I do not want to underestimate any of the basics I have explained up to now; but simply, if you want to have a solid repeatable swing, you must have good posture.The problem is that most of the things that we do in our daily lives like reading, typing, using a mouse, or even the way sit and watch the TV puts us in bad posture. We are creating bad habits which then transfer into our golf posture and swing. The pictures show some of the typical bad postural habits and how that will then transfer into our golf posture.
I could go through a long list of check points to create the correct posture, but I believe if you learn to control your pelvic angle and copy the pictures, you should be able to create a strong athletic position, and one where you can move correctly during the swing.
- Standing side on to a mirror, lean forward around 30 degrees and rest both your hands on top of a long-iron or wood.
- Learn to control your pelvic angle so you can round your lower spine. Then Arch your lower spine. Now that you can control this movement, you should be able to put your lower spine in neutral position (flat), which is the desired position.
Keeping your spine tilting forward, flex your knees so you can feel a balanced position.- A Check point would be to hold a club from the middle of your shoulder; this vertical line should pass just in front of your knees and into your shoes laces when looking in the mirror.
- Once you have feel for this posture, turn to face the mirror. For a short-iron, your spine should be almost vertical. As the clubs get longer, you should feel your left side a little higher and your spine tilting away from the target, which is important for the correct impact.