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