Back in the Malaska Golf Studio, Austin Graham is making swings with his wedges. He still has more lateral movement than he should but is well on the way to getting where he needs to be. Mike also notes that Austin’s launch angle has come down. When you slide on the ball or have too much lateral movement, you constantly try to catch the clubface up to the ball at impact and will tend to hit the ball higher.

Mike reiterates the idea of Right Foot, Right Hip. Austin makes some great swings. Mike then discusses the golf swing philosophy of “getting on top of the ball.” Mike understands the meaning behind the concept but feels that most golfers misunderstand it. People tend to get too top-heavy in their swings with their interpretation.

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Mike then gets Austin to narrow his stance and put more weight onto his left side. Austin’s stance is too wide for the wedge. Narrowing his stance will make it easier on his swing. If your stance is too wide, you tend to slide back and then forward. Your right side is just reacting to what your left side does. Your right hip shouldn’t push your left hip out of the way.

After watching Austin make some swings and looking at the numbers on the screen, Mike concludes that he is hitting the ball perfectly.