Adopt an athletic golf posture holding a sock at each end and maintain that tension. From the address position, with arms hanging down, make a smooth full turn and keep hold of that tension.

GOLF Teacher to Watch Rick Silva shares his easy steps for players to correct their bad golf posture, which will help lead to better shots.

So how can you easily work on your golf swing posture? According to Jason Baile, a GOLF Top 100 Teacher and director of instruction at the Jupiter Hills Club, just use an elastic band.

Jonathan Avalos, one of Golf Digest's 50 Best Fitness Trainers in America, is demonstrating here what good posture looks like (below). It comes from bending forward from the hip joints, not the waist.

Editor's note: Each week, Megan Padua, a teaching professional at Maidstone Club (East Hampton, N.Y.) and Belfair Plantation (Bluffton, S.C.), and one of Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers, offers ...

Today's tip "Now that we are in the heat of the season, it is important to work on your posture. Bad habits will creep back into your swing, but proper posture can correct some of these faults.