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PAUL O'NEILL
Reds, Yankees
MLB seasons: 17
Career numbers: .288 avg.,
281 home runs, 2,105 hits
All-Star teams: 5
Handicap: 9
Golf talk: "I won the
long-drive competition
at the American Century
Championship in Lake
Tahoe with a 357-yard
bomb. It was fun."
Get it Right at the Top
The Fault
When I played baseball, I tried to
make a level or slightly descending
swing most of the time. That placed
my left elbow (the right elbow for
righties) in a high, flying position. I
see this frequently in golfers I play
with and it makes it hard to get
the club in a good position on the
downswing. The typical result is
poor impact and weak shots.
The Fix
I always think "fold" at the top of
the backswing to get my left elbow
tucked into the proper position and
keep it from flying too high. When
I do this it's easy for me to make
a confident downswing because I
know the club will come down on
the proper plane. Try it for yourself
if you're not making solid contact.
