Four Phases of Golfnostics

1. FLEXIBILITY

Golf is all about rotation, and if golfers do not have the flexibility to rotate their spine, hips, shoulders, or neck, their body will compensate in other parts, leading to injury mostly in the lower back, wrists and elbows. Figuring out which muscles are short and tight and which are loose and weaker will direct the golf biomechanic towards the correct stretching procedures for the golfer. Applying corrective stretching to these areas will begin to restore the imbalances and work to realign the body. At this time, you may continue to play golf but maintain your stretching program!!

2. “STATIC” STABILITY

A start at refining “static” control in posture and muscle groups that are used to create balance in the address position. A golfer needs optimum postural muscle strength through the deeper core muscles and spine, to balance the forward weight of their head and arms, as they reach to address the ball, prior to moving to the backswing. Typically, the address position is the start of most faults in the golf swing, as the postural muscles begin to fatigue through poor conditioning. Development of “static” stabilizers, leads to consistency in the “take-away” due to less fatigue in your postural, back and core muscles. You can then develop more trust in your back- swing, getting the club to the same position every time!

A more advanced and specific look at utilizing these postural muscles, working together, now creates STABILTY “ON THE MOVE”. Now we focus on the correct ‘sequencing’ of muscle contraction to create movement specific to the golf swing around what is now a solid, yet flexible, core system. During your golf swing, some parts of your body are moving while some are not. Teaching your body to stabilize some parts while moving others will bring you the balance and coordination you need, before moving to the phases which give you increased strength and power through the impact zone!

3. STRENGTH

Strength training is critical for golfers who want to start the development of power and more distance, but without accuracy, this is no good! Therefore, the strength exercises will enable the golfer’s neuromuscular system to generate a controlled force from the top of the backswing.

4. POWER

This phase will now allow the golfer to generate increased club head speed (velocity) through the impact zone leading to greater distance, yet consistent accuracy, due to a well conditioned, core-stabilization system! All the exercises done up to this point have been functional, allowing you to integrate muscles together for your golf game, and not isolating them!