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BY YODA: The dreaded "over-the-top" move. A lot of golfers have this disease and unless they find the cure, they will be doomed in their pursuit of better golfing. I haven't found a single player yet that wants to have this move in their golf stroke!

Over-the-top is ALWAYS a faulty pivot motion. The shoulders turn too early, and off plane, in the start of the downstroke and as a result the arms and hands follow. Now the player is using a bent plane line instead of a straight one! The pivot should never do anything to disrupt the path of the hands!

From the top of the swing the hips MUST slide slightly left, parallel to the Delivery Line. This action tilts the spine, the axis of the shoulder turn, and allows the right shoulder to remain on plane as it begins its turn toward the ball. It also pins the left arm across the chest, loading the #4 Accumulator, and starts the hands in their downplane Delivery Path toward the ball. The Pivot continues its Power Package Transport to Release, then the Arms continue the motion through Impact to the Finish. The golfer who adheres to this Downstroke Sequence (6-M-1) CANNOT come over-the-top!

There are three distinctly different "Zones" that have to be trained individually but must work synchronous.

Zone #1 - Body - Provide balance throughout the swing.
Zone #2- Arms - Provide the speed and power of the swing.
Zone #3 - Hands - Gives the shot direction.

If you're having balance problems, work on your pivot.
If you're having distance problems, swing the arms faster, (in conjunction with your pivot).
If you're having direction problems, focus on your hands.