One of the most misunderstood concepts of golf and fitness is the difference between flexibility and mobility. For the most part, flexibility is how far your muscles can stretch with assistance (think of your coach pushing down on your back while you touch your toes).
Category: Flexibility
Rotate. Don’t Shift.
As great as Lloyd Christmas looked putting out the vibe at the bar, his backswing mechanics were way off.
Pre-Round Priming
In a perfect world, we’d all get to the course a few hours early like Tiger Woods and have our team get us warmed-up and ready to play on the #1 tee box. However, we all know the reality of our schedules and sometimes screeching our tires in the parking...
Backswing and Follow-Through Drills
Everyday active people only need a normal range or motion to function safely at a high level – golfers aren’t normal.
Shoulder and Trunk Rotation
As we get older, as our time gets scarcer, and as we get a little more complacent, our bodies start to get a little stiffer than when we were younger, bulletproof and made out of rubber. Two of those areas that really affect our golf swing are our shoulders and...
Your Body is Your Most Important Club | Nathane Jackson [#236]
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Hip Rotation: The Secret to Quickly Lowering Your Scores?
In the first segment of the video, Jeff demonstrates an extremely simple assessment to determine your level of mobility.
2 Must-Haves For Your Golf Fitness Program
What would you say if I told you that most people don’t understand the 2 most basic and crucial concepts for a great golf fitness program? Do you know what they are and how to really apply them when you are working in the gym? Here they are: MOBILITY and...
6 Sure-Fire Injury Blockers
As a golfer, you are constantly working on your game. The goal is to always get better from one round to the next. Your constant practice and effort is an ongoing battle. And like most golfers, you probably feel that some days you make huge progress, and on others, it’s...
3 Reasons To Swing Your Golf Club Backward
“3 reasons to swing your golf club backward?” By far, the most counter-intuitive thing you’ll ever hear to improve your golf swing. But stick with me, it’ll all make perfect sense below.