How to Maintain Body Balance when Playing Golf? There is a story about a golfer who cannot walk normally just after losing their balance during gave a shot at a sand bunker and getting an ankle injury. After he had an X-ray diagnostic, he was told that his ankle bone is broken, and this requires 6 weeks to recover. A situation like this can happen to many amateur golfers, but the majority of them are not often the worse case.
You may have seen many of the golfers in your group losing their body balance after taking a shot, some of them scream or exclaim out loud. The cause of this is due to they cannot maintain their body balance in most cases. So how to keep and maintain the balance during approach, swing, or even taking a shot?
You, as a golfer, can practice keeping and maintaining balance effectively if understand the basic principle of these balancing theories 1. Rules of the center of gravity According to the principle, the center of gravity will change if the position of the body is changed (movement), for example, if we lift an arm up overhead, the center of gravity will also be lifted up. If we lift the left arm, the center of gravity will be changed to the left and if lift an arm up and point to the front, the center of gravity will be changed to the front also. So when you are approaching, try to bend down your knees a bit in order to balance and stability. 2. Size of basement The wider basement, the more stable. Therefore, for approaching to tee off, you should keep stretching out your legs a bit wider in order to maintain balance. However, unlike tee off approach. You can stand normally for shifting and putting because these approaches require less movement. 3. Relation between the center of gravity and basement The more of the center of gravity close to the middle point of the basement, the less chance to lose the balance. When taking a backswing, do not transfer the weight of the body to the right side by moving the whole body; instead, try to turn only the shoulder and hip. By doing this way, the center of gravity will also be moved to the backside but less movement is needed, as a result, we can maintain the balance and we will try to keep the center of gravity still on the basement as much as we can. 4. Your weight This theory is all about the total mass of the body that affects the ability to maintain balance. A person who has more weight and active muscles will be able to maintain balance better than those who have lighter weights. 5. Momentum and External circumstances
If you are playing in bad weather, especially in strong wind from the front tacking against yourself. You may adjust your approach by a bit lean forward to maintain the balance. 6. Friction Friction is the most important factor that affects the balance of the body during movement. Generally, the less friction, the less ability to control the balance. From this theory, please make sure that your golf shoes are in good condition because good shoes will increase friction with the green’s surface so it will help you to control the balance during take a shot. Visit us at Golf Hamburg and Location Hamburg
