Justin Rose is coming off of back to back wins with his amazing golf swing. He most recently won at the Turkish Airlines Open with a four round score of 18 under par. His golf swing remains one of the most technically proficient on tour and it also provides an excellent model for the takeaway. This video and article will use Justin’s swing to show you 3 keys to help you improve your takeaway.
1. Set the trail wrist early and push the grip down
The club head should move up the shaft plane during the first moments of the takeaway. To accomplish this, Justin pushes the grip down slightly while simultaneously gaining angle in the right or trail wrist. This helps ensure that the club head doesn’t get stuck too far to the inside early on.
2. At club parallel, face angle is at 1pm and end of grip maintains original height
As the club shaft reaches parallel to the ground we can observe two important checkpoints. The face angle viewed from down the line should point to about 1pm on the face of a clock. This position ensures that the face is not open or shut. As noted in the first key, the grip moves slightly down to start and by the time we reach club parallel the grip end should return to it’s original starting height.
3. Shift your weight very early
Justin Rose doesn’t shift nearly as far onto his right side as other players do. This is fairly common for students working with Sean Foley. What Justin does do that you should definitely copy for the takeaway is he shifts into his right side very early. The video will highlight just how much.