Q: Stephen:
My shoulder seems hit my chin on my takeaway. Any ideas to get the shoulder to work under my chin?

A: John Pallot (South Florida Section):
Stephen, either your shoulders are too tense or you've got your chin too buried in your chest at address.Make sure your weight is on the balls of your feet at address and your spine tilted at a 45 degree angle.If your arms are hanging relaxed from your shoulders and you're not over-doing your head down, your shoulder should move under your chin freely.

Q: MARK GILBERT:
what causes a hard pull to the left?

A: John Pallot (South Florida Section):
Mark, your right shoulder is turning too quickly starting your downswing. The right shoulder must work under or down when starting the downswing. It's the same motion as skipping a stone. To develop a feel, throw some balls under your left arm.Hold the club vertical with your left hand. The butt of the club is against your left palm. Hold a ball in the fingers of your right hand.Now swing your right arm back and throw the ball under your left arm.You'll feel the right shoulder working properly.

Q: guy:
conventional swing vs stack and tilt. How do they differ in initiating their downswings?

A: John Pallot (South Florida Section):
Guy, I'm the only pro here now. I believe I answered your question. Do you have another??

Q: Stephen:
I am trying to work on a one-piece takeaway with my driver. When I concentrate on taking the club back square to the target (wider swing path) it seems my triangle gets disconnected from my body. Any ideas on how to make a consistent backswing that will result in a proper downswing and solid contact. Thank you.

A: John Pallot (South Florida Section):
Stephen, picture if you will a laser light coming out of the bottom of your club.Now picture a target line on each side of the ball.With your take-away the laser light will point at the target line until the club-shaft is parallel to the target line.It's the same relationship after impact.When your swing gets longer the butt of the club points at the target line.So remember unless the club-shaft is parallel to the target line, the laser light(on each end of your club) will always point at the target line.This should help you feel connected.

Q: Stephen:
When I played junior golf, I always seemed to think about my score. I seemed to get ahead of myself like if I was even par on the front nine I would think if I could make a couple of birdies coming in I can break 70. Usually I would make 2 or 3 bogeys and shoot myself in the foot resulting in a lot of negative thoughts. What do you suggest to get out of thinking about scoring and just focus on the shot you are playing? Thanks again for you guys doing this.

A: John Pallot (South Florida Section):
Stephen, my pleasure.First off, have someone else keep your score.Next,I would focus on hitting fairways and greens or anything that will keep your mind off your score.The best players usually don't know how many under par they are, they just focus on birdie on the hole they're playing. I always thought about picturing a shot, then executing.Stay in the present(meaning think only about the hole you are playing).