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CLUB AGAINST THE SPINE
›› THIS DRILL HELPS YOU GET IN A
NEUTRAL SETUP POSITION.
1. Take a club, and hold it with your dominant hand just
above the clubhead.
2. Reach over your shoulder with it, as if you’re going to
scratch your back with the end of your grip.
3. Next, take your opposing hand and hold the club firmly
against your lower back.
4. Keeping your back flat against the club, bend from the
hips and make sure you keep your lower back against
the club as you bend forward.
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FORWARD SHIFT NEUTRAL PELVIS
›› THIS EXERCISE FOCUSES ON MAINTAINING
A GOOD POSTURE THROUGHOUT IMPACT AND
YOUR FINISH. IT ALSO HELPS PROMOTE THE
PERFECT FOOT AND LOWER BODY MOTION
DURING THE GOLF SWING.
1. Starting from a good golf posture, get into a good neutral
pelvis (tilt your pelvis forward and backward until you find
the middle or neutral position) with your arms crossed
across your chest.
2. Move directly into your impact, then forward shift into your
finish position, making sure your pelvis stays in a neutral or
posterior-tilted position.
3
BUCKET DRILLS
›› THIS EXERCISE WILL HELP YOU DEVELOP A GOOD
POSTURE AND ARM POSITION FOR PUTTING, AS WELL
AS A SMOOTH RHYTHM AND TEMPO. KEEP IN MIND THAT
YOUR BEST “FULL-SWING” POSTURE IS DIFFERENT THAN
YOUR BEST POSTURE FOR PUTTING.
1. Fill a bucket half-full of water. (If you don’t have a bucket, you can also
perform this drill using a half-full cup of water.)
2. Holding the bucket in your hands, bend from your hips until you are in
putting position.
3. Using your putting motion, swing the bucket back and forth making sure
no water spills out.
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