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• Let go of the stick with your right hand as you pull down with
your left hand.
• Make sure that you initiate the downswing by sliding your left
hip laterally to the left. Tuck your butt in as you slide to the left.
• Bend your left elbow and flip your forearm and hand upwards.
Cock your left wrist as you follow through. Make sure that you
don’t pull your left elbow back behind your body. To make sure
you don’t, try a few slow swings with the back of your right
hand placed behind your left elbow for support.
• Swing the stick upwards into a high upward finish. Your body
weight should be fully shifted to your left side at the finish of
the swing. Make sure that you lock your left knee as you swing
the stick through the impact area and follow through.
• You should click the stick approximately where the ball would
be. Your hands should be 1-2 inches ahead of the end of the
stick when it impacts. Your hands should be releasing around
the region of your left thigh near your left pocket.
• Make sure you are swinging on an inside-out swing path.
• Gradually swing more vigorously when you feel more comfort-
able with the stick, making sure that you lead the movement
with your left hip and shoulder.
This exercise teaches you to swing with your left arm. It also
strengthens your entire left side group of muscles. It ultimately
develops a proper balance of left and right side muscle strength.
This exercise also helps prevent right side loading, which causes
reverse pivoting.
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