Lynn Marriott

“BALANCE EXERCISES • Hit five shots with your feet together. • Hit five shots, standing on your right foot. • Hit five shots, standing on your left foot. • Hit five shots with your eyes closed. • Hit five shots using only your left arm and standing on your right foot. • Hit five shots using only your right arm and standing on your left foot. • Hit five shots barefooted. • Hit five shots, standing on your left toes. • Hit five shots, standing on your right toes. Do each exercise with a variety of clubs and see how many swings you can finish in balance. If it is difficult, start with small swings and a slower tempo. Pick the exercises that match your skill level, and as you get better, move on to the others. • Hit a chip shot standing on your right foot and using your left arm. Alternate by standing on your left foot and swinging with your right arm. Do this five times. • Hit putts alternating between standing on the right foot only, left foot only, on the toes of the right foot, on the toes of the left foot, and eyes closed and feeling a low center of gravity. • Hit ten consecutive bunker shots in which you finish with your weight on your front foot. Vary each shot to different targets. • Hit five shots left-handed if you are a right-handed player, and right-handed if you are a left-handed player. Do it with a 7-iron turned around. Do the same on the chipping green. • Juggle with three golf balls for four minutes. Functional Balance: You are able to hit ten consecutive shots with your feet together, five on only the left foot, and five on only the right foot, all finishing in balance. Masterful Balance: You can hit ten consecutive shots with your feet together, ten on your right foot only, ten on your left foot only, five with your eyes closed, five standing on the toes of your right foot, and five standing on the toes of your left foot, all finishing in balance.”
― Lynn Marriott, Play Your Best Golf Now: Discover VISION54's 8 Essential Playing Skills