Get your elbows in proper position of pointing at hips

If you have ever seen Ben Hogan set up to hit a ball, you’ll notice that his elbows were pointing directly at the corresponding hip.

From the straight on position, it looks like the inside of his elbows are rolled open and staring straight at the sky.

This was his key set-up position, as it allowed his right arm to fold correctly and keep it nice and compact to his body.

His elbows seemed as though they were touching his right hip on the takeaway.

Many times we see the right elbow flare out and away from the body causing a “chicken wing”.

This generally comes from a poor set-up relationship where the arms are bowed, and elbows are pointing more parallel to the target line.

When our elbows get in the…