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By Shawn Humphries with David DeNunzio
March 2007

Maybe 2006 was the year for you — the one when rounds came together and the ball flew from the clubface exactly as planned. If it was, congratulations! And don't change a thing. But if you're like the rest of us, it was an inconsistent year at best. A good shot or a great round here, a lost opportunity or a wicked slice there.

If 2007 is going to be the year for you, compensations and luck won't get the job done. You need a swing you can replicate every time you take your stance over the ball. But where do you start? The answer lies on the following pages, where we break down every segment of the swing you want and provide insights and checkpoints you can use to improve every position. Our guide is simple because even adding just a few new wrinkles will pay huge dividends. And since perfecting one segment of your swing makes the ones that follow automatic, lasting improvement will come more quickly than you expect.

Credit: Leonard Kamsler

 

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