By: Phil Suiter
Assistant Golf Professional
Canongate at Eagle Watch
How can you develop more power in your golf swing? This is probably a question that every golfer wants answered. Many of us are willing to do whatever it takes to get that extra "umphh" into our drives, and I think we probably all have some ideas of where 300-yard drives come from. But consistency and power are hard to obtain, let alone repeat, without proper posture.
The golf swing is a combination move - one that demands that the arms and the body work together. For that to happen, it is necessary to create the correct body angles at the set-up that enable you to make (and consistently repeat) a rotary motion with the body 'core' - your torso.
One of the easiest ways to get a feel for the athletic position all good players look for is to set up as if you were about to dive into a pool. With knees flexed, you instinctively create this spine angle as you bend from the hips, your weight balanced on the balls of your feet. From here, let your arms hang in front of your body and you are ready to play. Make sure that your belt buckle is down, tail bone up, so that you have this angle in the hips - i.e. your belt buckle points to the ball. Once you have achieved this with your posture, you are in a powerful position. With practice, your stance will improve your posture and the length of your drive. If you need additional assistance in powering your swing, please contact a PGA certified golf instructor.
Woodlands Performance Center
Canongate Performance Centers
Assistant Golf Professional
Canongate at Eagle Watch
How can you develop more power in your golf swing? This is probably a question that every golfer wants answered. Many of us are willing to do whatever it takes to get that extra "umphh" into our drives, and I think we probably all have some ideas of where 300-yard drives come from. But consistency and power are hard to obtain, let alone repeat, without proper posture.
The golf swing is a combination move - one that demands that the arms and the body work together. For that to happen, it is necessary to create the correct body angles at the set-up that enable you to make (and consistently repeat) a rotary motion with the body 'core' - your torso.
One of the easiest ways to get a feel for the athletic position all good players look for is to set up as if you were about to dive into a pool. With knees flexed, you instinctively create this spine angle as you bend from the hips, your weight balanced on the balls of your feet. From here, let your arms hang in front of your body and you are ready to play. Make sure that your belt buckle is down, tail bone up, so that you have this angle in the hips - i.e. your belt buckle points to the ball. Once you have achieved this with your posture, you are in a powerful position. With practice, your stance will improve your posture and the length of your drive. If you need additional assistance in powering your swing, please contact a PGA certified golf instructor.
Woodlands Performance Center
Canongate Performance Centers
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