The 3 Deadly Don'ts

Before doing the following exercise be aware that you may cause your body some discomfort, so be careful and do not risk injury. Do not hold the positions for long, just get the base feeling. Try humming while trying each of the following four positions, listen to the change in sound as tension increases.

•  As shown in first picture L->R below, using La Dance du Golf. Start in a relaxed, soft, natural position, body upright looking directly in front, feet hips distance apart, arms bent to 45° and softly touching the torso and simply turn into the "back swing" position, i.e. body turned fully away from the target. Get a feeling of this position, relaxed tension free - use this as your marker.
• Now make the turn, but this time keeping the lead heel planted on the ground as per the 2nd picture; stop for a while and feel what is happening to your body and compare to your first position.
• Now at address, lift your lead arm up to shoulder level, keeping it totally straight, then keeping your lead heel planted, make your turn as per picture 3; again stopping and holding for a while to feel the comparison.
• Finally, with your lead arm straight out, your lead heel firmly planted, turn but now do not move your head at all. At the end of the turn, feel the tension in your body, how limited your movement is, how uncomfortable it feels. Please do not hold this position for long!

You should have felt increasing pressure, stress, tension on your body with each additional deadly don't. Additionally, if you were humming while doing the exercise the sound changes should have been quite marked.

Finish off by going back to La Dance du Golf position and experience the difference, the ease of making the movement. It shows you just how damaging and limiting modern concepts of the deadly don'ts actually are.