Author: Boris Bogdanov
The Correct Golf Setup

Address

Promote a consistent swing with the Correct Golf Set - Up. It's as simple as this, if you start with the correct set up, you will make a correct and repeatable golf swing. Starting with a poor set up will lead to inconsistent results and potential back problems.

Start with the proper grip. This is the only connection you have with the club. Take the left hand and position the grip through the palm and under the heel pad. The left thumb will wrap over the grip in a 1 'o clock position. Gripping with the left thumb in a 12'o clock position is too weak and will often lead to slices due to the inability to square the club face at impact. Gripping the club with the thumb in a 2 o'clock position is too strong, which will potentially lead to scooping or releasing the club early. The right hand will grip the club diagonally just below the fingers. It is imperative that the hands work cohesively hinging and releasing throughout the swing.

Stance

The proper stance will make it easier to achieve the proper sequence of movements throughout the golf swing. Start with a stance where the feet are slightly wider than the hips. The toes should be turned out, which will enable more turn throughout the swing. The knees will be bent slightly and pointing in the same direction as the toes. Again, this promotes the necessary turning throughout the swing. Allowing the toes or knees to point in or straight restricts the natural turning of the body throughout the golf swing.

Bend at the waist (stick your butt out) to create your spine angle. The spine angle should be flat and helps creates good posture in your set up. The arms should hang down comfortably under the chin while gripping the club. Think of an imaginary line that runs straight down through the middle of the body. The hands should be positioned slightly left of center.
Picture of set up - target line, maybe common faults, poor spine angle, standing too far, close, etc.

To create the magic move in the Correct Golf Set-Up shift the left hip forward to the left while moving the head and upper body back to the right. This should tilt your hips with the left hip higher than the right hip. Allow the right shoulder to drop down and create what is known as shoulder tilt. You should have a tilt in your hips and shoulder where the left side is higher than the right side.


Backswing

The Correct Set - Up position is critical to the proper sequence in the backswing. The body will maintain the initial spine angle throughout the swing. The back swing is initiated by turning the left shoulder under the chin and behind the golf ball. The left shoulder will also be turned behind the left hip.

The club head will be slightly closed when it reaches waist high in the backswing. The clubface appears closed, however, the clubface remains square throughout the entire swing plane. The hands continue going up and behind the right shoulder at the top of the backswing.

Avoid a bowed or cupped left wrist at the top of the back swing. The ideal position should be a flat left wrist at the top of the back swing. At the top of the backswing, the hands and clubface are square. The club should be short of parallel at the top of the back swing.

In addition, the slight tilt in the hips now levels out at the top of the back swing. When the hips start in a tilted position and level at the top of the back swing, you have produced the correct weight shift to the right foot. Be careful not to drop the left hip after it levels at the top of the back swing. If the left hip begins to point down this often leads to an over the top move or an incorrect weight shift.

The Correct Golf Set-Up properly positions the head, hips and shoulders in the correct positions. Over rotating and extra movements in the backswing cause the club to go past parallel. At the top of the backswing the head will be back, hips are level, full left shoulder turn under the chin and the weight is on right side. This is a perfect position to hold at the top of the backswing.


Forward Swing

The forward swing will be the opposite of the backswing. You swing the golf club in one circular motion around your fixed spine angle. This means you swing on the same swing plane in your backswing and forward swing.

The forward swing is the uncoiling of the body down towards impact. While the hips leveled out in the backswing, they will again go towards a tilt position. The right hip will lower back down towards the original tilt position while the left hip will go back to the original left hip high position.

The body will uncoil around your fixed spine angle. Both knees will start moving together. When both knees move correctly the head will stay behind the golf ball producing the proper weight shift. The right knee will start moving towards and below the left knee. In addition, the right heel will start to lift up. This is the proper weight shift of the weight transferring from the right side to the left side.

