One of the things many teaching pros emphasise in a golf swing is posture. How do you stand over the ball at your address?Indeed, stance is very important and Andy Colunga, head pro at Bentwood Country Club believes it is 90 per cent of the problem.
In his article in the Sandard Times (San Angelo, Texas), he likens good posture in a golf swing to a basketball player preparing for a free-throw.
He writes: “When shooting a free-throw, you need to have your knees slightly bent and your feet shoulder width apart, which is exactly the posture you want up to your knees. You should feel like you have a little bit more weight out toward your toes instead of sitting back on your heels.
“Once you have this position down, you will need to bend at the waist and stick your behind out slightly, letting your arms hang down naturally keeping your back as straight as possible. A little drill I do is to place a shaft along your back and bend at the waist keeping the shaft pressed against your spine as you do so.
“Once you have done this you should feel like you are totally balanced to the point if someone were to push you from behind or in front you wouldn’t lose your balance.”
He said this posture would allow you to make a execute your swing smoothly without any chance of losing your balance. Hmmm, I’ve got to try it.
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