Improve Your Golf Swing And Driving

Distance With Golf Stretches

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"he golf swing is argua#l! one of the most difficult athletic actions to perform. "he golf
swing re$uires !ou to draw the golf clu# through a long range of motion with proper
techni$ue and e%act timing.
An! error in swing plane& timing& or se$uence will cause !our golf swing to suffer& and
suffer it will. 'nfortunatel!& the result of !our golf swing suffering will #e errant shots&
poor golf scores& and frustration on the golf course.
(ften the amateur is at a lost for wh! their golf swing results in errant shots. )ountless
hours are spent at the range in an effort to improve their golf swing. *undreds or even
thousands of dollars are spent on lessons each !ear& and not to mention the purchasing
of new e$uipment.
It all adds up to a lot of time and mone! spent on improving the golf swing.
'nfortunatel!& for man! amateur golfers their handicaps and score never improve.
+eading to the $uestion ,wh! is m! golf game not improving-.
If this is !ou and this $uestion lingers in !our mind. "he answer to !our $uestion could
easil! #e staring right #ack at !ou in the mirror. "he failure of improvement ma! have
a#solutel! nothing to do with the driver !ou are swinging& the teaching pro helping !ou
with !our swing& or even !our practice routine. It could all do with !ou/ Yes !ou& the
ph!sical #od! swinging the golf clu#.
0eep in mind the golf clu# does not perform the mechanics of the golf swing. 1or do the
mechanics of the golf swing e%ecute themselves without !ou. It is !ou and !our #od!
e%ecuting the mechanics of the golf swing. "he point to make is !our #od! directl!
affects the mechanics of the golf swing.
Additionall!& the golf swing re$uires !our #od! to encompass certain ph!sical $ualities to
e%ecute the mechanics of the golf swing correctl!. "hese ph!sical $ualities are certain
levels of fle%i#ilit!& muscular strength& #alance& and power. If !ou are lacking the minimal
amounts of fle%i#ilit!& #alance& strength& and power to e%ecute the golf swing correctl!.
)ompensations will occur even #efore !ou swing the golf clu#.
2or e%ample& let3s look at !our fle%i#ilit!. "he golf swing re$uires !ou to draw the golf
clu# through a large range of motion. "he #ackswing re$uires a full shoulder turn to set
the clu# in the correct slot for the downswing& and the finish position is almost a mirror
image of the #ackswing.
In order to perform these parts of the golf swing correctl!& the muscles of !our #od! must
#e fle%i#le. An infle%i#le #od! in which muscles are ,tight. creates restrictions in
movement. 4estrictions in movement in relation to the golf swing will undou#tedl! result
in limitations pertaining to golf swing. "he limitation will impede !ou from creating a full
shoulder turn and #alanced finish position. "his causes compensations in the mechanics
of the golf swing.
"he entire #od! needs to #e fle%i#le for the golf swing. )ertain muscles more than others
are involved in the golf swing& and if these muscles are ,tight. the! will directl! affect
!our golf swing. (ne such set of muscles is !our hamstrings.
"he hamstrings 5#ack side of !our upper leg6 are often ,tight. and cause pro#lems to
man! people& not 7ust golfers. *owever& the! have a profound effect on the golf swing
and it is not a good effect. *amstrings that are ,tight. are in a shortened position. "he
shortened position of the hamstrings has a direct effect on the position of !our hips. Your
hips will #e ,tucked.& directl! affecting !our posture. "his in itself can hamper the a#ilit!
to place oneself in the correct position at address within the golf swing& not to mention
maintaining a proper spine angle during the swing.
Additionall!& ,tight. hamstrings place an undo amount of stress on the lower #ack. +arge
amounts of stress on the lower #ack cause fatigue& soreness& and increase the
possi#ilit! of in7ur!. If !ou are a golfer that has ever e%perienced lower #ack pain !ou
know the effect it has on !our a#ilit! to swing the golf clu# correctl!.
A com#ination of a postural change and undo amounts of stress on the lower #ack& 7ust
#egin to scratch the surface of the effect infle%i#le muscles can have on the golf swing.
,"ight. muscles change the kinematics of the #od!. As a result& the #iomechanics of the
golf swing must #e altered. "hese alterations usuall! lead to compensations in the
mechanics of the golf swing resulting in errant shot patterns on the golf course.
And no matter what !ou do in terms of practice or instruction these alterations will not go
awa! until !ou address them. 8ust as !ou address swing faults& !ou must address
fle%i#ilit! faults. 2le%i#ilit! faults can #e addressed through golf stretches.
Golf stretches enhance the fle%i#ilit! of !our #od! in relation to the golf swing. Golf
stretches often times return muscles that are ,tight. such as the hamstrings to their
proper length. "his results in the a#ilit! of !our #od! to perform the #iomechanics of the
golf swing correctl!. If !ou are one of man! golfers who are not finding their golf swing
improving through practice and instruction. "ake a moment and look at the #od!
swinging the golf clu#. "his ver! well ma! #e the root of !our golf swing pro#lems. 2i%
!our fle%i#ilit! faults through golf stretches and find !ourself on the road to lower golf
scores and more en7o!ment in the game of golf.
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