Let’s begin by stating that men and women are physically different. The general rule is that women don’t have the same power. We often think, react and operate differently. Here are the most common traits that I’ve seen in female pupils.
1. Lacklustre posture
A bad posture (left) will cause an array of swing faults. Get more athletic (right)
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Not enough women set up in an athletic manner. They arrive for a lesson with their bottoms tucked in like they’re hiding them away. This leads to power-sapping swing faults, including over-swinging, collapsing, casting, scooping at impact, etc. When I coach them into the correct athletic position, they feel as though they are sticking their bottoms out.
So, to fix your golf swing posture, get the weight on the balls of your feet and don’t be shy to give your bottom a mini shake. No one else will notice. It will make you smile internally and support a far more powerful action. As if by magic, it will fix a number of issues in your game. Want to impact this behind the scenes? Start working out, gaining strength in your bottom especially will enable you to maintain an athletic posture.
2. Bunker play
There’s no reason women can’t become excellent bunker players
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One of the top mistakes I hear about is poor bunker play. But why? Women aren’t incapable of learning how to play bunker shots. In fact I know some who are heroines out of the sand. What often causes the struggle is poor positioning of the top hand in the grip. We just aren’t as strong in our hands as guys.
The club is held at the very end and more in the palm which locks the wrist hinge out and causes a big issue. Look at the best female players out there – Nelly Korda for example. She demonstrates incredible wrist hinge, which she holds onto until the last moment when she “cracks the whip” through impact, generating substantial clubhead speed and power.
If you aren’t hinging your wrists, then you will have to make up for this lack of energy in another way, often by a collapse in the arm to get to the top of the swing (overswing) and then a throwing of the club (casting) at the ball. Neither are efficient moves and can leave you exhausted and puzzled at the lack of distance. So, check your grip, settle the club in your fingers and get swishing!
3. Using hand-me-down clubs
It’s generally beginners rather than experienced players that might use clubs found in a garage or handed down. These clubs…
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