Advice To The Portly Golfer

By: Richard Myers

The biggest problem confronting the hefty or overweight player is how to maneuver around his “stylish stout”. No one knows better than I the difficulty involved in this operation. The answer is to develop a good body turn both away from and back into the ball. The heavier you are, the more you must rotate the hips in order to move that protruding paunch out of the way. If you turn properly, you can actually convert excess weight into an asset. You will then be moving into the ball with additional force. That is, you’ll be getting your weight into the shot instead of allowing it to be a handicap. Sensei Mark Anthony teaches this in all of the Body Golf videos, and it works for me.

The average stout player tends to wave at the ball. He often permits his mid-section to interfere with his swing. One exercise I have found helpful in developing a good body turn involves taking a
club and tucking it behind the back and into the crook of each arm. In this exercise, the arms are bent at 90-degree angle, the forearms extending forward, parallel to the ground. With the
club tucked in neatly, turn until the head of the club is directly in front of you. Then turn the other way until the shaft is facing front. Keep on rotating from left to right and right to left.

Leg and foot action are extremely important in the golf swing, but speedy leg and foot action that moves your excess baggage out of the way. Since it is easier to turn when your stance isn’t too wide, remember that at no time should the feet be further apart than the width of the shoulders. And here’s one final thought to keep in mind. It takes the heavy player longer to transfer his weight because he has more of it. It is imperative that you take the club back more slowly than the average player. This slower backswing will facilitate weight transfer to the right side.

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Richard Myers is a keen golfer and his golf tips,gifts and advice web site and Left handed golfers site contains many more free tips and great golfing advice plus training videos and DVDs to help you to improve your swing and lower your score using some very simple exercises.

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