Special K

Special K

Greetings Golfers,

Remember when everyone ate breakfast cereals?

Our mom wouldn’t buy the sugary stuff … we ate Corn Flakes and Cheerios.

And … sometimes … Special K.

Well, that’s going to be the theme of this blog … not breakfast cereals … but K … in fact … a reversed K.

If you want to see the best set-up of all time … go to Percy Boomer’s book “On Learning Golf” and look at the picture of his brother - Aubrey - set-up over the ball.

This is how Percy describes it:

THE ADDRESS

Points To Study

• The stance is firm, compact, and braced, qualities essential to a fast swinger.

• Note the triangle formed by the two arms and the shoulders.

• Although the right wrist is held arched (that is, UP) the right elbow is held in and down.

• Note the inclination of the shoulders due to the left side being straight and the right side curved.

• The right elbow is INSIDE the right hip.

• The left arm and club are in line.

• The shoulders and feet are square to the line of flight, the hips are profiled - that is, at a slight angle to it.

• The view of the ball from this position is a peeping at the back of the ball out of the left eye.

Ok … all that might seem pretty technical. But you can basically do all of it by making a Reverse K in your set-up.

I see people all day doing the opposite … even some pretty good players. But it’s the main reason those good players are inconsistent. Their set-up puts them in a position where they have to reroute their swing so they don’t come over-the-top.

So let’s exaggerate the bad set-up … your left arm bent in … your right arm straight … your left wrist cupped-in … your right wrist cupped-out … and your shoulders wide-open.

Pretty tough to hit a decent shot from that position.

Well … enjoy the US Open … and maybe even eat some Special K while watching it.

But especially work on your Reverse K set-up during the commercials.

Cheers!

Tom Abts
GM/Head PGA Professional
tabts@deerrungolf.com