| The Perfect Posture For Your Golf Swing (Part | | | | your face your hands should appearto be |
| 2) | | | | slightly back towards your body from your |
| | | | eyesight. |
| 3. The Correct Posture Using A Golf Club | | | | |
| | | | This hand position will be harder to achieve |
| This Part is almost the same as Part 1. But, | | | | for those of youwith large rib cages or very |
| now you have a golfclub in your hands. Some | | | | slender rib cages. But, this handposition is |
| of you might be thinking (as do someof my | | | | the best starting point relative to your body |
| golf students), "Gosh, I was doing real good | | | | fromwhich you can then make experimental |
| with posture. | | | | adjustments. |
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| Now, you want me to ruin it all by grabbing | | | | 4. The Quick Posture Set-up During Your Round |
| that ‘stick thing'!" | | | | Of Golf. |
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| * Take hold of your golf club. (I will have a | | | | When you are in the posture position I have |
| future article onholding the golf club.) | | | | described in Part 1and above you should feel |
| | | | 3 important feelings which will helpyou to be |
| * Stand at attention with your feet about | | | | in the correct posture no matter what length |
| shoulder width apart. | | | | of clubyou use. |
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| * Reach out your arms so that your hands are | | | | The 3 feelings are: |
| almost straight outfrom your shoulders. Your | | | | |
| golf club will angle upwards but keepit | | | | 1. The touch of your upper arms to your ribs |
| straight out from your breastbone or nose. | | | | just below yourarmpits. |
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| * Firm your whole body to maintain body | | | | 2. The stretch in your left forearm after you |
| control for thecoming movements. | | | | tilt your golfclub downward. (Right forearm |
| | | | for lefties.) |
| * Lower your arms until you feel the top of | | | | |
| your arms touch yourribs just under your | | | | 3. The slight tightening of the muscles just |
| armpits. | | | | above your kneecapsto keep you from falling |
| | | | to your knees. |
| * Snug your arms lightly downwards and | | | | |
| inwards to your ribs. | | | | These 3 feelings should be felt with your |
| | | | club sitting lightlyon the ground. |
| (This is that TOUCH position described in | | | | |
| Part 1 #1.) | | | | On the golf course you do not need to do the |
| | | | steps listedin Part 1 #1 and Part 2 #3. The |
| * Tilt your golf club downwards until you | | | | following routine will workvery well during |
| feel the stretchin your left forearm. (Right | | | | your round. |
| forearm for left-handed golfers.) | | | | |
| | | | 1. Place your club behind the ball. |
| * Bend forward at your hip joints --- UNTIL | | | | |
| YOUR GOLF CLUB | | | | 2. Position your feet on the desired line at |
| | | | your usual distancefrom the ball for the club |
| LANDS LIGHTLY ON THE GROUND. | | | | you have chosen. |
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| Note: Keep your back as straight as it was | | | | 3. You will be very close to your end posture |
| before you bentforward. | | | | position. |
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| - Keep your head from drooping downwards | | | | 4. Make sure you feel the touch of your arms |
| | | | to your ribs. |
| - DO NOT reach your arms outwards away from | | | | |
| the above touchposition. | | | | 5. Feel the proper firmness of your thigh |
| | | | muscles to keep youfrom falling. |
| - Your bend at your hips will differ | | | | |
| according to the lengthof the golf club in | | | | 6. Adjust your spine angle at your hips until |
| your hands. You will be bent over morewith a | | | | you feel thestretch in your forearm. This |
| pitching wedge than you will be with a | | | | step usually means |
| 3-wood. | | | | |
| | | | - move your back upwards at your hip joints |
| - Keep in mind that your spine angle at your | | | | keeping your backcomfortably straight. |
| hips will bedifferent for each club. | | | | |
| | | | This routine can be done in a few seconds |
| - Remember that the turn of your body must | | | | prior to your swingmovements. You don't need |
| move comfortablyaround whatever spine angle | | | | to rush through this. You need to becertain |
| you set in doing this step oflearning a good | | | | of being in your best possible posture. |
| posture. End Note | | | | |
| | | | Final Thoughts |
| * Bend your knees forward until the muscles | | | | |
| just above yourkneecaps start to firm up to | | | | - When you actually swing your golf club - |
| prevent you from fallingto your knees. | | | | you are to tryto hold these posture angles. |
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| Note: You must move your hip joints backwards | | | | - For short iron swings and half swings with |
| for balanceto keep a good forward lean. | | | | a wedge you mustlearn a basic turning |
| | | | movement in these posture angles. |
| If you feel too much weight on your heels - | | | | |
| lean slightlyforward at your ankles. End Note | | | | - With longer swings a conscious movement or |
| | | | a response to aconscious movement can take |
| Practice the 4 main steps above facing the | | | | you slightly away from the desiredpositions. |
| mirror and standingsideways to the mirror. In | | | | |
| fact, do so in both sidewayspositions. | | | | - The arm lift is an example of deliberately |
| | | | moving out of oneof the posture angles I have |
| When you practice this posture process there | | | | described. (In a future articleand my lesson |
| is a final checkwhich you should do, | | | | modules I will teach you an unsual |
| preferably while standing sideways to | | | | movementwhich re-establishes the correct arm |
| amirror. | | | | position.) |
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| Your hands should be below your mouth and | | | | Copyright by Glen Osborne August 2004. |
| chin. If you lookdown along the cheeks of | | | | |