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Golf Swings
Swings analysed by Sandy Jamieson – Coach to Robert Allenby
There are a number of Physical Breakdowns that can occur with the body that can have a detrimental affect on swing mechanics. Some of these breakdowns consist of:
- Static Posture
- Dynamic Posture
- Rotation - Relating to all joints and segments
- Balance
- Physical Tightness (stiffness)
- Hypermobility
- Stability-Strength
- Sequencing
Below are a number of swings with various breakdowns identified:
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ROTATION |
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Golfer 1: Lack of “rotation” of the lower body segment in the backswing.
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DYNAMIC POSTURE & ROTATION |
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Golfer 2 : Loses “dynamic posture” during the swing. Slight over “rotation” of lower and upper body segments. Rectifying “dynamic posture” would probably cure over “rotation” of lower & upper body segments.
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STATIC POSTURE, STABILITY & HYPERMOBILITY |
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Golfer 3: Poor “static posture” & “hypermoblity” possibly as a result of poor scapular “stability”. Poor “sequencing” of body segments into impact due to “hypermobility”.
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BALANCE & DYNAMIC POSTURE |
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Golfer 4: Gains too much height in the backswing due to poor “dynamic posture”. Shifts too much to the right in the backswing resulting in poor weight transference probably as a result of poor “balance”.
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STABILITY-STRENGTH & STATIC POSTURE |
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Golfer 5: Poor “static posture” resulting in over flexed knees and stance too wide, probably due to lack of “stability-strength”. Loss of “dynamic posture” during swing.
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PHYSICAL TIGHTNESS, STATIC POSTURE & ROTATION |
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Golfer 6 : Poor “static posture” resulting in kyphotic (round shouldered) appearance due to bending forward at the spine and not the hips. Lack of spinal “rotation” due to poor “static posture” and an inability to achieve a full backswing as a result of “physical tightness”. Upper body aiming way left.
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SEQUENCING, STATIC POSTURE & ROTATION |
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Golfer 7: Poor “static posture” with right leg turned too inward at address resulting in lack of hip “rotation” and lateral shift in the backswing. This causes poor “sequencing” with the arms getting too far behind the chest in the backswing and coming down to impact lagging too far behind the torso.
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ROTATION & PHYSICAL TIGHTNESS |
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Golfer 8 : Lack of “rotation” of the lower body segment in the backswing due to “physical tightness”.
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