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Every golfer knows the feeling. You hit a beautiful shot and think, “If I could just swing a little harder, so you try. You grip tighter, twist faster, and swing with everything you have got.
Unfortunately, the fastest way to ruin your swing is to swing too quickly. When you force your body into positions it cannot reach or not ready for your technique collapses, and your joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves are affected.
When your body moves well, the swinge moves more naturally and that is what golf swing injury prevention is really about.
Your Golf Swing
Most golfers try to make the swing better by whipping the club harder. But if your hips are stiff, your shoulders try to do all the work. If your shoulders are stiff, your arms and wrists will do the work. You are not hitting the ball further, you are just asking for parts of your body to do a job they were never designed to do.
Build the Swing From the Ground Up
The best golfers all have one thing in common: a stable foundation.
These three basics matter more than any swing tip you will ever read:
- Your feet must be planted apart. Your weight should feel evenly spread on both your feet and knees slightly bent.
- Your hips must rotate. The power of your swing comes from your hips turning, not from your arms pulling. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and practise turning your hips like you are looking over your shoulder.
- Your core must hold you steady. A strong core keeps your spine in a stable position while your hips and shoulders rotate around it.
Warm Up Like a Golfer, Not a Sprinter
Most golfers “warm up” by hitting balls as hard as they can. That is not a warm-up.
Before you touch a club, spend five minutes rolling your shoulders, circling your hips, twisting your torso gently from side to side, and swinging a club at half speed. Feel your body loosen before you ask it for power.
Practise Less. Practise Better.
Here is a strange but true fact: a hundred full-speed swings that are badly timed teaches your body to do the wrong thing over and over again.
About Achieve Spinal Health
We are based in Kingston upon Thames, and over the years we have helped plenty of golfers get better which means better swings.
We do not just treat the painful spot, we take a comprehensive look at how you move your hips, spine, shoulders, knees and feet. Then we do an osteomyology or chiropractic manipulation along with soft-tissue therapy,exercises and interferential therapy to speed up your recovery.
If you are looking for chiropractic treatment in Kingston, we are here to give you the best osteomyology and chiropractic care.
Conclusion
There is an art to mastering the golf swing.
Osteomyology or chiropractic treatment in Kingston can unlock the stiffness, pain or discomfort that is holding you back from your swing to improve.
So, when your body moves freely, your golf will too.
