A sway is any excessive lower body lateral movement away from the target during the backswing.  If we aren’t rotating around the hip but moving laterally it will cause the pelvis to side bend and anterior tilt excessively which just loads the hip and dramatically reduces the intra-articular space in the hip.  If you do this enough it will most certainly lead to hip complications down the road.

Mobility restrictions with hip internal rotation, ankle eversion, thoracic spine extension/rotation, tibial internal rotation, or stability limitations in the hip or “core” can all be factors leading to the sway characteristic.  That’s a long list of possibilities.  Of course I will always say you need to get screened to find out what you need to work on, but here’s some correctives for a couple of the most common restrictions. 

Hip Mobility - https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Cx8C2gcDD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Thoracic Mobility - https://www.instagram.com/p/CALbg-sgMSF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

• When your score can’t be verified by another person
• While being coached on the course
• When you play using non-conforming clubs, non-conforming balls, or non-conforming tees;
• When you don't play the required number of holes, Less than 6 for 9, less than 14 for 18.  For the holes you haven’t played, you post net par for the hole.
• And when you are not playing your own ball — scrambles, shambles or foursomes (alternate shot).

And remember...A key tenet of the World Handicap System is that it is based on the fact that a you will try to make the best score at every hole in every round. 

So you post just about everything and that includes scores when you play Preferred Lies or adapting to modified Holes due to the Coronavirus !

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