| “Stand up straightâ€,
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| | during your workouts and daily
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| “Sit up straightâ€. How many
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| | activities. For most golf specific
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| times did you hear that growing up? Good
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| | exercises, it’s not about how much
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| posture is important for many reasons,
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| | weight you can lift but about the quality
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| not the least of which is confidence and
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| | of the movement; focus on your posture,
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| self-esteem. Although most parents
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| | technique, balance and coordination when
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| probably didn’t have golf in mind,
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| | performing a movement. During all
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| proper posture also aligns the body in a
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| | exercises, especially with a sport
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| way that promotes the most efficient
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| | specific movement pattern, it is
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| movement patterns with the least amount
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| | important to establish proper posture
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| of stress. Our body’s framework,
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| | prior to and maintain it during the
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| the skeleton, and the muscles that
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| | exercise. A quick checklist prior to each
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| control movement are engineered to work
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| | exercise might include, “posture,
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| most efficiently when aligned correctly.
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| | engage, performâ€.
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| Take the spine as an example. When
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| | a. Posture includes keeping your
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| looking at it from a side view there are
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| | shoulders back, chest out, getting into
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| 3 “natural†curves, one each
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| | position to perform the exercise and
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| in the neck (cervical), mid back
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| | whenever possible complete the exercise
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| (thoracic) and low back (lumbar) areas.
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| | in your golf stance or address posture.
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| These curves are there for a reason. It
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| | b. Engage your abdominals/trunk muscles
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| is in this “posture†that
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| | in a neutral spine posture prior to and
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| the spine, the ligaments and the muscles
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| | during the exercise. This can be
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| supporting it, are best able to absorb
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| | accomplished by pulling your belly button
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| and distribute force and provide
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| | in towards your spine and making a hard
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| stability and strength. When flexing,
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| | “s†sound so that all abs
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| extending, twisting, side bending or any
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| | and some back muscles engage. This acts
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| combination of those (as in the golf
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| | to stabilize your spine and promote more
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| swing), you want to maintain a posture
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| | efficient movement.
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| that will optimize efficient movement
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| | c. Perform the movement.
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| patterns and performance as much as
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| | So if you want a more reliable golf swing
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| possible. The more we deviate from the
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| | and more consistent scoring, posture is a
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| ideal posture, the more other areas have
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| | fundamental that cannot be overlooked.
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| to compensate and inconsistency, fatigue
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| | Proper posture at address sets the tone
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| and injury will eventually result.
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| | for the rest of the swing and promotes a
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| Golf includes both “staticâ€
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| | more efficient, consistent golf swing.
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| and “dynamic posturesâ€. We
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| | The ability to maintain your posture
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| are static at address but dynamic
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| | throughout the swing is one of the keys
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| throughout the backswing, downswing and
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| | to a more consistent and repeatable
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| follow-through. Your posture at address
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| | swing. Optimal flexibility and strength
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| dictates how efficiently you will move
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| | enable you to get into and maintain your
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| throughout the rest of the swing, from
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| | posture throughout the swing and serve as
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| your ankles, knees and hips to the trunk,
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| | the building blocks for stability,
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| shoulders and head. Good posture at
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| | balance, coordination and power. Not
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| address, and the ability to maintain*
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| | everybody is going to have
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| proper posture throughout the swing,
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| | “perfect†posture, but the
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| promotes efficient movement and allows
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| | closer you are the less you will
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| for a more reliable axis of rotation
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| | compensate and the less likely an injury
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| throughout the golf swing which then
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| | will occur.
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| permits more precise coordination of the
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| | *Before you send constructive criticism,
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| legs and arms with our core;
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| | I realize that posture at impact, with
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| compensations that result in mis-hits are
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| | regards to shoulder tilt, hips and spine
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| minimized and a more reliable and
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| | angle will be different from your set up
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| powerful swing realized. For instance, if
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| | posture, but on the whole,
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| your back is rounded and your shoulders
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| | “posture†at the ankles,
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| forward, your spinal and shoulder
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| | knees, hips and spine need to be
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| rotation will be limited and power
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| | maintained for consistent, reliable
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| compromised.
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| | contact.
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| Proper posture must also be practiced
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