While the body is uncoiling the hands return down in a hinge position. The arms and club swings down in front of the body and down towards impact. Just before impact the shaft will flex as you hit down and through the golf ball.

Many amateurs throw the club down at the ball and release the club early, thus losing swing speed and power. This pushes the body forward and the head forward, producing a poor impact position as well as inconsistent golf swing.

Looking down the target line (behind the golfer and ball) you will notice a window between the arms and hands and between knees down towards impact.

The correct sequence will have the knee will be in front of the knee and the right hip will clear the left hip out of way to allow the inside out swing path.

Impact

Every move throughout the golf swing has an influence on what happens at impact. If you can achieve a fundamentally sound backswing you will have a much better chance of a consistent forward swing and impact position. If the clubface is square at impact, the ball will go straight. If the clubface is open the result will be a fade or slice. If the clubface is closed the result is a draw or hook. The swing path will also determine what direction the ball will start initially.

The perfect position is almost identical to the Correct Golf Set-Up. At address, the right shoulder is low, right hip is low, the head is back toward the right foot and the hands are slightly in front of center. If you consistently get back to this impact position the result will be solid golf shots.

Allow the club to naturally swing down and through to your finish position. The hands will lead the club down and through impact. The right elbow will appear tucked in towards the right hip at impact. The hands will lead while the shaft will lag and release through the golf ball.

The right side will transfer weight to the left side. The right foot will roll in towards the toe while the heel starts coming up off the ground. Maintain the flex in the left knee through impact. One of the more common swing faults is straightening the left leg at impact. This is often the result of an over the top move.


Finish

Finish what you start. Many amateurs that do not swing to a full finish often decelerate into impact. Accelerate to a solid finish position. Allow momentum to continue swinging the club down through impact and around the body. Depending on your flexibility the club should finish around the back of your neck. The right shoulder will finish closer to the target than the right shoulder. In addition, the hips will face the target.

After impact you want to continue the forward swing to a balanced finish position. The body will turn towards the target. The body and legs will straighten up in the correct finish position. You will finally stand up after maintaining your initial spine angle through your entire swing. Also, the left leg will now straighten. Remember, the left leg remains flexed at impact but straightens at the completion of the swing.

Many amateurs create extra movements and incorrect weight shifts in the swing. Make sure the toe of the left foot will roll slightly through impact to the finish position. The rest of the left foot will remain flat on the ground. If the left foot does not remain on the flat on the ground you have created an incorrect weight shift. Many amateurs often spin out through impact and finish position. To prevent the spin out, make sure the left foot is flat on the ground while on the right toes. The right heel will be off the ground.

As you watch the ball fly towards the target think about the positives and negatives of the previous swing. After the completion of the swing you will uncoil from the proper finish position.

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Author: Acharya Vikrmaditya

How to cure joint pain with Yog Mudras and Yoga.

 

It has been found that with changes in diet and food, proper rest, regular Yog Mudras, lifestyle changes, loss excessive weight and we cure joint pain. Yoga for Arthritis improves the blood circulation in joints and helps in removing unwanted toxins and other waste products.This is totally wrong that arthritis patient should not do exercise or it would damage his joints. Now, even the western research has shown that exercise especially Yoga and various Yog Mudras can control Arthritis. Fact is if arthritis patient tries to move joints then pain increases so he does not move the joints and hence problem increases. As there is no movement, the situation becomes worse. So through the yoga for arthritis done slowly, controlled physical movement of joints are helpful for Arthritis patients.

 

Arthritis - 'arth' meaning joint, 'itis' meaning inflammation. The most depressing aspect of the disease is that it does not get easily cured through medicine when it is in chronic stages.

 

How to cure joint pain with different Yog mudras –

 

Vayu Mudra : Fold the index finger on the pad of thumb and press the forefinger through thumb.

• Vayu mudra help in controlling Joint Pain, Muscular Pain, any kind of Numbness, joint Swelling and even Kampan Bai.

