proper posture and shaft lean at address

[hack2scratch]

I've been practicing my swings and lately i have noticed something with my posture and shaft lean.

I noticed that if  was bend too far forward (due to tiredness or energy or passion) i would thin/top the ball pretty often. But when i hit the ball clean, i have a more upright posture. I would say a little less than 1 o clock but if i get past 1 o clock, i would top the ball often.

Do you think the clubs are too long? or should i just play with the posture i play well with?

 

2nd question, i know you should have forward shaft lean. But are you suppose to create this "artificially" but shift your left arm toward the target? Or the shaft lean happens automatically when you have spine tilt away from the target?

This goes along with my more upright posture, i can feel my chest pecs touching the insides of my bicep  like i am forming a triangle. when i spine tilt away from the target, my arms/hands naturally create a forward shaft lean.

 

 

[OGLP]

Hey Hack2Scratch,

Great observation regarding your golf posture. I would guess the reason you are topping the ball if you are bent too far forward is because your upper body is instinctively coming up through impact. Your body knows that a fat shot will be the result of bending too far forward and so it over compensates on the downswing by pulling up, resulting in topped shots.

Your second observation about shaft lean is well thought out. I try not to over think my shaft lean at address. Doing so will create too much lean towards the target. Too much shaft lean will create an improper swing path on the back swing.

Focusing on good posture will naturally create that optimum lean towars the target.