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Which posture for the average sized - height, limbs, etc - golfer and motion offers the best alignment of the spine in terms of efficiency of result and safeguard from injury? thanks.

Very Complex Question..but a Great Question....What ever delivers the optimum alignment and application of force...even if it does destroy the body per Jack Nicklaus....

The movements in the golf swing are by no means simple and safe on the body...

If you want a golf swing to be safe...It is built like a "School Bus"..which is safe..but at high speeds around tight curves is very unsafe...

If you want to a high performance golf swing..It should be built like a "Ferrari or Porsche" and able to maintain speed and stability through tight turns...

At this Medical Profession who is recently getting involved in the Golf Industry who have a lot of knowledge about the Human Machine...have very little knowledge in regards to the Golfing Machine and it's trillions of Variations are suggesting we set up and drive "School Buses"...

PGA Tour Players drive high performance machines...eventually they will wear down or even crash!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by lagster

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Neutral pelvis? How is Mr. Baddeley's pelvis situated in relation to NEUTRAL in the picture posted? Which pro's pictures have a neutral pelvis?

Don't SOME the back problems of Mr. Nicklaus shoe up more from the face-on view? He had/has the "reverse C".

Hard to Tell..when clothes are on and they are only pictures!!! But you can guess!!! To me Badds has some "Swayback..going on!"

Nicklaus back problems come from not only the rotation ...but the excessive changes form lateral bending left and right versus the flexion forward and extension backward...The Angles in the 4 sections of his spine were constantly changing....

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Originally Posted by annikan skywalker

as- i believe i read somewhere that the early MORAD model (ca 1980s?) was tough on the back and was changed as a result ... can you shed some light on what those changes might be and what specifically in the old model was bad on the back and what in the new model is better for it and what tradeoffs in performance (distance, accuracy, etc) those changes produce. thanks.

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Originally Posted by djd

I never heard that...but you could be right...the early MORAD "swing" had a lot of Hip Acceleration ....but for the changes...there are way to many versions....

Some tour players I can think of that have/had back trouble are...

George Archer
Paul Azinger
Michael Bradley
Fred Couples
Ernie Els
Hale Irwin
Peter Jacobsen
Davis Love
Jack Nicklaus
Frank Nobilo
Payne Stewart
Lee Trevino
Fuzzy Zoeller

Some that have played/playing for many years with little or no injury that I have heard of...

Sam Snead
Gary Player
Craig Stadler
Nick Price
Miller Barber
Jay Haas
Raymond Floyd
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Dana Quigley

Do you think the difference is technique, genetics, posture, conditioning... or other factors?

Well ...you got Stads and Gary Player in the healthy column...so I think the "conditioning theory" is out the window...but I could believe genetics and perhaps style....

BTW...I know the only conditioning Stads enjoys is Duck Hunting in South America and working out with 12 ounce curls...