Many athletes utilise chiropractic and other healthcare professionals, for better, more fluid sports performance and this includes golf!
Tiger Woods is quoted as saying “I’ve been going to chiropractors for as long as I can remember. It’s as important to my training as practising my swing.”
In golf, a game won and lost in millimetres, the slightest change in body position is the difference between a birdie or a bogie. Your stance and body movements are massive factors affecting where the ball ends up. These millimetres can make the difference between winning and losing a competition (even a friendly round with your friends).
Here are 4 mobility exercises you can try, to help improve your movement!
Kneeling Cat Camel
- Kneel down and place your hands on the seat of your sofa
- With elbows straight, lift both your chest and chin to arch your back and neck
- Then reverse this movement, pushing your mid back backwards and tucking your chin under
- Repeat 8-12 times as a guide, but you can do this until you feel more fluid movement
Kneeling Thread The Needle
- Kneel down and place your hands on the seat of your sofa
- Take one hand off, with the hand still on the sofa keep that arm straight
- Reach through with your free arm under the straight arm and then rotate away and point to the ceiling
- Do this on both sides, 8-12 times as a guide, you can do this until you feel more fluid movement
Hip Aeroplane
- Stand on one leg and pivot forwards at the hip, keeping the low back straight and knee softened but supportive
- Rotate your torso left to right over the hip of the leg that is on the floor
- You can hold the wall for support when you start to help with balance
- Do this on both sides, repeat 8-12 times as a guide, you can do this until you feel more fluid movement
Kneeling Hamstring Stretch
- Kneel down with one leg in front, knee straight and heel on the floor
- Place one hand on the quadricep just above the knee, and one hand on the calf, just behind the knee
- Lean forward at the hips keeping your low back straight
- Hold for 10 seconds, come up slightly and then lean forwards again, but stretching slightly beyond where you were before
- Repeat this so you hold the stretch for 30 seconds in total
- Do this on both sides, repeat 2 more times as a guide, you can do this until you feel more fluid movement
These tips may improve your golf driving ability. Finding those incremental improvements will add up over 18 holes!
