Your Golf Swing Isn't Getting Worse
Stiff shoulders and tight hips may require a different strategy — not a better swing.
There comes a point when trying to make the same golf swing you made 10 or 20 years ago stops making sense.
Your shoulders may not turn quite as freely. Your hips may feel tighter, especially early in the round.
The mistake is trying to fight those changes by forcing a bigger turn or swinging harder.
Sometimes a small change in setup can make the motion easier.
Try This 5-Ball Test
Hit five balls with your normal setup.
Then hit five more with your trail foot dropped back slightly and turned out a little.
Don't try to make a bigger backswing.
Make your normal swing and pay attention to how easily your hips and shoulders turn going back.
For golfers with limited mobility, that little bit of extra room can make it easier to complete the backswing without forcing the body into a position it doesn't want to reach.
And that's an important lesson as we get older.
Don't force your body to make a bigger turn. Change your setup to make the turn easier.
The same principle can be applied throughout your game.
You may need different strategies for creating distance, generating speed, maintaining balance and making solid contact than you did years ago.
That doesn't mean settling for worse golf.
It means learning how to get more from the swing you have today.
Senior Golf Playbook is packed with practical strategies designed around the way the golf swing changes as we get older.
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Until next time,
Your friends at GoingLow.com
