What Is Early Extension In Your Golf Swing?
Early extension in the golf swing is illustrated by the hips moving towards the target line at impact. This sort of move in a golf swing guarantees a change in spine angle at the impact position. This causing a variety of inefficient swing characteristics.
The Titleist Performance Institute, or TPI, has proven that 99% of t
he individuals that fail the deep squat test will suffer from early extension in their golf swings. Let’s test you to see if you can pass the deep squat test. So get up out of your chair, and stand perfectly erect. Raise your arms up in the air. Now simply squat into a position where your thighs break a plane parallel to the ground. Did your heels come off of the floor? If so, there is a 99% chance that you are early extending in your golf swing.
The reason that you are having trouble keeping your heels on the floor is due to your physical limitations surrounding Dorsiflexion of the Ankles.
The range of motion in your ankle s are most certainly factors in early extension. Another way to test mobility in the ankles is to take a knee. Then slide the knee that is up in the air past your toes, preferably about three to four inches past the toes. Again, if the heel comes up off the floor you are likely to early extend in your golf swing.
If you are experiencing early extension in your golf swing and do not seem to have limitations concerning Dorsiflexion of the Ankles, don’t be alarmed. There are other limitations that can cause early extension as well. Just to name a few; you could be suffering from limitations surrounding stability in knees, mobility in the hips, or stability in the lower back.
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