I always ask golfers if they have a fitness program.

My usual response.. is “NO!”  or “What is it?”

A golf fitness program is tailored to your needs once we do a TPI Screen to see your faults.

Everyone has swing faults to some degree…  so instead of changing your stands or club; change your body so it’s easier for you to get into certain positions to achieve greater potential.

Golf is a game of consistency and posture!

• 63% of novice golfers are reported to suffer from back pain
• 30% of professional golfers are playing while injured
• 60% of those who were injured during golf still report being troubled by their injures

What are the benefits?

Golf fitness training is not reserved for the young. Golfers aged 55-75 have also benefited from strength and flexibility training – both in terms of general health parameters and their performance on the course.

For the more serious golfers, conditioning can no longer be seen as an unnecessary add-on to their practice routine. Just as a committed amateur athlete spends time on their technique AND their fitness, so must the golfer who demands to be the best they can. There is a caveat however…

In order to improve performance in any sport, training must be specific to the demands of the game involved. Of the few golfers who do appreciate the importance of physical training, most still make the mistake of following a general fitness routine.

If you want hit every shot consistently further you need to take a different approach. Not a more complicated approach. Not a more time-consuming approach. A more golf-specific approach.

Contact Me Today – 602-316-0305

Schedule a Intro to Golf Performance Assessment.

In the medical field it actually has a name: Upper Crossed Syndrome.

If you sit at a desk eight hours a day or more… hunched over your computer or slouched while watching TV you may have C Posture.

Dr. Vladmir Janda noticed the same pattern of muscle imbalances on so many people that he came up with the name.

What does it mean to me… the golfer?

The most significant joint restriction seen in the C-Posture is the lack of thoracic spine extension or (limited backward bend or arching of the upper back).

Lack of T-Spine extension can lead to severe loss of spinal rotation, which in turn will limit the ability to create a good backswing turn. Reduce Power aka… “distances”

Do you know Anatomy?  If so…

Short Muscle oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooWeak
Upper Trapezius & Levator Scapula  —————————> Lower & Mid Trapezius
Suboccipitals & Sternocleidomastoid (neck muscles)  ——–> Deep Neck Flexors
Pectoralis Major & Minor —————————————-> Serratus Anterior

How do you fix it or What is the solution?

#1 You can call me and schedule an assessment

#2 We work on strengthening and stretching routines.  Key Point: C-Posture reduces potential in our golf swings but also in life.  As you get older your muscles become even weaker.  Its important to take action now to avoid problems later in life.

C-Posture

Neutral Posture

Other causes
1.    Lack of proper instruction; not understanding correct setup
2.    Lack of pelvic tilt; causing the upper body to bend while addressing the ball
3.    Clubs that are too short
4.    Standing to far away from the ball
5.    Grip that is too much in the fingers of both hands

Contact Me Today and lets see what is going on with your swing.

What’s the most common injury among amateur golfers?  No contest.  It is lower back pain.

Let me ask you… Do you know what you’re doing in you’re golf swing?

• 63% of novice golfers are reported to suffer from back pain
• 30% of professional golfers are playing while injured
• 60% of those who were injured during golf still report being troubled by their injuries

Even at the professional level it is a close second to left wrist injuries.  You may be asking yourself, why don’t professional golfers suffer as much from lower back pain?

The answer is that professional practice much more which makes them susceptible to over use injuries such as tendonitis of the wrist.

Professionals also have better biomechanics which decrease the amount of stress placed on the spine.  The amateur population suffers greatly from a lack of flexibility and stability in the body.

This lack of flexibility and stability increases the chances of developing lower back pain.

If you come in for an TPI assessment, I can break down where you have these  limitations.  Your ankles, knees, hips, lumbar spine, T-spine etc.

3 Reasons for Back Pain

• S-Posture
• Early Extension
• Reverse Spine Angle

The term reverse spine angle refers to a listing of the spine to the left (for a right handed golfer) at the top of the back swing.  The spine will also go into extension or you will see the golfers head lift up as he goes into his backswing.  This position at the top of the backswing will create a biomechanical problem for the body.

In this position it is hard for the abdominals to fire effectively to stabilize the torso and lower back.  In order to get back to the ball most amateurs will compensate by excessively bending to the right which, not only prevents a proper weight shift but also causes compression of the joints in the back.  When the golfer forcefully rotates their upper body we create a recipe for a bad back.

Before you go ice your back give me a call! lol!

Chad Nelson, FMS, BS
Titliest Performance Institute
CHEK Golf Biomechanic
602-316-0305

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