Perfect Posture For Your Golf Swing (Part 1)

Written by Glen Osborne


Continued from page 1

Note: Several of my golf students bring their hips forward with their knees. You must avoid this as it brings your hips under your shoulders causing your balance to move backwards onto your heels. Think of some of these thoughts when bending your knees: 1. Bend your knees forward and reach your hips backwards. 2. Get intorepparttar ready position common to most sports. 3. Get intorepparttar 133230 position you need to push a vehicle out of a snow bank or mud-puddle or to move a sofa/couch to vacuumrepparttar 133231 floor. 4. If you are familiar with any kind of baseball then you makerepparttar 133232 bend ofrepparttar 133233 kneesrepparttar 133234 same asrepparttar 133235 back catcher startingrepparttar 133236 squat position. 5. If these thoughts don't help you getrepparttar 133237 knee bend correct then — picture yourself beginningrepparttar 133238 first movement of sitting on a toilet seat. (My junior golfers love that tip.) Correctly doing this move will usually place your shoulders slightly forward ofrepparttar 133239 front of your shoes. It will also place your hip joints over or slightly behind your heels. End Note

Practicerepparttar 133240 steps above facingrepparttar 133241 mirror and standing sideways torepparttar 133242 mirror. In fact, do so in both sideways positions.

2. Setting up those perfect parallel body alignments Your foot position isrepparttar 133243 foundation to being lined up correctly to where you want your golf ball to stop (or, best of all, fall inrepparttar 133244 hole onrepparttar 133245 green.) Your feet also act as guides for your turn movements in your swing sequence. (Future articles and my lesson modules will show you how your feet can guide your swing movements.) You have arrived at your ball and you have positioned your feet so they are parallel torepparttar 133246 line of flight ofrepparttar 133247 ball.

How do you ensure that your knees, hips, and shoulders are also parallel torepparttar 133248 flight line? For almost all golfers and "would-be golfers" this can be done by sight and feel.

KNEES: When you have takenrepparttar 133249 posture position described in Part 1 #1 you can look down and see ifrepparttar 133250 SAME length of both of your shoes is visible past your knees. If so, then your knees are aligned parallel to your feet.

HIPS: If your knees are parallel to your feet then your hips are already parallel to your feet. This applies to almost everyone. The exception will be anyone who has different lengths in their legs. SHOULDERS: When you stand at attention your shoulders are each above one of your hip joints. You will feel comfortable with no side or back muscles working.

When you bend at your hips you must feel this same comfort — no muscles working or straining.

Your shoulders will be in line with your hips, but at an angle. Since your hips are parallel with your feet then, so will your shoulders be parallel to your feet.

During a round of golf a quick glance out ofrepparttar 133251 bottom of your eyes will confirm your knee and hip alignment. A quick thought about whether your back and sides feel comfortable will help confirm that your shoulders are in line.

More instruction on a good setup posture is found in Part 2. As well, I have additional notes about how to avoid improper posture and body alignments at my website.

Copyright by Glen Osborne August 2004. All Rights Reserved

Glen teaches his golf program for Ladysmith, BC Parks & Rec. Beginners, struggling golfers, and juniors are his specialty http://basicbodymovementforanygolfswing.com mailto: golflesson@basicbodymovementforanygolfswing.com 10935 Trans Canada Hwy Ladysmith, BC Canada V9G 1X7


Perfect Posture For Your Golf Swing (Part 2)

Written by Glen Osborne


Continued from page 1

4. The Quick Posture Set-up During Your Round Of Golf. When you are inrepparttar posture position I have described in Part 1 and above you should feel 3 important feelings which will help you to be inrepparttar 133229 correct posture no matter what length of club you use.

The 3 feelings are: 1. The touch of your upper arms to your ribs just below your armpits. 2. The stretch in your left forearm after you tilt your golf club downward. (Right forearm for lefties.) 3. The slight tightening ofrepparttar 133230 muscles just above your kneecaps to keep you from falling to your knees. These 3 feelings should be felt with your club sitting lightly onrepparttar 133231 ground. Onrepparttar 133232 golf course you do not need to dorepparttar 133233 steps listed in Part 1 #1 and Part 2 #3. The following routine will work very well during your round. 1. Place your club behindrepparttar 133234 ball. 2. Position your feet onrepparttar 133235 desired line at your usual distance fromrepparttar 133236 ball forrepparttar 133237 club you have chosen. 3. You will be very close to your end posture position. 4. Make sure you feelrepparttar 133238 touch of your arms to your ribs. 5. Feelrepparttar 133239 proper firmness of your thigh muscles to keep you from falling. 6. Adjust your spine angle at your hips until you feelrepparttar 133240 stretch in your forearm. This step usually means - move your back upwards at your hip joints keeping your back comfortably straight. This routine can be done in a few seconds prior to your swing movements. You don't need to rush through this. You need to be certain of being in your best possible posture. Final Thoughts - When you actually swing your golf club - you are to try to hold these posture angles. - For short iron swings and half swings with a wedge you must learn a basic turning movement in these posture angles. - With longer swings a conscious movement or a response to a conscious movement can take you slightly away fromrepparttar 133241 desired positions. - The arm lift is an example of deliberately moving out of one ofrepparttar 133242 posture angles I have described. (In a future article and my lesson modules I will teach you an unsual movement which re-establishesrepparttar 133243 correct arm position.)

Copyright by Glen Osborne August 2004. All Rights Reserved

Glen teaches his golf program for Ladysmith, BC Parks & Rec. Beginners, struggling golfers, and juniors are his specialty http://basicbodymovementforanygolfswing.com mailto: golflesson@basicbodymovementforanygolfswing.com 10935 Trans Canada Hwy Ladysmith, BC Canada V9G 1X7


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