Golfers are often surprised to hear about strength training and athletic preparation.
People still believe that the slow pace of golf doesn’t strain their bodies. This is an incorrect assumption.
A golfer is a true power athlete.
You need to be able to control your postural muscles and maintain your explosive drive power if you wish for consistency in your short game.
What is it that a program to improve golfers’ performance requires?
Mobility and Flexibility
A golf swing requires coordination from all parts of your body. Golf swing is an integrated movement that involves all of the joints, starting at the feet and going down to the shoulder and arms. A lack of movement will result in decreased performance and greater stress.
People often use their arms too much to make up for the lack of motion in the upper back. This causes aches and pains all around the shoulders and forearms.
The condition known as golfers elbow is inflammation of the forearm muscles, and tendons. The body will compensate by using the forearms more often than not if there isn’t enough movement in other parts of the chain.
Control of the postural environment
Both the long and short games require postural control.
Good posture is essential for your long-term game / drive. Strength and conditioning has a saying that says, “Good posture is the foundation and starting point of movement.” “you can’t fire a canon from a canoe”As your foundation, your ability to produce power is built on solid posture.
Puttin’ posture is crucial for consistency. You can only achieve this by being able to maintain good posture.
For strength and power
After you have addressed the fundamental principles of posture and mobility, you can move on to the most important part: strength and power.
You can increase your driving ability by using exercises that mimic the movements of golfers.
Correction
Postural correction is the final piece. The result of repetitive movements in the same direction for thousands of repetitions can lead to imbalances in the muscle skeletal system. For example, if you are left handed, your spine will rotate forcibly from right to left hundreds of times during the entire golf season.
You can correct these imbalances by adding an additional phase of strengthening and corrective stretches to your exercise routine.
All of it together
To make your program effective and noticeable, it must be based upon a thorough assessment of your posture. This will allow you to tailor your exercises to your individual needs.
You should look around for a coach that can assess your mobility, posture and flexibility in order to create a program specific to your sport.
After the assessment has been completed, the data can then be used for the design of your first programs. You and your coach will be focusing on foundations. These qualities are vital for your ability to build strength, power, and performance. Without a strong foundation in flexibility mobility, and good posture, you cannot increase your strength or power.
After the foundations have been laid, strength and power can easily be increased. This is where you will see the most improvements in your game. The combination of that new power and the skills you acquired in the foundation stage will allow you to consistently hit the ball farther and straighter.
It’s time to address the specific postural issues that golfers have to deal with after a season of great golf. You will be able to maintain your best posture while allowing for fluid movement and strength.
Happy golfing