Posture/Spine angle

[g-funk13]

Hope this isn't a repeat. I searched and couldn't find a thread.

Today at the range I was messing with my posture and found some amazing results.

Two things I tried: lifting my chin a bit at the set up, and "sitting up" a bit more in my stance.

Has anyone out there experimented/improved posture, and how?

[follyforhire]

The summer after I graduated high school I worked at a golf course pro shop, and though I wasn't much of a golfer (then or now!) I would sometimes hit balls on the range during lunch or after I finished my shift.

An older man and his wife, both of whom at some point in their lives worked as golf instructors and who knew my parents quite well, were visiting the course one day and saw me slugging away at a bucket. They both walked down to the practice area and told me to "sit up." They said I would find it much easier to balance in that position and that by standing taller at address I would make better use of my "natural power." (ha!)

I am not any kind of expert on the swing and can't speak to whether a straighter posture necessarily produces more power, but when I begin to feel a bit unbalanced, I really try to get back into that "sitting up" sort of stance. It works for me.

[TourSpoon]

I am constantly working on this and I try to make it part of my preshot routine. Having your chin off your chest frees your shoulders and having good posture allows for a balanced swing. Whenever I start losing my focus, I always go back to my posture and work on my address and things always seem to get better!

[cbe_golfer]

Keeping the chin up was a revelation for me too. Having said that, I dont know if what I am doing now is entirely the best for me.

[mtrevors]

I can always tell (after the shot) when I fail to lift my chin because I hit 'em fat. Needless to say the "chip up" is the trigger I use to start my swing.

[Fried Egg]

If you have trouble on the last few holes of a round, check your posture. When people get tired, their backs start to hunch over, shoulders sag, chins drop, etc.

[Chilidipper]

  Fried Egg said:

If you have trouble on the last few holes of a round, check your posture. When people get tired, their backs start to hunch over, shoulders sag, chins drop, etc.

I do I do!

It never failed i'll be on track to shoot in the lower 80's, which is good for me. And bam hole 16 17 amd 18 hit. Fatigue sets in and my ball striking goes down hill.