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Front View Checkpoints
Club Head: Leading edge of club face rotated counterclockwise back on plane.
Shaft: Parallel to ground and underside of trailing arm.
Wrists / Hands: Hands approximately waist high. Trailing wrist unhinged and rotated (slightly bowed). Leading wrist unhinged and rotated (slightly cupped). Fingers of leading hand visible below trailing forearm.
Arms: Trailing arm fully extended and rotated counterclockwise, parallel to ground. Leading arm bent.
Shoulders: Trailing shoulder partially rotated in front of torso in response to trailing arm extension. Leading shoulder higher than trailing shoulder.
Head / Torso: Head swiveled toward target, following shoulder rotation. Head in line with spine, just slightly to the target side trailing knee. Torso rotated counterclockwise farther than hips in response to shoulder rotation. Spine tilt to trailing side decreased.
Hips: Rotated counterclockwise in response to shoulder rotation.
Legs / Knees: Leading knee over leading foot. Trailing knee flexed towards leading knee in response to hip rotation.
Feet: Flat on ground. Trailing ankle rolled slightly toward target. Weight shifted to leading side.

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Side View Checkpoints
Club Head: On plane.
Shaft: Slightly under plane in reaction to slightly bowed trailing wrist.
Wrists / Hands: Leading and trailing wrists uncocked and unhinged. Hands in line with trailing forearm and club.
Arms: Leading arm bent. Trailing arm fully extended on plane parallel to target line
Shoulders: Leading shoulder higher than trailing. Leading shoulder partially rotated in front of torso in response to trailing arm extension. Trailing shoulder closer to target line than leading.
Head / Torso: Head in line with spine swiveled counterclockwise toward target in response to trailing shoulder rotation. Torso rotated counterclockwise past hips in response to shoulder rotation. Trailing side closer to target line than leading. Posture is maintained.
Hips: Rotated counterclockwise in response to torso rotation. Trailing hip closer to target line than leading.
Legs / Knees: Leading knee remains flexed over leading foot. Trailing knee flexed closer to target line than leading
Feet: Flat on ground.

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