Just curious

[pokerlife]

What swing faults would feet that are square to the target line but the shoulders are slightly closed produce?

 

[Kevin Shields]

Id have to say none

 

[Phil Rosenbaum]

Thats the shields pattern zero isnt it.....

 

[pokerlife]

Wow none? Just noticed Ive been setting up this way for over a year. I don't have perfect posture from a bad car wreck i was in and my shoulders are kinda rounded and extend out a little past my back once i setup to the ball..
Anyways i read something about your feet and shoulders are not always aligned the same once you setup so i checked them yesterday.. Laid a shaft across them and they point well right of the ball and target..

Could this be a reason for my flat backswing , over the top move and flippy impact? Seems to me with closed shoulders the only was to get back to the ball would be over the top or to flip.

 

[Kevin Shields]

I was just saying the things you pointed out wouldnt CAUSE anything faults. Each individual can make a set up upgrade to hopefully facilitate a swing change. But no one should say that anything in the set up would definitively cause anything....maybe encourage at best.

Plenty of good players with closed shoulders relative to feet. Most top players will err, however, to slightly open shoulders with a higher right arm at address. Most, not all, before I get blasted by an RFT guy.

 

[spmurph]

What might open shoulders encourage?

 

[Jared Willerson]

Swinging more left.