In order not to waste any strength it is necessary to guard against overswinging. If the club head is allowed to drop behind the shoulders so that the shaft is carried beyond its normal position parallel to the ground, a certain amount of force is required to bring it up again, and this force is sadly misplaced. A woman needs all her energy for the downward swing, and it is extravagant to waste any of her somewhat limited supply in struggling with the club somewhere behind her back. Overswinging is usually caused by the player's relaxing her grip at the top of the swing. As the hands loosen their hold, the club head drops toward the ground, with the result that the player must then tighten her grip and pull it up into position. It is very easy to fall into this bad habit, so easy, in fact, that many players regularly over-swing without being aware that they are doing so. The cure is, of course, to keep a firm hold of the club and to cultivate the "feel" of the proper position at the top of the swing by practicing, preferably under the observation of some other person.