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The Secret To BETTER BALL-STRIKING

What’s the secret to better ball-striking? For Jack Nicklaus, it’s simple: “Striking the ball with the hands slightly ahead of the ball is fundamental to solid shot-making.” This is what the world’s best golfers do – they compress the ball, shot after shot, ball first, then divot. We mere mortals have our moments where we send one arrow straight at the pin – yet we don’t always know how we did it, and we can lack consistency. Well, what if we told you that you could transform your ball-striking without making drastic swing changes?

This ‘hands forward’ concept is an established truth. There are many ways to swing a golf club effectively. We all know someone with an unorthodox

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