by Paul Wilson If you have back pain as a result of playing golf, you are not alone. A study conducted by the Stanford University School of Medicine, in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics, found that 26 percent to 52 percent of golf injuries affect the lower back region. One might naturally come to the
The game of golf stresses many different parts of your body. And, if you are not preparing your body to deal with these stresses, you leave yourself susceptible to pain, and injury, from overuse caused by the repetitive motions of golf. As we age our muscles tend to lose flexibility, strength, and resilience. To maintain,
I recently signed up for the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) program at my local golf club. The reason I became interested in TPI is that it seems different from most golf instruction, in that it blends fitness training with traditional golf swing improvement. I joined the program with a golf buddy, and the first part
by Dr. Richard Gans Do you have trouble seeing where your golf ball lands? Maybe you hit it so far no one can follow it, or maybe it’s your eyesight that’s not as good as it used to be. One sure way to find out is to have your eyes examined; and if the verdict
by Ron Kaspriske We all know that one of the keys to hitting a longer, more accurate, ball is a good rotation. Unfortunately, most of us don’t really do anything to improve our golf flexibility, which in turn would give us greater rotation – save of course for the 30 seconds of twisting on the