{"id":9003,"date":"2026-09-29T12:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/golf-tips-for-seniors-the-very-full-swing\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:26:04","slug":"golf-tips-for-seniors-the-very-full-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/golf-tips-for-seniors-the-very-full-swing\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Tips for Seniors: The Very Full Swing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-d-component=\"text\">A three-handicap golfer from Port St. Lucie, Florida, spent the day at Par T, where we had a chance to examine her swing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\" data-d-component=\"text\">She explained that she had shortened her backswing and was now keeping more balls in the fairway. Despite her shorter backswing, she remains a highly competitive golfer with a three handicap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\" data-d-component=\"text\">She has always had a long, powerful swing, with a huge shoulder turn and a backswing reminiscent of John Daly&#8217;s long-drive style. She still makes solid contact and maintains excellent directional control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w6asjq_TextBase _85PZeG_Text\" data-d-component=\"text\">At 60, she outdrives many golfers who are younger or shorter hitters.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1383\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thenewirmonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Robin-All_2025_630x350.jpg?resize=99%2C131&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"131\" align=\"left\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1524\">Most of us develop shorter backswings as we age. However, practicing an occasional overswing can help maintain flexibility and preserve as much swing length as possible.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1593\">&mdash; <strong data-start=\"1528\" data-end=\"1541\">Robin All<\/strong>, PGA Life Member<br data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1561\" \/>Give me a call: <strong data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1593\">803-238-1655<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A three-handicap golfer from Port St. Lucie, Florida, spent the day at Par T, where we had a chance to examine her swing. She explained that she had shortened her backswing and was now keeping more balls in the fairway. Despite her shorter backswing, she remains a highly competitive golfer<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/golf-tips-for-seniors-the-very-full-swing\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[52],"tags":[992,955],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-9003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-golf-tips-for-seniors","tag-robin-all"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Full-Swing-_2026_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9003","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=9003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}