Golf Swing
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We spend countless hours on the driving range in an effort to improve our golf swing. Hundreds or even thousands of dollars are spent on golf lessons. It all adds up to a lot of time and money spent on improving the golf swing. Unfortunately, for many golfers their scores never improve, and they find themselves frustrated and asking, “what do I have to do?” If this is you and this question has crossed your mind, the answer to your question could be as easy as looking in the mirror. The failure of improvement may have absolutely nothing to do with your new driver you are swinging or the Professional Teaching Pro helping you with your swing. It could all do with the man in the mirror - you! Yes you, the physical body swinging the golf club. Keep in mind the golf club does not perform the mechanics of the golf swing. It is you and your body executing the mechanics of the golf swing together. And for every action, there is a reaction. When you learned to play baseball did you focus on the bat or your body? The point to make here is your body directly affects the mechanics of the golf swing. And no matter what you do in terms of practice or instruction, these alterations will not go away until you address them. Just as you address swing faults, you must address your physical faults. Is it flexibility, a strength issue, or incorrect motor patterns. In the golf swing the body must move through an extended range of motion for an efficient swing to occur. Much is contingent upon the ability of the body to coil and uncoil certain muscles that are involved in the golf swing, and if these muscles are “tight” they will directly affect your golf swing. For example: In the TPI assessment we assess the external rotation of the shoulders. Normal rotation should begin at 90 degrees and in a perfect world, rotate to 110 degrees. If you have limited shoulder mobility, some mechanical swing faults could follow? If you have been told, your club crosses the line, you have the flying elbow, or broken left arm at the top of the back swing, is this really a mechanical issue? The coaching cues could be to hold the pizza, catch the rain, hold the tray? Do you know why? The trail arm on the backswing needs to rotate (fold vs. bend) around 15-20 degrees, if there is a physical issue, the arm will then compensate by bending causing the club to cross, elbow to fly and lead arm bent.
A person could continue to take lessons and hear the same thing over and over again. You could have saved yourself time and money by understanding the cause and not the effect. Through education and experience we know there is a definite correlation between golf and your physical issues. Golf stretches enhance the flexibility of your body in relation to your swing. Golf stretches often return muscles that are “tight” such as the hamstrings to their proper length. This results in the ability of your body to perform the proper sequence of the golf swing correctly. If you are one of many golfers who are not finding their golf swing improving through practice and instruction, take a moment and look at the body swinging the golf club. This very well may be the real cause of your mechanical swing problems. Chris Ownbey Over 15 years in the Fitness and Golf Industry. Certified through the Titleist Performance Institute. Questions: See my ad Chris Ownbey Golf Fitness Healthy Body = Healthy Game! |
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