Whilst practicing my swing in front of full length mirror last night I noticed I have a tendancy for my head and right knee to move back as I turn my shoulders and lift my arms in the takeaway. If I concentrate on keeping these body parts still I find my mobility suffers and I struggle to turn the shoulders 90 degrees.

Should I just reduce my shoulder turn to ensure a stable base and still head and continue to work on my flexibility or is it not too crucial if there is some lateral movement of head and right side?

Got a lesson tonight so will ask the same question to him.

A stationary head shows you that there is no or only a little lateral sway. Smallest number of moving parts for those new to the game is better.

The end of your backswing is where any further turn raises your head.

Any ideas on how much a full length mirror would cost. At risk of being the tool who walks into the driving range carrying a mirror, they are so useful for practice!

Those car park convex mirrors are a little easier to carry. No idea how much they cost.

Any ideas on how much a full length mirror would cost. At risk of being the tool who walks into the driving range carrying a mirror, they are so useful for practice!

Go to Ikea you can probably pick one up for under 20 bucks.

Opti

While mirrors are useful, they can also cause major problems.

If you are watching yourself too much while you swing, your posture could alter when you look at the mirror.

Golfers who look at them selves in a mirror at the top of their back swing, are especially vulnerable

I think you can find your body parts better with your eyes closed and you save $20.

Every thing you do first up is a struggle. If it’s worth doing it is worth the struggle. It gets easy with work.

The only reason you have to KNOW what you are doing is so the struggle stage doesn’t throw you.

Every skill has an effort barrier to break through. The good guys get used to the process and break them like eggs. The “what next challenge”.

Watching David Graham go from a man on Tour who had trouble breaking 80 to a double Major winner was like seeing the story of the Ugly Duckling who turned into a lovely Swam. Strange, he always said he would.

When I asked him why he walked like he had a 5 iron stuck up his bum, he said ” that’s how champions walk ”, and that’s when he couldn’t break 80 or eggs.

He improved every swing for ten years.

Dart

So true about finding your body parts better with your eyes closed.

Here is an easy drill that portrays this

1. Reach out now and touch your PC screen with your fingers
2. Now close your eyes and do the same thing

You are now so much aware of what your hand is actually doing with your eyes closed.

When your eyes were open, you just touched the screen unaware of what your hand were doing

Good exercise KGA,

The is the sense we play golf with and must be developed fore ever.

I wonder how many drills we could invent to raise that awareness.

I sometimes do my Pilates balance exercises with my eyes closed… I should do it more often… now THAT really develops my awareness of my body, and my balance… not to mention the muscles that are involved.