Hey all, so I broke my back 6 years ago and have Struggled with full range of motion ever since. Needless to say, I haven’t been able to golf much since the accident. I used to shoot fairly decent scores. Mid 80s average. I am trying to get back into the game that I love, but have found that rotation is a struggle. My old swing was just too much for my back. I found the S&T method and I like the results so far (I actually draw the ball…. That has never happened!) but I have found that in order to properly “have a relationship” with the ball I have to stand much farther away from the ball and bend down to it. Otherwise, my shoulder turn is just too flat. This takes away a lot of consistency and my miss is a SUPER thin line drive, but it seems to be the only way I can take a divot and not scoop the ball off the turf. Is there something else I can try or any other method I can try to get a better relationship to the ball?
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Welcome to this great members forum community, @Andrew Smith!
Below is an excerpt from the S&T book on the prescribed setup.
Beyond that, does your back allow you to execute the tilting, turning, and extending motions without strain or discomfort? Here's a good way to check. If you tilt toward the target while keeping your head in place you will introduce the other components of turning and extending to put your body in the perfect backswing position with your shoulder oriented downward towards the ball. To get a feel for the coordinating of these elements we can reverse engineer it like this: Without a club in your hands rest the top of your forehead against a wall to keep it in place. Without allowing your head to move execute the forward side tilting motion and watch what happens. Magically your lead shoulder has turned downward, and your spine has extended. There's your backswing!