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Cover the Ball

Keeping the chest and upper body rotating over the ball through impact, rather than the upper body hanging back or lifting up.

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"Covering it" helps keep the lead wrist flat and the clubface from flipping open through impact, it's a common cue for fixing a hook, since a hanging-back upper body often leads to an overactive release of the hands to compensate.

More swing mechanics terms

Address

The setup position a golfer takes before starting the swing.

Takeaway

The first foot or two of the backswing, as the club first moves away from the ball.

Backswing

The motion from address to the top, where the club is loaded before the downswing.

Top of the Backswing

The highest, furthest point of the backswing, right before the downswing begins.

Transition

The change of direction from backswing to downswing.

Downswing

The motion from the top of the backswing down through impact.