GolFIT Carolina

^{Golf Fitness Tip – Want more distance?  Check your posture.  Many golfers, when addressing the ball, have what is called a “C” posture or a rounding of the shoulders and a bowing or curving of the upper back.  This posture is more prevalent as we age and/or from the fact that we are sitting at our desks more so today, hunched over a computer.  A C-posture decreases the golfer’s ability to get the club back in the backswing by as much as 20 – 30%.  A reduced backswing often results in less club head speed and fewer yards down the fairway.}   

^{Drill:  Place a club against your back with the head of the club touching the top of your head (left picture).  Get into your golf stance and see if you maintain contact with the club (middle picture).  If your head and/or upper back comes off the club (right picture), chances are you have C-posture.  Practice this drill with a mirror at your side and maintain contact with the club as you get into your golf stance.  Also, perform the exercises described in the accompanying article/video.}