Michael Metz Golf

Width isn’t reaching your arms out.
It’s keeping structure while your body turns.

If your arms run off early → you lose width
If you hinge early → you lose width
If you throw it from the top → you lose width

Real width looks like:
• Arms staying in front of the chest
• Lead arm long (not locked)
• Club staying outside early
• Extension THROUGH impact—not before it

Most amateurs get narrow early… then try to “add width” late.
That’s backwards—and it kills both speed and strike.

Keep it wide early.
Keep it wide late.
Let the speed show up at the bottom.

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If your palms don’t face each other on the grip, your hands are already fighting each other before you even move. That’s where inconsistency starts.

Palms facing each other puts your hands in a married, connected position—so they can work together instead of competing. That gives you better face control, cleaner contact, and a much more predictable ball flight.

There's plenty of golfers don’t have a swing problem… they have a hand problem. Fix this first.

Why long arms post-impact matter 🏌️‍♂️

If your arms start folding right after contact, the body stops rotating and the club passes your hands → hello chicken wing.
Keeping your arms long after impact means your chest keeps moving, the handle keeps leading, and the club exits around you — not up and across.

What it does for your swing:
• Maintains speed through the strike
• Improves face control (less flipping)
• Starts the ball online more often
• Adds compression without forcing it

Long arms = body driven release, not hand-save release.