It's the most common 'pain/injury' complaints of golfers. And it can be super-frustrating for those who suffer regular bouts of it …
It restricts your ability to practice and to play. To get the 'repetitions' in that you need to improve ...
You guessed it. It's lower back pain.
And one of those most common causes of lower back discomfort in golfers is the lower crossed syndrome or 'S-Posture'.
Read MoreYou would be hard pressed to find a golf magagzine these days where one of the 'tips from the tour' doesn't mention something about how the Pro works hard on 'Maintaining their Posture' throughout their golf swing...
Today I want to give you a little insight into what that means exactly...
And then we are going to branch off into a Super-Important TPI Screen ...
That you can try at home ...
And that could give you an insight at to why YOU struggle to 'Maintain Your Posture' ...
I have a major swooping bird phobia …OK, there, I said it ...
"...My name is Andrew, The Golf Fitness PT and I'm scared of swooping birds..."
I feel like there should be a support group for people like me !!
I've been done by Magpies at various times over the years ...
And I've also had a run-in or two with a pair of Plovers ,,. both on a golf course ...
On Friday we chatted about the benefits of lifting weights for golfers.
Getting stronger was the theme ...
(As well as addressing media trepidation around the way modern golfers are training).
We encountered some great reasons for a golfer to go about getting strong in the right places ...
Reduced injury risk and more club-head speed were two of the biggies ...
However ...I got ahead of myself ...again ...!!
There's a CRUCIAL step or two that comes well before jumping under a 100kg back-squat for 3 reps ...
Have you ever thought about the feeling that shiny, dirty, worn grips transmit through your body ...?
The potential loss of confidence they may bring ...?
So you just can't commit properly to each shot ...?
If you are regularly getting to the gym already with Golf Fitness in mind, I applaud you. But chances are, you are relying on a Self-Designed or Generic Exercise Program rather working with a Qualified Golf Fitness Professional.
Something is better than nothing right? Only to a point...
The exercises you are doing in themselves may be OK. But put them in the context of your own individual strengths and weaknesses and its entirely possible to do yourself and your game more harm than good. Or, at best, get little to no beneficial result from all your hard work.
In this post we look at common problem shots that ‘Early Extension’ causes, how to quickly and easily figure out if you are an ‘Early Extender’ and what to do about it from a physical point of view if you are…
Read MoreResearch tells us that 54% of the power delivered to the shoulders and arms in the golf swing, is generated by the LEGS and the CORE! The CORE muscles connect the LEGS to the shoulders and arms. Therefore, the CORE helps to transfer and deliver the power generated by the LEGS to the shoulders and arms and then through to the golf ball.
Conclusion: in order to hit the ball further we need to improve the stability and strength in your LEGS and your CORE to generate more power, more club-head speed and out-drive your friends!
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