GolFIT Carolina is dedicated to helping golfers improve their game. It’s owner, Bob Forman, is a Functional Golf Fitness Professional with a Masters degree in Exercise Physiology and certifications through the Titleist Performance Institute and the Flexor motor learning program.
WHY LOW BACK INJURY REMAINS #1 AMONG GOLFERS
January 1, 2010
There are two main reasons why almost 40% of amateur golfers experience chronic low back discomfort and/or acute injury. The first is technical in nature and the other has to do with muscular deficiencies. From a technique perspective, there are several very common swing faults that can bring on low back issues as there are several anatomically conditions.
Awareness plays an essential role in alleviating and/or eliminating low back discomfort and injury among golfers. Identifying the particular swing faults and muscle deficiencies allows for the development of a personalized exercise program that will isolate and correct the mechanism(s) causing the pain. This, without a doubt, is the key to pain-free golf, regardless of how chronic or acute the condition has been.
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FOREARM STRENGTH & BALANCE AND THE GOLF SWING
December 6, 2009
There’s little written about the relationship the forearm muscle groups have with the golf swing and it’s an area that needs more attention. The ability to maintain a good wrist hinge during the downswing, enhancing clubhead speed and making efficient contact with the golf ball is influenced quite a bit by the forearms, wrists, and hands.
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NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR DISTANCE?
GOLF LESSONS AND GOLF FITNESS, A WINNING COMBINATION
November 2, 2009
Though Gary Player has been promoting it for some time, golf fitness is a relatively new concept to the game, and its presence and impact is becoming ever more apparent. The common misconception that lifting weights and exercising would ruin a golfer’s swing has taken a rapid about-face, as golfers today are eagerly seeking out qualified instructors to help them develop and supervise individualized exercise programs.
The link between the physical and skill spokes is critical, however. Combining the two is the modern day’s ultimate golf package. Identifying muscular deficiencies can provide vital insight and often time causes to specific swing faults, lack/loss of distance, and particular aches and pains suffered by the golfer.
FUNCTIONAL GOLF FITNESS TRAINING
Most sports that involve striking an object do so while the object is in motion. Unlike baseball, tennis, hockey, soccer, and the like, golf requires that contact be made with a stationary object. That may sound like a simpler task, but consider that productive contact relies upon the physical characteristics of the golfer along with the environment from which the shot is being made. In this regard, swinging a golf club is perhaps one of the tougher skills to perfect.
The influence of ground and gravitational forces, while hitting shots from various angles and body positions, dictates the need for a functional training program that prepares the golfer for these conditions.
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