I looked at them, and the 2nd set looks a lot better to me. In fact, the 2nd set looks great! You'll need to work on your alignment to hit the dog next time!
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Originally Posted by Ian Hancock Spine angle looks alot better, just stick your bum out a little more at address to creat a more athletic posture and that should be fine. |
Since Ian mentioned this, I think it's worth bringing up as a general talking point. Ernie Els makes a big deal about posture in his book, especially this little move of releasing the butt. It's an easy detail to forget, but it has the effect of straightening the spine so the shoulders are less rounded, and when the shoulders are less rounded there's less tension in them and they turn better. I think many of us tend to keep the spine tucked under when we reach down for the club at setup, and unless we make a conscious release, it stays that way. I know it's that way for me. When you first try releasing the butt, it feels...odd, at first. But it helps, no question about it.
The feeling I try for when I setup is as if I'm doing a formal bow to the ball, and even then I have to remember consciously to release my butt. It is *so* easy to forget that detail, though.