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Turn a bitter swing to a better swing.
By Steve Mcmurray
It's a cold miserable day here and I've been sitting on my duff a lot...too much. Now that it is harder to get out and golf, the motivation for exercise is less. So it's time for a little inspirational reading about golf, golfing and golfers. More than that though it is the best time to work on my flexibility and muscle tone but it is hard to get motivated. In fact, I got so frustrated at my swing this year that I told myself that it just isn't worth it. But then... I had a round where I found myself in the groove and wondered what happened. Such inconsistency is the bane to good golfing and perhaps one of the main reasons why we want to give up and turn bitter against the game. Yet there is just something about the game that draws you back... Since I am bound to the game, I might as well make the most of it and follow through on a game plan for better, more consistent golf. One of the things most of us struggle with is bad golf swing habits. We learned all of the wrong things from someone else, tried to mimic other golfers or things that we have read... Yet we have never taken the time to really identify the source of the swing flaw. Earlier this year I began applying the physical therapy principles that I know from my practice and I discovered the poor movement patterns that prevented me from a consistent golf swing. Once I began to apply these things, I found the game to be a lot more satisfying and even less painful. At fiftysomething, my old scars are less pliable, but to my surprise I found a better swing was doable. Interestingly, I find the younger golfers as well as some of the old timers are following Tiger's lead of taking golf conditioning seriously. There were others before him of course. Greg Norman was one of the first to advocate golf fitness... At any rate, if golf is to be enjoyed for a lifetime, we need to learn from a good instructor but we also need the help of a fitness trainer who can easily identify the bodily restrictions that prevent you and me from turning our bitter swings into better swings. The time spent with a trained physical therapist and golf instructor is the best golf investment anyone can make. It's time for me to get off of my duff and start exercising. For golfing tips from a physical therapist's perspective, check out http://www.ezgolfrx.com and http://www.gologolfitness.com Steve McMurray MPT |
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