can end up working twice as hard on the way down. This weekend, Christina Ricci shows you how to get into a stronger position at the top, so the downswing can happen more naturally.

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  • Erika Larkin's lag-putting distance trick, a quick pre-round balance routine, an on-course chipping experiment, and a simple bunker-line drill for cleaner sand contact.

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