Last week we targeting flexibility in the torso and this week I want to address upper body strength. Personally I am a big believer in cross training and I believe in the value of weight training for golf.
A well known research study evaluated the factors effecting club head speed in older golfers. The median age of the golfers tested was 64.5. They found two major physical factors effecting club head speed – flexibility in the torso and upper body strength.
As we age the nervous system becomes compromised and often one of the first physical changes we experience is a loss of good balance. In the golf swing we need balance from address through the finish position.
Perfect posture? The importance of proper posture while walking. As I reminisce as a child playing golf with my father I barely remember using a golf cart. (Perhaps he was fearful that I would tip the cart which did occur).
For senior golfers I recommend you begin the poses by moving very slowly, inhaling and exhaling through the nose with each pose. Practice the poses four days a week, in the morning (right after coffee) and in the evening right before bedtime.
A new series of exercises designed to benefit your game but also designed to give you relief from the discomfort associated with tight, restricted muscles and joints. This series is great for golfers who are very busy, you can do these stretches throughout the day in your office.
Senior golfers lose flexibility and strength with age which results in loss of club head speed, distance, as well as balance. Soreness and stiffness is an issue for many older golfers.
• Lower body - Promotes more power and an efficient Kinematic sequence. • Core - builds better posture, more consistency and helps reduce back pain • Upper body - more turn and action in the hands and wrists
• 10 physical assessments • 10 minute pre-round warm up • Lower body - More power • Core - get a healthier back • Upper body - get a bigger turn • Better Balance - helps you in uneven lies.