Golf requires a more concentrated effort of counterbalance than normal. When your swing is in motion, you are wanting to position yourself in one spot as your body rotates to one side and then the other. This is all done with a weighted golf club circulating around you, creating massive forces of energy that could quickly knock you off balance. "Stability with mobility" sounds contradictory but, it is a fact in your golf swing. You will need to counterbalance your body in preparation for your swing.

To maintenance the equal distribution of weight while your swing is in motion, you have to counterbalance your body within your set-up position (address position), i.e., left to right, front to back, top to bottom and all angles in-between. Discovering your body's natural positioning of counterbalance in golf is quite simple, and will give you the illusive consistency of an unforced, well-balanced and fluid feel when your swing is put into motion.

Having good posture in golf is when you have positioned yourself in true counterbalance. Your posture position will be unique for each individual. Here are some anatomical differences between men and women that make each person's set-up unique:

* Men are born with 70% more muscle mass than a woman's body at birth.

* Men's hip sockets are created in a vertical position that can limit a natural hip turn. Men cannot have their feet too wide apart in their stance because that will restrict hip movement, leading to a loss of flexibility. This loss of flexibility leads to a loss of balance control. Thus, men have to make minor adjustments in their "foot flare" (an outward flare of feet as opposed to pigeon-toed) if they are in need of more turning ability in their hips. The more men flare their feet, the more their hips will turn.

* Women's hip sockets are created differently than men's. Women are built with the ability to turn excessively. Opposed to men, a woman may have to look a widening her stance, with a slighter "foot flare", so as not to "over swing" into her backswing and to keep her counterbalancing in check. Over-swinging causes imbalance that promotes yanking the club from the top of the backswing. Thus, creating an "ax chop" like effect back down towards the ball and, eliminates proper weight transference in the golf swing.

There are so many factors that could determine how each golfer, individually, will address their ball in order to remain in true counterbalance throughout their swing. If you're unable keep your balance in motion, check your initial set-up positioning. Most times, it will require someone else to look at you or, view yourself is in front of a mirror.

Don't just "Grip it and rip it!". Starting with a well built foundation will always lead you towards a more successful swing.

* TRAIN YOUR MIND TO TRAIN YOUR BODY *