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See Top 100 Teacher, Mike Adams, as he describes how to get your perfect back swing. The perfect back swing doesn't always mean parallel so understanding your body's limits and flexibility will ensure a successful hit everytime. Distributed by Tubemogul.>> I'M MIKE ADAMS, GOLF MAGAZINE TOP 100 TEACHER. THERE’S A LOT OF CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE PERFECT LENGTH OF BACKSWING IS. THE ANSWER IS, IT DEPENDS. EACH OF US HAS DIFFERENT FLEXIBILITY SO, EACH OF US IS GOING TO SWING THE CLUB TO DIFFERENT LENGTHS. WE ALL THINK THAT PARALLEL IS PERFECT AND DOWN THE LINE. TELL ME, WITH TODAY’S TIP, JUSTIN, WHY DON’T YOU SWING THE CLUB TO THE TOP OF YOUR BACKSWING AND, GET THE CLUB ALL THE WAY TO PARALLEL AND DOWN THE LINE. IN ORDER FOR JUSTIN TO DO THAT, HE’S HAD TO COLLAPSE HIS LEFT LEG, HIS WEIGHT HAS MOVED FORWARD AND HE’S HAD TO COLLAPSE HIS LEFT ARM. NONE OF THESE ARE BENEFICIAL FOR A GOOD GOLF SWING. SO WHAT I NEED TO DO IS FIND WHAT IS PERFECT FOR JUSTIN. JUSTIN, I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU KNEEL FOR ME. WHEN HE’S KNEELING, WHAT HE’S ABLE TO DO IS MAKE A FULL ARM SWING, FULL SHOULDER TURN AND FULL HIP TURN. SWING THE CLUB TO THE TOP OF YOUR BACKSWING. THIS WOULD BE A MAXIMUM LENGTH TO SWING FOR JUSTIN. HE’S GOT THE FULL HIP TURN, FULL SHOULDER TURN AND FULL ARM SWING. A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK AT THAT AND SAY, THAT’S LAID OFF. IN REALITY, IT’S NOT. THE SHAFT AND THE SHOULDERS WILL ALWAYS CROSS THE TEE AT THE TOP. SO IF I MAKE A LESS THAN FULL TURN, IT WILL APPEAR TO BE LAID OFF BUT THEY WILL STILL BE CROSSING THE TEE. I RETURN, we'll PUT IT DOWN THE LINE AND THE BIGGER THE LINE OF RETURN WILL APPEAR TO BE ACROSS THE LINE. THE SHAFT OF THE GOLF CLUB AND THE SHOULDERS WILL ALWAYS BE AT RIGHT ANGLES. THERE’S A LOT OF CONFUSION. PEOPLE THINK THIS IS LAID OFF. THIS IS AN IDEAL POSITION. THIS IS WHERE JUSTIN NEEDS TO BE. JUSTIN, STAND UP, NOW. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS SWING THE CLUB BACK TO THE TOP OF YOUR BACKSWING AND GET THE SAME FEEL THAT YOU HAD WHILE YOU WERE KNEELING. I WANT YOU TO STABILIZE YOUR LOWER BODY AND MAKE SURE THE LEFT ARM SWINGS ACROSS THE CHEST. SWING IT BACK. PERFECT. AS YOU CAN SEE, JUSTIN IS IN AN IDEAL PERFECT POSITION. THE SHAFT AND HIS SHOULDERS ARE AT 90 DEGREES TO EACH OTHER. THEY’RE CROSSING THE TEE AT THE TOP, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT EVERY SINGLE TIME. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE PARALLEL, TO BE SWINGING PERFECT. FIND YOUR IDEAL POSITION, GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES, SWING YOUR CLUB BACK. ONCE YOU FIND YOUR RANGE OF MOTION, YOUR IDEAL BACKSWING POSITION, THAT IS WHERE YOU NEED TO HAVE IT WHEN YOU HIT GOLF SHOTS. IF YOU DO THAT, I GUARANTEE YOU’LL HIT THE BEST GOLF SHOTS OF YOUR LIFE.