Here’s a Useful X- Factor Image. Think of your torso as a coil spring. Imagine your shoulders at the upper end with your hips at the lower end. Do you have the picture? Now grasp your spring at the upper (shoulder) end and rotate it around its longitudinal axis without securing the lower end. As you might expect, you’ll encounter no resistance because the bottom end is not attached to anything. Now repeat the twisting action. But this time, secure the bottom end of your spring with your other hand. Notice that the more you twist the more resistance you experience as the twist (or X-factor) increases. This coiling is the mechanism behind a power swing. Now imagine suddenly releasing the shoulder end of your imaginary spring. Can you see the speed and power as your shoulder unwinds like a sling shot whipping towards the ball.

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In our last post, we talked about how the power in your golf swing is directly related to the angular differential that you create between your hips and shoulders. The more differential you create at the top of your backswing arc the better (about 30 degress is typical).  Now let’s follow our swing through the downswing and onwards to a whacker of an impact…

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We’ve all heard of the famous X-factor and how crucial it is to turbo-charging the range of your drive. We’ll, here’s an amazing tweak that you can apply for immediate results that will help you master your X-technique  You can look forward to more power and greater distance in those long drives and with a whole lot less effort….

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Today, I’d like to continue our conversation about spine angle and it’s importance as a foundational tenet of great golf posture….

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As a kid, I heard it all the time. “Straighten up”…I was told when they caught me  slouching. Well, “straightening up” is not quite the tight thing in your golf but I’m sure you’re not surprised to discover that your posture is crucial in ensuring consistency and power in your strokes. What’s more when you embody, my “3 Tenets of Great Golf Posture”  you’ll enjoy a more relaxed, easy comfort through 18 holes of play…

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In my last post we talked about the 3 most popular grip types and finding the best one for you. Now, lets look at how you can optimize your grip for a consistent killer swing by focusing on the key ingredient of wrist action…

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