Whats Wrong With Your Golf Swing?

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Written by Dr. Wade Malesich, DC, a Chiropractor located in Camarillo, California

The body, as a system, is designed for mobility, stability, strength, and power. There are certain joints or regions of the body that are designed to provide more mobility, and others that are designed for stability. When both mobility and stability are developed properly the body is able to generate maximum power. Improper stability and/or mobility will interrupt proper movement patterns leading to loss of power and injury. Joints in the body that are designed for mobility are the ankles, hips, thoracic region, shoulders, and wrists. Joints that are used for stability are the feet, knees, lower back, elbows, and hands.

A great example of all these joints working in perfect harmony is the golf swing. Many swing faults including: shifting of the hips, extension of the back, coming over the top, early extension, or improper set up is due to a dysfunction in either mobility and/or stability. When a golfer is unable to perform a proper shoulder turn his body will naturally compensate to achieve the desired goal. This will cause the body to be out of position, out of balance, and on an improper swing plane. This leads to an inconsistent swing, loss of power, and eventually an injury. The number one injury in golf is low back pain. Pain in the low back can be the result of this compensation in the swing. Many golfers try and over compensate with poor form by using their lower back. After sitting all week at the computer working, your lower back is not in the type of shape it needs to be in order to play a successful game of golf. Ask any personal leaving the golf course where the pain is in their body. Nine times out of ten, they will say lower back

In order for a golfer to make a full shoulder turn he needs proper mobility in the ankles, hips, thoracic region, shoulders, and wrists. This mobility will also facilitate the proper swing plane and club angle. Stability in the feet, knees, and low back will allow the golfer to rotate and torque around the spine, stay in balance, and maintaining correct posture throughout the swing. Strength in the core (hips, abdominals, and back muscles) will provide the necessary counter torque between the hips and the upper torso producing centripetal force. Golfers have a common problem of over swinging. Proper sequence of movements, disassociation of the hips/torso, and counter torque will provide all the power you will ever need, and provide a swing that is reproducible, efficient, and effortless. Doug Waldman, owner of 805GetFit.com and a personal trainer from Camarillo to Calabasas suggests getting professional help from personal trainers to work on strength and flexibility issues as well as professionals like golf coaches and Chiropractors like Dr. Wade to help with skeletal alignment and working through and muscle adhesions. Dr. Wade owns www.PrimeAthleticTherapy.com.

by: Jessica Rosen

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