“How should I warm up before I play a round of golf?” This is one of the most common questions that I get as a physical therapist who works with all levels of golfers. If you ask any golf professional, you may get a variety of answers. The best strategy I’ve found is to keep it simple and eliminate additional …
Has your golf instructor ever asked you to make a change to your swing and your body just can’t complete the task? A golf swing might look simple from a distance, but it’s a highly complex and coordinated movement involving many parts of the body. The right combination of flexibility, strength, balance and timing is critical to executing an effective …
Are you someone who is looking to advance your golf game? Maybe you’re already doing a gym routine or golf-specific exercise program, but are they the same exercises on repeat? There are so many great golf exercises out there, but dynamically challenging your body is where you will continue to level up your game. Although simple exercises are great and …
One of the most important aspects of a successful golf swing is finding balance between stability and mobility of your swing. An imbalance of stability in the lower back and mobility of the mid-back may be what is limiting your full potential to utilize power through your golf swing. If you are tight, you can’t get full range in your …
Want to improve leg strength? Add these two exercises into your weekly routine. Be sure to tempo three seconds down and one second up to simultaneously improve your power. Rear Elevated Split Squat 3×15 Begin with one foot placed behind you on a standard height surface. Bend both knees down and hinge hips keeping back straight. Return to starting position, …
There may be no other muscle group that can drive power in your golf swing more than the glutes. This muscle group is comprised of three muscles that maintain stability and produce force in our movements. Unlike some of our big ‘mover’ muscles such as hamstrings, the glute muscle group is meant for force production. The glute muscles do not …
Power is a hot topic across all sports. How can we gain more power to become a better athlete? Unlike most sports, golf is unique, as the ball we are contacting is static prior to contact. Although this may seem like an advantage, this causes power generation to be solely produced by the athlete. So, let’s break it down. Power …
As a physical therapist, I believe that everyone should train balance starting as young adults. The benefits of training balance go far beyond the ability to avoid falling. Training balance can strengthen your neuromuscular system, improve the strength in your stability muscles and reduce the risk of injury. Balance is often not included in the focus of training related to …
Reaching your full potential of movement during your backswing can have a huge impact on the power of your golf swing. It seems that the spine’s ability, or inability, to rotate gets too much credit for being a limitation to finding optimal range. If you find yourself struggling with power, or difficulty with swaying or sliding during your golf swing, …
I recently sat down with our Head Golf Instructor at the Four Seasons Golf & Sports Club, Jack Daneshmand, to compare what we find most common in each of our practices. For Jack, naming the swing fault he sees most often came very quickly: early extension. There are multiple physical reasons a golfer may demonstrate early extension, causing inaccurate contact …
