{"id":7357,"date":"2025-07-07T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T15:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/left-handers-time-to-set-up-for-success\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T15:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T15:17:29","slug":"left-handers-time-to-set-up-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/left-handers-time-to-set-up-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-Handers: Time to Set Up for Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\"><i>By Robin All, PGA Life Member<\/i><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"558\">If you&rsquo;re a left-handed golfer, take time to analyze your swing from multiple angles! Ask a friend to video your swing using your iPhone &mdash; face-on, down-the-line, and even overhead if possible. Compare these videos to slow-motion swings from pros you see on TV or in golf books and magazines. Visual feedback is one of the most powerful tools for improvement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"745\">If you&#8217;re right-handed, don&rsquo;t skip this either! Watching a left-hander can be a great learning opportunity, since you&rsquo;re both swinging in the same direction &mdash; just mirrored!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"926\">You can also practice in front of a mirror or use your shadow with the sun or a light behind you. Both are simple but effective tools to check your posture, alignment, and motion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"1153\">Finally, <strong data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"989\">seek instruction from seasoned PGA professionals<\/strong> &mdash; especially those with deep experience teaching and playing. The tips you get from well-meaning friends (or even YouTube) aren&rsquo;t always what you need <em data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1152\">right now<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1226\">Work smart, practice with purpose &mdash; and swing with confide<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1226\"><i>For more information on golf instruction call 803 238 1655.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Robin All, PGA Life Member If you&rsquo;re a left-handed golfer, take time to analyze your swing from multiple angles! Ask a friend to video your swing using your iPhone &mdash; face-on, down-the-line, and even overhead if possible. Compare these videos to slow-motion swings from pros you see on TV<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/left-handers-time-to-set-up-for-success\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[52],"tags":[992,955],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-7357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-golf-tips-for-seniors","tag-robin-all"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RobinALL-Left_2025_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}