When I started golf the one piece takeaway was all we were taught to do. Usually attempting the one piece backswing resulted in lots of tension in my arms and upper body. The same is true in modern golf for most players.

Great swings often look like they still have a one piece takeaway, but there isn’t the tension that many of us used to experience. This is because the upper body is actually beginning the backswing. The arms and hands can remain quite light.

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