 

Diet and Water :

Diet is the most important factor for the joint problem. Healthy diet and water will help to remove waste mater and toxins from the body. Vegetarian diet specially uncooked food, raw juice, sprouted grains and wheat grass juice is very benefical.  The patient should take about 100 ml of wheat grass juice daily in the morning and slowly this quantity should be raised upto 300 ml.

 

• Patient should totally avoid preserved cooked food. Always try to have fresh food.
• Try to avoid rich Vath food like soybeans, Kadi, Arbi, Uradh dal, Rajama, lady finger, baigan, especially curd at night.
• Boiled vegetables, green vegetables, rice cooked with cloves are good to eat.
• Add ginger, methi dana in the diet.
• Drinking plenty of Luke warm water helps remove toxins from the body.
• Fasting once a week is also very helpful.

 

Body Cleansing Kriyas :

Yogic body cleaning processes known as Shatkarmas are extremely powerful in that they work on specific areas of the body that have the maximum impact upon our health. These detoxification techniques are a sort of cleansing that helps the body rid itself of toxins. When the different systems of the body have been purified, the overall result is that energy can flow through the body freely. One's capacity to work, think, digest, taste, feel, experience, etc., increases and greater awareness develops. Enema : Lukewarm enema with lemon juice should be given to the patient.  Arthritis patients should take proper treatment under the guidance of an expert Naturopath, Magneto-therapist, Accupressure Therapist, or Acu-Puncture Therapist.

 

 

YogaAsans:

Simple Yogic basic kriyas like different kind of movement of joints and limps help in improving circulation of blood in these parts of body.  Various other kind of Yogasan like: Vajrasan, Pawanmukatasan, Uttanpadasan, Surya Namasker, Sarapasan, bhuanj asan, padam asan, trikonasan, tarasan, kati chakra asan, Anulom Vilom Pranayam etc. are very helpful for Arthritis patients.

 

Massage:

Whole body massage with herbal oils having essential oil of Garlic, Arand, Methi are very helpful in curing joint pains. A light massage of medicated Ayurveda Mahanarayan Oil on the limbs and joints is also essential.  Red charged oil should be applied over the joints and proper scientific massege should be done over the joints.

 

 

Excretory organs and the foreign matter : The foreign matter should be excreted out through the excretory organs properly  (Skin, Lungs, Intestines and the Kidneys). Hot footbath,steam bath, sun bath hip bath and cooling wet sheek pack, etc. help a lot in excreting out the foreign matter.

 

Hot and cold fomentation : Hot and cold fomentation should be applied over the joints of the patient.  Three minutes hot pack and 1 minute cold pack should be applied for about 12 months.  The treatment should be started with hot pack and end with cold pack.

Chromotherapy plays a vital role in the treatment of arthritis.  Some tips are given below

Green charged water : About 1-2 cups of green charged water should be given to the patient empty stomach three times daily.  This helps in throwing out the  toxic matter from the body.

Herbal Therapy : Ajwayan or methi dana or saunth or lahsun or bathwa or nirgundi, etc. are very useful in the treatment of arthritis.  About 5 gms of methi dana soaked in water or saunth powder 2.5 gms with honey should be given to the patient.

Mud-therapy :  Mud therapy helps a lot in arthritis.  It reduces pain, toxic matter and obesity.

 

 

Healthy Tips.

• Try to avoid Pain Killers. Instead of painkillers use wax packs to control pain.
• Try to control constipation use issabgol, Trifala, bail Powder.
• Try to avoid stress, keep your self cool and away from jealousy for any one. Practise meditational techniques to divert your mind.

 

If you wish to take expert advice on mudras, how to cure joint pain and yog mudras visit http://www.mudrasforhealing.com and can even buy books on relative subjects.

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I am Acharya Vikrmaditya writing this article with all my years of experience doing Yog Mudras and Yoga asans which can cure joint pains and years of Arthritis pain.