How Your Posture Affects Your Golf Swing (Simple Adjustment, HUGE RESULT)
7 golfers recommended it · 2022–2026
Explainer · Intermediate
Shows how a small posture adjustment, with hips behind the ankles, affects the swing and early extension.
Why golfers recommend it
- Setup hips behind ankles
- Hips too far back setup
- Great video on posture and mechanics
- Upright posture with timestamp
- Knees too bent, weight distribution
- Good vid for setup
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
7 comments from Reddit
u/Efficient-Mind-2213 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips? Have been trying to be more shallow”
Watch this video regarding setup. Having the hips too far back makes it harder to not early extend. ▶ this video
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u/Jrapin 2021 · r/GolfSwing · in “Early extension session”
The vast majority of early extension comes from set up being unbalanced which causes the body to adjust during the swing to compensate for the forces that build. Check out this video, it's jus one from these guys that goes into this. ▶ this video
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u/Drewqt 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “8 Iron. Play a Draw. Any Major weaknesses?”
It would definitely help. ▶ this video. I wouldn't worry about your backswing too much, it's relatively on plane if a tad under your hands at P2.
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u/PsychologicalNewt99 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Tips please? Started last month”
Here is a good vid to help with your set up: ▶ this video
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u/zonacoyote 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Working on hip and body rotation, pretty sure I need help with setup and everything else ;P”
More upright posture. Try this video for more explanation. 4:00 mark is exactly what you are doing and this setup could be the cause of the extension in your backswing as they describe: ▶ this video
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u/GolfExplained 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Need help with irons”
Your posture looks pretty bent over. The angle is bad but you look extremely unbalanced at setup. There's issues, but id fix the setup first and see what happens after. ▶ this video
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u/MagicMarker14 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Been playing for about 5 months and struggling with shanking the ball a lot. Any tips?”
I think your setup causes this. Your knees are too bent. Also weight distribution on the foot. Check out this video ▶ this video
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