Is Posture Really Key to Your Golf Swing? Part 2

Having established the importance of a good posturebalanced movement in any direction. With the proper
position in part # 1, here are some important pointsflex, your knees should be directly over the arches
to bear in mind when developing your best posture.of your feet and you should feel completely balanced
Your posture position should be athletic and dynamic,and light on your feet.
allowing for balanced motion in any direction.3. You should be bent slightly forward from the waist
Think of a football quarterback under center and trycreating an axis on which your shoulders can turn.
to duplicate this position as closely as possible. YourOnce you bend forward from the waist, your
weight should be centered on your feet not only leftshoulders should be positioned over the arches of
to right, but also from heel to toe. Your knees shouldyour feet. This is a very balanced position.
be flexed slightly allowing for ease of movement andREMEMBER You must remain in a balanced posture
you should be bent slightly forward from the waistposition. If you feel unbalanced, keep working until
creating an axis on which you can turn youryou can duplicate this athletic and dynamic position
shoulders. Your arms should hang naturally from yourtime after time.
shoulder sockets in a very relaxed fashion.4. Your arms should hang straight down naturally
Here are (4) points that you should keep in mindfrom your shoulder sockets. Your shoulders, arms,
when working into YOUR posture position. Work withand hands should becompletely tension free.
these points and make your posture as consistent asI know that working on your posture, your grip, and
possible from shot to shot. The more consistent youryour alignment doesn't seem nearly as glamorous as
posture position, the better you'll swing and the lowerpounding 270 yard drives but trust me, without the
you'll score.proper grip, the correct posture position, and good
1. The insides of your feet should be as wide as youralignment, there won't be any 270 yard drives in your
shoulders and your weight should be centered leftimmediate future so pay attention to the
and right (Half your weight should be on your leftfundamentals and and build your swing from the
foot and half on your right) and also from heel toground up.
toe.I guarantee you'll be glad you did!
2. Your knees should be flexed slightly allowing for