Golf swing modifications for an overweight golfer

[dave67az]

I'm hoping someone who has experience with being overweight and learning the golf swing can help me.

My wife is my age (45).  Never played the game before, but she's trying to learn.  She gained a lot of weight (distributed all over) years ago and wants to lose it which is one of the reasons she wants to learn golf.  She's 5'7, about 220 if it helps you understand that we're not talking about a 350 pound person.

Not sure the most elegant way to say this, so I'll be blunt.  She's got the address down.  Backswing is difficult because the left boob gets in the way of the left arm (DDs...so you don't have to ask).  I doubt she'd let me post her swing video on here, but if I can talk her into it I'll do that.

Here's the question:  Are there any modifications to the golf swing that make it easier for an overweight person to groove that optimal swing?  She's about halfway through Ben Hogan's "Five Lessons" and doing well so far, but if there's anything she can do a little differently in order to help this learning experience go smoother I'm quite sure she'd appreciate the advice.

So, any other fat golfers out there?  :-)

Thanks in advance!

- Dave

[logman]

Geez you're going to be in trouble when you get home!!! Fat golfer!!!Is there a dog kennel at your place?ha ha!

OK, I reckon the swing I'm learning at the moment would suit your wife and any other "big girls" out there. The main difference between what I'm trying to do and the traditional swing is the bent front arm. So instead of keeping a stiff front arm and then a shoulder turn all I do is bend the front arm to about 90 degrees, a little shoulder turn, till the front hand is a close to the rear shoulder as is possible and then a push down and back with the rear arm to the ball.

Go to Jack Kuykendalls sites for ALL the info.

I think Jacks swing would be awesome for ladies as it removes the need for a strong front wrist, a strong shoulder turn, and all the other gumff that traditional golf teachers like to complicate the game with. But for ladies with larger chests I reckon it'd be good because of the bent front arm. Cheers

[newtogolf]

They hit on that topic a bit in this thread, hope it helps;

http://thesandtrap.com/t/58742/ladies-any-adjustments-for-larger-chests-advice-needed/0_30

[Jon Robert]

Use the upright swing and not the around golf swing.Do the two plane swing with no sideways movement of the arms.  Simply lift the arms hands club unit straight up as you  turn and face away from the target then reverse to hit the ball

If that don't work then try the one plane swing except do it as a 3/4 swing. That is to say all body and no arm circular movement.

[dave67az]

Awesome, I'll check out all of it and tell my wife I found the information online.

What...like I'm going to show her this thread?  I may be a little odd at times but I'm not insane!  :-)

Thanks guys.

Any other tips are appreciated!

- Dave