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Episode 8
Loss of Posture
A successful golf swing begins with good posture. On this episode of Golf Fitness Academy presented by Titleist, co-hosts Dr. Greg Rose and Dave Phillips demonstrate how maintaining proper body angles throughout the golf swing can help you strike the golf ball more effectively.
Several physical limitations lead to bad posture in the golf swing and Greg and Dave will discuss and demonstrate three of the most common – shoulder flexibility, upper and lower body separation and spine posture. They will also take viewers through a series of exercises to help overcome these limitations and develop better posture in the golf swing. Throughout the episode Greg and Dave will also offer a series of quick Performance Tips.
Episode Details
- Introduction
- Proper posture during the actual swing is more important than posture at set-up
- Common swing faults
- Straightening your back during takeaway
- Lifting up during follow through
- Certain physical limitations cause swing faults
- Shoulder flexibility
- Upper/lower body separation
- Spine posture
- Tip 1: Dave Phillips uses a stretch cord to simulate the golf swing and build strength and flexibility in the lat muscles.
- Shoulder Flexibility
- Test for restrictions in shoulder flexibility
- Reach, roll and lift
- Supine arm drops
- Exercises
- Reach, roll, lift progression
- Prayer progression
- Dumbbell pullovers
- Overhead tubing squats
- Tip 2: Dr. Greg Rose demonstrates a test to see if you can separate the upper body from the lower body to determine which area you should focus on during your training.
- Core Separation
- Lower body stabilization
- Upper body stabilization
- Cable Cross
- Important to maintain golf posture throughout exercises
- Single arm chest press
- Single arm chest pull
- Tip 3: Greg and Dave demonstrate a great exercise to test core strength and stabilization.
- Core Strength Training
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