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    • The Instant Power Move

    A.J. Bonar's "magic move" is the biggest secret you've never been told, and it may turn you into the power player you've always wanted to be.

    By CONNELL BARRETT
    Photographs by Angus Murray
    Published: December 01, 2006

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    The Magic Screwdriver
    The Magic Move is as simple as turning a screwdriver counterclockwise
    3. MAKE THE MAGIC MOVE
    Now the fun part! About two or three feet before your hands reach impact, assertively rotate them toward the target. Imagine you're gripping a screwdriver and turning it counterclockwise. This closes the clubface, generating big-time power.

    It's important to note that you can turn your hands too early (you'll hit a hook) or too late (a push), but you can't turn them too much. So really go after it with an athletic motion. Also, your lower body should stay quiet: excessive hip clearing and swiveling is wasted motion. The legs should support your upper body, not drive the swing.
    Start down, keeping your hands quiet and ahead of the clubhead.
    Start down, keeping your hands quiet and ahead of the clubhead.
    Aggressively rotate your hands toward the target.
    When you're two or three feet from impact, aggressively rotate your hands toward the target.
    This turns over the clubface and unleashes your power.
    This turns over the clubface and unleashes your power.
    YOUR VIEW
    Take a look at this swing sequence from a first-person angle (go right to left...sorry southpaws). The open clubface (far right) closes through impact; the toe should almost point to the target (far left) a couple of feet after impact.