Mobility for Golf

Whether you play golf competitively or recreationally great gains to your game may be made by incorporating sport-specific conditioning into your physical activity regime. The sport is extremely demanding on the skeletal system hence lacking an ancillary program to adequately address the loads undoubtedly limits the player’s capacity. From both a performance and an injury risk reduction standpoint, conditioning certainly has its place in the sport.

As a player swings their club, they recruit musculature in a proximal to distal direction with initiation of movement at the legs, progressing up to the trunk and finally through the upper extremities (Nesbit & Serrano, 2005). By increasing one’s ability to produce force and transfer energy along this kinetic chain one may be able to achieve higher clubhead speed (CHS), which is associated with further shot distance. So too, the rate of force production is key in determining CHS and subsequently shot distance. The heavy emphasis on rotational power places further demands on the musculoskeletal system. All of these aspects of the stroke may be addressed with a focused conditioning program.

 The off-season is an opportune time to work on preparing your body for the game. If you’re in #yyc learn ways to increase your performance and enjoyment of the game in one of our #golf #mobility workshops. Register at the shop page of our website.