BACK TO BASICS: (As regularly as possible)

 TECHNIQUE 

Golf technique can be categorised into four major categories. They are relevant to all shots, from putting through to driving. 

SET-UP: includes the grip, stance, ball position and alignment. 

PIVOT: includes every part of the body that pivots on an axis in the swing: the head, the shoulders, the hips, the legs and foot action. 

PLANE AND POSITION: includes the function of the arms, elbows and wrists and their influence on the shaft and club-head. 

DYNAMICS: rhythm, timing, balance and tempo. 

A good set-up is the starting point for all golf techniques.After a correct set-up, the pivot action of the body is the nucleus of the golf swing. Plane and position, which is the action of the arms and path and position of the shaft and club-head throughout the swing, is primarily a response to the pivot motion. Governing and linking setup pivot and plane and position together are other dynamics of rhythm, timing balance and tempo. Put simply, set-up influences pivot, pivot influences plane and position and the dynamics of balance, rhythm and timing control precision and consistency of the technique. 

POSTURE

It is absolutely essential to have good posture in the sct-up. The five-step posture drill is the most effective and simple to use of all the posture drills 1 have seen and used. 

THE POSTURE ROUTINE 

1 Place a club on the ground pointing to the target to use as an alignmentguide. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart while facing parallel to the golf club on the ground. Rest a club you are going to hit with against your hips as shown. Tum your palms out and extend your arms down, to position your posture in the correct and most natural shape for your back. This occurs as a result of moving your shoulders back and down. 

2. While maintaining the shape of your back, bend forward from the top of you- legs until your upper body is at the approximate angle that you will need to hit the ball. 

3. Now unlock your knees and balance your weight evenly from left to right foot through the balls of your feet. 

4. Move your left hip towards the target and your right shoulder away whilemaintaining parallel alignment. The correct amount of upper body tilt can be checked in a mirror The outside of your left leg and upper body should form a straight line and there should be a visible angle between your right leg and right side. This position allows your right hand to fit below the left on the grip without any twist or manipulation of your back and shoulders.

5 Let your arms fall forward into their most natural hanging position and move them into a position that you can grip the club. you will now be thecorrect distance from the ball.