Its true. I see this happening all the time with golfers of just about all levels.
Of course you want to feel relaxed of the golf ball as you set up to it but not so relaxed that youre all hunched over approaching a fetal position!
You want to be relaxed, but you want to be firm enough to support a position of good posture that will create a proper spine angle at address and throughout your golf swing.
Lets start from the feet up as we breakdown the individual components of a good golf swing posture.
The Feet: I like to have peoples foot positioning to be just slightly duck footed. With each of your fee pointed in slight outward position, your hips will be able to rotate more comfortably on the backswing promoting a good turn and by the same token, you hips will able to rotate and clear easier as you come through the shot.
The Stance: The longer the club the wider the stance about shoulder width for the driver coming closer together as the clubs shorten.
The Weight Distribution: I like to couch much of my instruction based on neutral positioning. As golfers we are always making adjustments here and there, but you need to know where a...