Reverse Pivot
What is actually happening
Your body is trying to stay over the ball. That's a good instinct pointed the wrong way. At the top, your weight hangs on your lead side and your upper body leans toward the target. From there, the only place it can go on the way down is backward, away from the target. So that's where it goes. The pivot runs in reverse.
What it costs you
Falling away from the target makes the club come in steep and takes the ground out of your swing. The ground is where speed comes from. The result is weak, high ball flight, fat irons, and a distance number that never matches your effort.
At the top, your lead shoulder stacks over your trail knee. Turn behind the ball going back, then move through it coming down, the way a pitcher loads the back leg before the throw.
Step-Change Drill
Start with your feet together and the ball off your lead toe. As you swing back, step your trail foot out to its normal spot, and as you start down, step your lead foot toward the target. You're literally walking the direction your weight should flow, first away from the target, then through it, and the stepping makes a reverse pivot physically impossible. The motion feels like a slow dance step, and that's fine. Rhythm is half of what this drill teaches. Do five rehearsals without a ball, then hit five easy shots with the steps. When you go back to a normal stance, keep the feeling of your chest loading behind the ball. Film one face-on and check the top: sternum behind the ball, never ahead of it.
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