Natalie Adams – PGA Teaching Pro
It's absolutely vital for every sportsperson to have good balance no matter what sport is that they are playing. And golf is no exception to that. The better your balance is, the better you are going to hit your golf shots. So, before you start to swing, make sure you setup with really good balance. Look at getting your feet to about shoulder width apart. And if you are hitting a longer club, work on how many feet slightly wider. The longer the club is, the faster you are going to move the club head around you, and the faster the club head is moving, the more club head speed you've got, then the more force there is on your body. So make sure that the base below you is able to accommodate the fact that you are rotating a lot through your swing. So get those feet nice and wide at least shoulder width apart. So now you are in a balanced position and a stable position at setup check that your weight is pretty even between your left and right foot. You don’t want to lean too much over to the left, or too much over to the right. So keep your weight really nicely centered and also looking toe to heel as well.
Make sure that as you take your posture and you go into your start position that your weight feels even between your toes and your heels. So you are not too much on your toes leaning forward, or rocking back on your heels. So that’s also going to affect the angle that you swing the club around. But you are going to be off balance if you are not centered with your weight. So keep it centered between your left and your right foot, but also between your toes and your heels as well. And that’s giving you a really stable, well-balanced start position to move from. As you swing back again work on maintaining the balance. You may feel a little shift on to your right side with your weight during your back swing, but make sure that your right foot stays nice and flat to the floor so that your weight is centered in the middle of your right foot. Don’t allow your weight to go into the outside of that right foot. So keep the weight really stable, keep the foot flat to the floor. As you swig back down transfer the weight over to the left, so that it impacts you slightly more on your left foot. The club's moving through the ball, so that you can rotate over your left foot, and again as you finish work on really holding that balanced position, left foot flat on the floor rather than allowing the foot to spin out in this way where all your weight is on your heel. So, balance at the top of the swing, balance at impact, and then keeping the left foot flat on the floor, keeping the weight nicely balanced. I'd also suggest that once you hit your golf shot, just work on counting to three once you've hit. If you can count to three your balance is really good. You'll notice all the leading tall players nowadays really hold their finish they are looking at the ball until the ball lands. So work on doing that the next time you are at the range. Hit your golf shot and then count to three. One, two, three and I'm really balanced if I can hold the position for those three seconds and I'll hit a much better golf shot. Better balance means you are going to strike the ball a lot better. 2014-01-13 Natalie Adams – PGA Teaching Pro
It's absolutely vital for every sportsperson to have good balance no matter what sport is that they are playing. And golf is no exception to that. The better your balance is, the better you are going to hit your golf shots. So, before you start to swing, make sure you setup with really good balance. Look at getting your feet to about shoulder width apart. And if you are hitting a longer club, work on how many feet slightly wider. The longer the club is, the faster you are going to move the club head around you, and the faster the club head is moving, the more club head speed you've got, then the more force there is on your body. So make sure that the base below you is able to accommodate the fact that you are rotating a lot through your swing. So get those feet nice and wide at least shoulder width apart. So now you are in a balanced position and a stable position at setup check that your weight is pretty even between your left and right foot. You don’t want to lean too much over to the left, or too much over to the right. So keep your weight really nicely centered and also looking toe to heel as well.
Make sure that as you take your posture and you go into your start position that your weight feels even between your toes and your heels. So you are not too much on your toes leaning forward, or rocking back on your heels. So that’s also going to affect the angle that you swing the club around. But you are going to be off balance if you are not centered with your weight. So keep it centered between your left and your right foot, but also between your toes and your heels as well. And that’s giving you a really stable, well-balanced start position to move from. As you swing back again work on maintaining the balance. You may feel a little shift on to your right side with your weight during your back swing, but make sure that your right foot stays nice and flat to the floor so that your weight is centered in the middle of your right foot. Don’t allow your weight to go into the outside of that right foot. So keep the weight really stable, keep the foot flat to the floor. As you swig back down transfer the weight over to the left, so that it impacts you slightly more on your left foot. The club's moving through the ball, so that you can rotate over your left foot, and again as you finish work on really holding that balanced position, left foot flat on the floor rather than allowing the foot to spin out in this way where all your weight is on your heel.
So, balance at the top of the swing, balance at impact, and then keeping the left foot flat on the floor, keeping the weight nicely balanced. I'd also suggest that once you hit your golf shot, just work on counting to three once you've hit. If you can count to three your balance is really good. You'll notice all the leading tall players nowadays really hold their finish they are looking at the ball until the ball lands. So work on doing that the next time you are at the range. Hit your golf shot and then count to three. One, two, three and I'm really balanced if I can hold the position for those three seconds and I'll hit a much better golf shot. Better balance means you are going to strike the ball a lot better.
