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Golf posture

“Stand up straightâ€￾,Proper posture must also be practiced
“Sit up straightâ€￾. How manyduring your workouts and daily
times did you hear that growing up? Goodactivities. For most golf specific
posture is important for many reasons,exercises, it’s not about how
not the least of which is confidence andmuch weight you can lift but about the
self-esteem. Although most parentsquality of the movement; focus on your
probably didn’t have golf inposture, technique, balance and
mind, proper posture also aligns thecoordination when performing a movement.
body in a way that promotes the mostDuring all exercises, especially with a
efficient movement patterns with thesport specific movement pattern, it is
least amount of stress. Ourimportant to establish proper posture
body’s framework, the skeleton,prior to and maintain it during the
and the muscles that control movementexercise. A quick checklist prior to
are engineered to work most efficientlyeach exercise might include,
when aligned correctly.“posture, engage, performâ€￾.
Take the spine as an example. Whena. Posture includes keeping your
looking at it from a side view there areshoulders back, chest out, getting into
3 “naturalâ€￾ curves, oneposition to perform the exercise and
each in the neck (cervical), mid backwhenever possible complete the exercise
(thoracic) and low back (lumbar) areas.in your golf stance or address posture.
These curves are there for a reason. Itb. Engage your abdominals/trunk muscles
is in this “postureâ€￾ thatin a neutral spine posture prior to and
the spine, the ligaments and the musclesduring the exercise. This can be
supporting it, are best able to absorbaccomplished by pulling your belly
and distribute force and providebutton in towards your spine and making
stability and strength. When flexing,a hard “sâ€￾ sound so that
extending, twisting, side bending or anyall abs and some back muscles engage.
combination of those (as in the golfThis acts to stabilize your spine and
swing), you want to maintain a posturepromote more efficient movement.
that will optimize efficient movementc. Perform the movement.
patterns and performance as much asSo if you want a more reliable golf
possible. The more we deviate from theswing and more consistent scoring,
ideal posture, the more other areas haveposture is a fundamental that cannot be
to compensate and inconsistency, fatigueoverlooked. Proper posture at address
and injury will eventually result.sets the tone for the rest of the swing
Golf includes both “staticâ€￾and promotes a more efficient,
and “dynamic posturesâ€￾. Weconsistent golf swing. The ability to
are static at address but dynamicmaintain your posture throughout the
throughout the backswing, downswing andswing is one of the keys to a more
follow-through. Your posture at addressconsistent and repeatable swing. Optimal
dictates how efficiently you will moveflexibility and strength enable you to
throughout the rest of the swing, fromget into and maintain your posture
your ankles, knees and hips to thethroughout the swing and serve as the
trunk, shoulders and head. Good posturebuilding blocks for stability, balance,
at address, and the ability to maintain*coordination and power. Not everybody is
proper posture throughout the swing,going to have “perfectâ€￾
promotes efficient movement and allowsposture, but the closer you are the less
for a more reliable axis of rotationyou will compensate and the less likely
throughout the golf swing which thenan injury will occur.
permits more precise coordination of the*Before you send constructive criticism,
legs and arms with our core;I realize that posture at impact, with
compensations that result in mis-hitsregards to shoulder tilt, hips and spine
are minimized and a more reliable andangle will be different from your set up
powerful swing realized. For instance,posture, but on the whole,
if your back is rounded and your“postureâ€￾ at the ankles,
shoulders forward, your spinal andknees, hips and spine need to be
shoulder rotation will be limited andmaintained for consistent, reliable
power compromised.contact.



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