C-Posture (Rounded Shoulders)
What is actually happening
Your body is relaxing into the ball the way it relaxes into a desk chair. The shoulders roll forward, the upper back rounds, and from down the line your spine makes the shape of a C. It feels comfortable, and that's the trap. A rounded back can't rotate the way a straight one can. Before the club ever moves, your turn has a ceiling on it.
What it costs you
The short turn costs you first. Your backswing runs out of room early, your arms lift to fake the rest, and that's where the steep chop and the weak fade come from. Your back pays later, usually around the fifteenth hole. Good posture is free distance and a free back. Take both.
Stand tall, then bow to the ball from your hips. Chest proud, shoulder blades set, arms hanging straight down.
Club-Down-the-Spine Setup
Hold a club vertically along your spine, grip end at your head. It should touch three places: the back of your head, between your shoulder blades, and your tailbone. A C-posture can't make all three touch, which is what makes the club an honest judge. Once you have the three points, hinge forward from your hips into address without losing any of them, letting your knees soften as your rear end moves back. That's neutral posture, and it will feel taller and closer to the ball than what you're used to. Rehearse the hinge ten times, keeping the three contacts the whole way down and back up. Then drop the club into your hands and hit five easy 8-irons from the same feeling. Film one down the line. A flat back over hinged hips is the picture you're after.
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