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The pause is back.
Last summer, Viktor Hovland had no hesitation when he decided to put a ball-striking drill in play at the European Tour’s Porsche European Open. The noticeable pause in the top of his driver backswing returned Sunday at the Travelers Championship.
The drill, designed to prevent Hovland from hitting an uncontrollable slice with his driver, features a pause at what should be the top of Hovland’s backswing. Hovland’s instructor, Denny Lucas, said that Hovland sometimes gets too far at the top, which causes the undesirable ball flight and inaccuracy. The double-pump action actually works better than most drills, too.