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Tips on keeping your head up

philly169

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Evening all, I've just been looking at a few videos or my swing in recent weeks and I've noticed that I put my head down and keep it down when I setup to the ball and swing - I think I have just done this for so long it seems right..

Any tips on how to keep your head up and still get your eyes over the ball?

Here is a pic from October 2010 (Left) and Feb 2011 (right)

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In picture 2, take that scarf, pull it up and attach one end to the rafters at the range, bet you won't put your head down then!!!! :D

Posture looks to have got a bit sloppy, hunched shoulders. Pull your shoulders back a bit and and stick your arse out a bit to feel an arch in the small of your back (just so it's comfortable). This will help bring your chin off your chest.

You can practice this in a mirror at home to get the feeling.
 
Quick Tip - When you look at the ball try to look "down your nose" and not over the bridge of the nose as you are doing in the pics.

Use the tip of your nose as a "marker" to work out the best ball to nose-tip position for you.
 
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