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Club, Take Another Lesson… Robert Mottram, PT,
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Unknowing to most, one’s golf swing execution is not based on what type of golf club, ball or golf school one attends. Although the time and monies you spend with those items are an intricate part of the game, it’s your ability to perform the required movements of the swing that is the most important part of the sport. Golfers will buy the latest "straight hitting" equipment, join the nicest country clubs and pay for multiple instruction lessons and materials thinking that is all they need to play. They assume they are physically capable to swing correctly. Then, to their dismay, are frustrated with their poor performance or lack of improvement. Whether you have a $400 golf club or $400 an hour golf instructor, you still need to have the physical capabilities to swing the club correctly. While there are many ways to swing a club, there are similarities that every swing possesses. It’s these basic fundamentals that are important in order to establish a sound, dependable and safe golf swing. The physical qualities of the joint, muscular and nervous systems will in large part determine your ability to swing a club. Therefore, proper physical training, not just concentrating harder or beating balls, will help develop the necessary physical tools you’ll need. "But golf is just a game, it’s not really a sport," you say? In fact golf is not just a game, it’s a precise physical activity. The physical requirements on the body to play golf are equal to any sport you will ever play, probably more than most. The golf swing is considered an exact high velocity motor skill movement, requiring an careful integration of strength, flexibility, endurance and power, which results in the proper neuromuscular control to achieve the best results. In less than 2 seconds one will move their body from a complete stop to as high as 1000 degrees per second shoulder speed and over a 200-degree range of motion. "Well I’ll just practice and play to get in golf shape." You must realize that golf itself doesn’t build fitness…in fact golf alone doesn’t even maintain a good level of fitness. There isn’t enough time or physical training stimulus to the body to result in a fitness training effect. The time factor is so short that it’s almost impossible to increase muscle efficiency or activation from just the golf swing itself. Because the speed of the swing is so fast, about a second, it’s difficult to feel which muscles are activating or firing. Any weak link in the chain of high-energy activity of the golf swing will affect the outcome of the swing Discovering and understanding your own physical limitations and strengths is paramount when attempting to learn and play this sport of a lifetime. For it is difficult to develop a plan of movement for what you can’t quantify, understand or feel clearly. In many cases, the inability to consistently perform a specific movement in golf is caused by the inability of the neuro-muscular (brain to body) system to perform that maneuver. Unfortunately, many people fail to establish the proper physical requirements to allow them the opportunity to execute a sound golf swing. This may also lead to physical injury and mental disappointment. "So what should I do?" Start by getting a Golf Physical Ability Assessment. This comprehensive golf physical and instruction program will help you identify what areas of your golf physical abilities you need to improve, and give you a specific program that will improve your capacity for a better golfing performance. Learn what corrective exercises and golf performance exercises are best for you. Old injuries, or surgeries, pain or physical limitations will all affect your swing and golfing enjoyment. What your training program will do for YOU
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