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Rear Against the Wall Exercise

This exercise is similar to the Head and Wall testing your posture control especially in the impact zone. This exercise can be rehearsed without a club, with a club and even while hitting a ball. As a safety precaution, a chair, golf bag or broken shaft may be substituted when hitting a ball. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1. Assume your golf posture and place your rear end against a wall.







  2. Turn your torso, arms and hands to the top without letting your rear leave the wall. Feel your weight move into your rear leg as your back turns away from the target. Your head should counterbalance your rear-end, allowing you maintain contact with the wall as you swing the arms and hands swing over your rear shoulder.

  3. Returning into impact, your rear should stay against the post when you begin the downswing transition into your target leg. This will allow your arms to drop and wrists to unhinge into a desirable swing path.



  4. Keep your rear against the wall as you complete your pivot into the target leg and your arms release to the 3 o'clock position.





  5. Allow your arms to fold over the target shoulder into a balanced finish as your eyes "follow your ball"!
 
 
  
 
  
 
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