Do I need to be more flexible??

[Robbo68]

Hi all,

I'm new to the website/forums and am glad I found it. There is so much info and I hope some of you may be able to help me.

I have been back playing for 18 months after a 10+ year break and at 46 I am finding it hard to get a full turn in my back-swing. I tend to find with my driver in particular the the club is short of parallel that I see with a lot of other swings

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Forgetting my flight/path, is it necessary to get that much of a turn?

Should I just accept I am not as flexible as I once was?

Thanks,

Malcolm

[billchao]

Hi @Robbo68 , and welcome to the forum. Your shoulder turn is 90°. It's not necessary to have the club lay parallel at the top of the backswing. I'd say you are flexible enough.

[boogielicious]

Hi all,

I'm new to the website/forums and am glad I found it. There is so much info and I hope some of you may be able to help me.

I have been back playing for 18 months after a 10+ year break and at 46 I am finding it hard to get a full turn in my back-swing. I tend to find with my driver in particular the the club is short of parallel that I see with a lot of other swings

.

Forgetting my flight/path, is it necessary to get that much of a turn?

Should I just accept I am not as flexible as I once was?

Thanks,

Malcolm

Hi @Robbo68, and welcome to the forum.

Your shoulder turn is 90°. It's not necessary to have the club lay parallel at the top of the backswing. I'd say you are flexible enough.

That being said, if you want to keep your flexibility, there are some easy exercises you can do.

One I do every day and before a round is #4 on this thread.

4. One exercise for more flexibility and core strength.

This one move is not going to give you the body of Arnold Schwarzenegger but it will help in developing flexibility and core strength.

Get in your address position (with the proper posture that you’ve been practicing), hold your 5 iron at either end and lay it behind your neck, across your shoulders. From there, turn into your backswing, while keeping proper posture with a consistent spine angle, and hold the position at the top of your backswing. You should feel your core muscles being engaged at this point.

While you’re in this position, take note of the angle the shaft is in across your shoulders. When you make your downswing, make sure to emulate this same angle when you are at the point of impact. Your hands on either end of the shaft should be in the exact opposite positions that they were when you were at the top of your backswing.

Complete your swing to a balanced follow-through. Do this for 15 minutes a day and you’ll find you’ll have a little more core strength at the beginning of the season and a lot more flexibility.