| The posture you assume when you setup to a golf | | | | 3. Place a club along your spine, and then |
| ball has a huge affect on your golf swing. For | | | | 4. Now bend forward while making sure that your |
| example, your posture determines whether or not | | | | spine remains straight. And a very, very important |
| you can shift your weight and turn fully and without | | | | point when doing this exercise is you want your |
| restriction away from the golf ball. | | | | backside to move back when doing this as it creates |
| This obviously has a HUGE effect on your potential | | | | a balanced golf posture position. You want your |
| distance output. | | | | weight to be on the balls of your feet when you're |
| Also, your posture position at setup will largely | | | | setup and it won't be unless you follow the steps |
| determine how well you maintain your balance as | | | | I've suggested. |
| you're swinging and how forcefully you can swing | | | | And finally�.. |
| down and through the ball, thus determining how far | | | | 5. Once you've bent over (by moving your backside |
| you can hit the ball. | | | | back and keeping your back straight) the next step |
| Yes, the posture you set at address really is that | | | | is to move your left hip (right hip for lefties) slightly |
| important! | | | | towards your target. Doing this automatically places |
| But don't believe me, instead listen to what this | | | | your head behind the ball, which is just what you |
| pretty famous golfer has to say about it� | | | | want. |
| "You need to be in an athletically ready position so | | | | 6. Once in this golf posture position you can place a |
| you can respond to movement quickly, smoothly and | | | | club on the ground in a position to hit a ball, and you |
| without losing your balance." | | | | probably will have to either bend over more or stand |
| Tiger Woods | | | | up straighter depending on what club you are using. |
| But luckily, having a good athletic posture position is | | | | For example, you will have to bend over more for a |
| really, really easy to achieve. Unfortunately most | | | | wedge than you would for a driver simply because a |
| golfers either don't place enough importance on | | | | wedge is quite a bit shorter than a driver is. |
| posture or they think their posture is OK. | | | | If you really seriously want to improve then you |
| Unfortunately most amateur golfers have very bad | | | | should practice this setup exercise at least once a |
| setup posture and sadly they don't understand that | | | | day. Hey, it only takes 30 seconds MAX and the |
| this has a huge negative detriment on their golf | | | | consistency it gives you will be unbelievable. |
| swing itself. But like I said a second ago, it's really | | | | The professional golfer Nick Bayley has discovered |
| easy to have good posture and here's a simple | | | | from extensive analysis just one golf swing fault that |
| exercise to help improve yours. Here's what you | | | | could be stopping you from ball striking consistency |
| need to do� | | | | and success. And now you can take a simple 2 |
| 1. Stand up straight with your feet about shoulder | | | | minute golf swing test to see if you have this swing |
| width apart, then | | | | fault or not. To take the The Golf Swing Test go |
| 2. Take the straightness out of your knees, then... | | | | here now. |