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This discussion has me confused. If I try to move my shoulders first to initiate the downstroke, I have no consistency at all. When I try to swing my arms and let my pivot--which I understand includes the shoulder turn--respond to the swinging of my arms, I hit it consistently straight. This past Friday, I hit a 3-wood 250, which for me is an exceptionally long 3-wood, with the conscious swing thought of keeping my right shoulder back to allow my arms to swing in front of my body. I swng my arms and let my pivot follow, which allows the pivot to deliver my arms and the swinging club to the ball. That is just the opposite of what seems to me described above. Am I doing it wrong?