“Recent evidence suggests that BACK PAIN among the golfing population is endemic!”
The most common cause of injury, both in professional and amateur golfers is believed to be repetitive swinging.
A close second is POOR SWING MECHANICS.
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- The golf swing was previously associated with a large backswing accomplished by using maximal shoulder turn and minimal pelvis rotation, creating large spine rotation
- The downswing is then initiated by back muscles said to be stretched. The golfer finishes in the “reverse C” position, with the back shoulder now pointing to the target
- The thought is that to maximize ball distance, the back and shoulders should be rotated as much as possible to create elastic muscle stretch.
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- New research has shown that spinal rotation is NOT needed to maximize ball distance
- Actually, a reduction in spinal rotation will produce a more consistent club head velocity and also ensure a straighter drive
- The best way to create and control club head velocity is through an aggressive yet refined weight transfer from back foot to front foot, timed just before the back swing is complete
- A well timed WEIGHT TRANSFER is able to produce larger stretch in the muscles responsible for the powerful downswing. This stretch can then be transferred, like an elastic band, into a powerful drive.
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Align Health Centre
525 Brooker Ridge, Unit 109
Newmarket, Ontario 905.953.1008
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DR. SHEILA KEBER, BSc, DC
Chiropractor
Dr. Keber is a chiropractor and graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto after completing a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at the University of Western Ontario. |