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Posture and Impact

Ever wonder how your posture affects how the club gets back to impact. Let us remember one important fact: golf is a side on sport, which means, the distance you stand away from the ball can influence your swing path, which is a major component to achieve proper impact. For example, take a player that stands too far away at address: result, hunched back and shoulders, arms reaching for the ball; and swing path tends to be too flat(inside to out). Contrary to that, the player who stands too close to the ball could have a tendency to swing the club too straight(down the line) or a swing path that is too steep(out to in).

Correction: stand to the ball with your knees slightly bent, bend from the waist and let your arms hang naturally. Now you have given yourself a better chance to swing the club up from the inside, back to square and back to the inside. This is the optimum way to achieve proper impact and deliver the most power into the ball. Compare this to your favorite modern day football kicker. Notice how the place kicker’s leg travels up to the inside, back to squrare, then back to the inside as he follows through. You will not see his leg swing straight down the line nor will you see his foot travel to the right of his intended target.

The next time you are at the practice range, check your posture, are you too far or too close; and see how it relates to your individual ball flight. You might find that a slight change in posture will make a positive difference in your impact characteristics.

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Michael Riggs M.Ed.

Michael Riggs is a Success Coach, with a Masters Degree in Applied Sport Psychology from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Over the past 17 years, Michael has been enrolled by literally thousands of junior and adult amateur golfers – as well as many touring professionals – to assist them in achieving their true playing potential. For golfers who are seeking to reach extraordinary levels of success within their games. Michael has proven that successful golf performance is the product of intelligent, systematic, and intentional effort, housed within a great attitude where confidence, concentration, and composure rule.

Michael’s skill, creativity, passion, and knowledge of the golf performance theatre make him one of America’s most talented and flourishing Success Coaches.

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