tips for improving posture and balanced positioning?

[rainmaker]

As to posture, here's how I have been working on mine. Instead of thinking about my shoulders or back, I think about my belly. If I pretend like I'm trying to make my back and my belly touch on the inside (this will never actually happen!! but it's how I imagine it), I find that everything pretty much everything falls into the right place. By pulling both belly and lower back in, I'm not artificially curving one or the other, and my spine seems to be much straighter, so my shoulders aren't dropped. To get my head in line I try to line up my eyebrows so that I"m not frowning, and not "questioning". If my head is in the middle of that, my chin's about right. Experiment in front of a mirror. That's the fastest way to get it right.

[ChrisSportsFan]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

As to posture, here's how I have been working on mine. Instead of thinking about my shoulders or back, I think about my belly. If I pretend like I'm trying to make my back and my belly touch on the inside (this will never actually happen!! but it's how I imagine it), I find that everything pretty much everything falls into the right place. By pulling both belly and lower back in, I'm not artificially curving one or the other, and my spine seems to be much straighter, so my shoulders aren't dropped. To get my head in line I try to line up my eyebrows so that I"m not frowning, and not "questioning". If my head is in the middle of that, my chin's about right. Experiment in front of a mirror. That's the fastest way to get it right.

"To get my head in line I try to line up my eyebrows so that I"m not frowning, and not "questioning". If my head is in the middle of that, my chin's about right."

Do what???????????

[jkjenning]

Originally posted by rainmaker
By pulling both belly and lower back in, I'm not artificially curving one or the other, and my spine seems to be much straighter, so my shoulders aren't dropped.

Practiced this all day today -> very good advice - thanks!
It will be important to make good posture a habit so that striving for good posture while on the court is not a distraction from the game. The same sort of distraction occurs when first learning 3-person because I'm focused somewhat equally on the court coverages and the action on the court.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by ChrisSportsFan

"To get my head in line I try to line up my eyebrows so that I"m not frowning, and not "questioning". If my head is in the middle of that, my chin's about right."

Do what???????????

If my chin is too high, I tend to frown my eyebrows down, like someone who's wearing new hard contact lenses. If my chin is too low, my eyebrows go way up, as though I'm asking a question, or feeling uncertain. If my head is just right, my eyebrows are relaxed and I look more relaxed and confident. It also helps keep my back in proper alignment, so my overall posture looks better.

[ChrisSportsFan]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

If my chin is too high, I tend to frown my eyebrows down, like someone who's wearing new hard contact lenses. If my chin is too low, my eyebrows go way up, as though I'm asking a question, or feeling uncertain. If my head is just right, my eyebrows are relaxed and I look more relaxed and confident. It also helps keep my back in proper alignment, so my overall posture looks better.

Oh,.............um..................ok! I guess I never really thought about how my eyebrows could help align my back and posture. Um, I'll have to try it.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by ChrisSportsFan

Oh,.............um..................ok! I guess I never really thought about how my eyebrows could help align my back and posture. Um, I'll have to try it.

Does the same hold true for ear hairs?