PostureGood posture is one of the most important aspects of achieving an improved golf swing. It will dictate whether you can achieve the desirable one plane golf swing which, in turn, enables you hit consistent, straighter shots. The spine acts as the axis of rotation for the golf swing with the head anchoring it in position. Poor posture means that we have no single defined axis of rotation, as shown in Fig 1. Here we could rotate around any of the axes shown, leading to inconsistent golf swings. You can see that good body alignment, shown in Fig 2, produces a single consistent axis of rotation.
Now slightly relax and bend your knees, keeping your weight on the balls of your feet. Finally, you need to force both your bottom and chest outwards ensuring that your chin is held up clear of your chest and, at the same time, keeping the body relaxed. You may, at first, feel a little self-conscious about forcing your backside and chest to protrude to a position that feels less than normal. Please don’t, because you will look far more like a competent golfer than if you were setting up with the usual ‘amateurs slouch’. After a few days of practice it will feel perfectly normal. Boost your confidence. If you know someone with a video camera or camera phone get them to take a picture of you adopting your new stance. You will like the results.
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