GOLFSTRETCH
By Adam Swanson
An exercise to take with you in 2019
a few putts. Then it’s go time. If you want to shave strokes off
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your handicap — and possibly take a few dollars off your weekly foursome in the process — the quickest way to get better is to warm up. I’m not talking about a few toe touches. I’m talking about the real thing: A dynamic golf warm-up program combined with a few quick and simple resistance exercises. Paired together, a meaningful warm- up routine can be accomplished in 20 minutes or less — and it can help you make a quantum leap in your golf game, no matter your skill level or your age. How can I be so sure? Because helping golfers improve their game — and their health — is what I do for a living. I founded Golfstretch eight years ago as part of my personal pursuit of golf excellence. As a player, I saw a need for not only golf fitness, but for therapy as well. Golfstretch is located in the Scottsdale Airpark and blends fitness and therapy to help you improve on the course by making you stronger, more flexible and more mobile off the course. We’ve seen golfers shave as many as 20 strokes off their game by showing them proper body mechanics and getting them into the correct positions in their swing. We’ve also seen clients dramatically
improve their quality of life off the course. We specialize in getting people out of pain, whether it’s an aching back, sore knees, or a balky shoulder. Clients have walked in the door in agony they’ve been living with
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or most golfers, a round of golf begins with the first shot. At best, we hit a few balls on the range and roll
Using a golf club held in both
We’ve seen golfers shave as many as 20 strokes off their game by showing them proper body
mechanics and getting them into the correct positions in their swing.
for months or years, only to end up pain-free by improving joint mobility, flexibility, stability, and strength. All of those factors add up big time when it comes to playing your favorite game. Where should you start with
your golf warm-up routine? Here’s one of my favorite dynamic warm-up exercises, one that helps get you loose from the ground up, helps improve your swing speed and your ability to get through the ball effortlessly:
hands, step out with your right foot about 18 inches in front of your left foot. Next, bend forward from your hips to get your upper body into golf posture. Keeping your elbows locked, rotate your upper body to the right getting your left arm straight across your chest. You should accomplish this move by rotating through the thoracic spine. Make sure to keep your back left heel on the ground. If you’re doing this correctly, you should feel a small stretch in your left calf, a stretch in your right glute from an internal rotation, a stretch through your mid-back, and stretching sensations in the rear of your left shoulder and the front of your right shoulder. Repeat this movement stepping out at least 10 times. Make sure to do it in the reverse direction as well. With 2019 already upon us, there’s no time to improve like the present. n
If you want to learn more about warm-up exercises, or book an introductory session at Golfstretch, visit
www.golfstretchtherapies.com or call Adam Swanson at 480-269-1119.
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