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It’s amazing how many good things an improvement in posture can open up for any level player. Michael is a pretty good stick, about a 5 handicap, but like most golfers is plagued by inconsistent ball striking, especially with his irons. With his upper back in extreme flexion (you can feel this by dropping your chin down until your neck begins to bend down as well) and his weight centered toward his heels, Michael was limited in what he could do with his upper trunk and with his right arm. As we worked to stand up taller with his chin up and weight out over the ball toward the balls of his feet we started in on some stop and go drills to feel how differently his upper body could coil and how his hips were now allowed to turn back much more freely. We then addressed Michael’s right arm position, working on not pulling it behind him as he reached the top. You will see that the look of his swing in the stop and go is incredibly different and better, and when he makes a downswing from there it looks like a different person. Of course, I would not expect his normal swing to look that way immediately, but now he has an idea of what it could be.
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