Impact fix = Flat backswing

[EdZ]

I like the idea of starting at impact fix, but I am wondering if it is a common mistake of new hitters to take the club back too flat. I have found this to be a fault of mine and think that it might have something to do with my hands being further forward and higher. I'd rather not go back to standard hands at address and have a heck of a time trying to execute RFT when I am actually standing over a ball (it looks very simple when you are watching somebody else b/c you can see their plane line). Any suggestions?

Tim

Find a picnic bench and practice your takeaway move with the shaft resting against it and feel that you keep the face pointed toward the ball. Chances are good you are turning the clubface open and letting your hands move 'away' from you as you start back, which sucks the club inside even more. Keep the clubhead outside your hands until hip high. The split grip drill is very good for this feel (hip to hip motion with your hands split on the grip, left hand normal position, right hand down near steel). This will show you very quickly if you are turning the face open. Feel that you keep the shaft and the right forearm in 'line'.