Been playing golf for a short time compared with most here, and I have always had trouble with my posture when swinging. If I swing slow and gentle the ball goes gunbarrel straight, but if I put more effort into it to gain more yardage, it has been pointed out that my posture goes out of shape with my weight ending up on my right foot instead of my left foot, similar to a cricket or baseball shot. I was just in my back yard trying to practise getting my weight right, when I had a eureka moment, I tend to lean forward when addressing the ball, and I tried standing more upright, I found the weight transfer easier, and my shoulder kept more level. Another fault of my is not hitting the ball correctly with an iron and often skull the ball, could this be the result of the same fault, and how far do you lean forward when addressing the ball?

Been playing golf for a short time compared with most here, and I have always had trouble with my posture when swinging. If I swing slow and gentle the ball goes gunbarrel straight, but if I put more effort into it to gain more yardage, it has been pointed out that my posture goes out of shape with my weight ending up on my right foot instead of my left foot, similar to a cricket or baseball shot. I was just in my back yard trying to practise getting my weight right, when I had a eureka moment, I tend to lean forward when addressing the ball, and I tried standing more upright, I found the weight transfer easier, and my shoulder kept more level. Another fault of my is not hitting the ball correctly with an iron and often skull the ball, could this be the result of the same fault, and how far do you lean forward when addressing the ball?

Can you load up a picture for us to see?

Unfortunately I have not got one at the moment, It just seems easier to rotate and transfer weight from right to left in a more upright position. ( I am right handed)

The first thing, Mike, is to ensure you are evenly balanced. If you find, after your swing, that you’re on your toes or heels, then it wasn’t right to start with.

When you play cricket and you want to hit the ball a long way, you have to hit it ‘up’. The same does not apply to golf as you’re using a club with loft built in. If you try and hit ‘up’ you’re likely to ‘fall off the shot” – back on your right foot.

As for your posture, the forward tilt of your spine should remain constant through the swing until the last part fo your follow through. Keeping your head up (chin not near your chest) should help.

The first thing, Mike, is to ensure you are evenly balanced. If you find, after your swing, that you’re on your toes or heels, then it wasn’t right to start with.

When you play cricket and you want to hit the ball a long way, you have to hit it ‘up’. The same does not apply to golf as you’re using a club with loft built in. If you try and hit ‘up’ you’re likely to ‘fall off the shot” – back on your right foot.

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This is exactly what has been happening, and when I put more effort into the swing, the ball can go anywhere.

Go see a pro mate. He or she will be able to see you swing and is trained to teach golf.

I’d also look at your backswing speed, as a possible root cause for the issue.

The faster or bigger the backswing, the more likely it is going to lead you to swaying, or sliding too much weight over onto your back foot … (if the backswing is too big or too fast for you to control or move correctly).

At the top of your backswing, you may find that most of your weight is firmly over the back foot, or worst case, even to the outside of it.

From there, it will always be hard to get the weight forward again, because as you come out of transition, and into the downswing ….... the club is actually travelling downwards first, and not forwards, where you need to weight to go.

It’s not until the club actually starts to move forward again, (around hip height), that you will feel like you can start to transfer the weight back to your front foot, and get some momentum behind the shot ...... and that’s generally too late to make enough of a weight shift in time.

A fast backswing can also throw out the timing of your body in terms of it’s rotation, and it tends to rush everything, and get your sequencing of the downswing wrong.

A controlled backswing, where you feel the weight remains centred, (eg, no sway off the ball) gives you the time on the downswing to transfer the weight onto your front foot correctly, and allows you to sequence the body parts in the correct order.

There are no world records for the fastest backswing ….... it all happens from the top on down, so the backswing is just there to get you into a position, any position that allows to swing thru the ball smoothly and in sequence … so I’d suggest trying to slow it down a touch when you really need to “go after one” ..

Hope this helps ….....

A tip I had was to imagine that you are just resting your bum on the edge of a stool , this stops you from swaying forward and helps to keep your weight centred.

• I’m not a pro though**

I agree that a lesson could help, especially if you talk to the Pro beforehand and explain what you are trying to achieve, that way you don’t get too distracted by the other bits they will see and try to fix :)

A tip I had was to imagine that you are just resting your bum on the edge of a stool , this stops you from swaying forward and helps to keep your weight centred.

• I’m not a pro though**

I agree that a lesson could help, especially if you talk to the Pro beforehand and explain what you are trying to achieve, that way you don’t get too distracted by the other bits they will see and try to fix :)

Incoming Golf Balls have the right of way!

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Spartan is right here about telling the pro but, if your paying him for advice then it pays to listen also.

I know I went to the pro thought I had a swing plane problem that was causing my snap hook. I was wrong and I’ve seen clear improvement in my game with a grip adjustment and slightly narrowing my stance which was restricting my upper body rotation.

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Please also advise Goldy of the new number for the SL OOM event.