A Joint by Joint Approach...
Look
at any golf magazine and you will see an article on how to improve your
golf swing. Stand like this, line your toes up here, rotate your grip, do
this with your head, etc, etc. There are a million ways to tweak things
to try and improve your golf game. I am not going to talk about the technical
aspects of changing your swing but the physical aspects instead. There tends
to be alternating requirements between... READ MORE
A Real Magnetic Personality
I
read an article on the ABC News website recently that was entitled "Drs
attracted to magnets". It could just as easily have read "Golfers attracted to magnets".
Carefully
watching a tournament these days on T.V. or even playing a round with friends
reveals more magnets than are on my kitchen refrigerator. According to a
book entitled "Magnetic Therapy", written by (2)
medical doctors, in 1998 between $3.5 and $4 million was spent on magnets
for... READ MORE
The Watering Hole
Most
of us don't consume enough water under normal conditions, let alone when
we are on the golf course. And yet water consumption is vitally important
to maintaining our suppleness which is critical to hitting those long drives,
and lofting those irons high in the air to land softly on the greens.
Our
discs and joints are 75% water, so if they are dehydrated it is no
wonder we... READ MORE
Off Season Training
If you
live in an area where you can't golf in the winter you may be getting a
little anxious as the days are getting colder and shorter and you know your
season is coming to an end. Even though you may not get much golf in the
next couple months you still have an opportunity to significantly improve
your game.
If you
don't already have an off season training program this is the year to start.
By increasing your strength through... READ MORE