The connection between your golf swing and your overall health

How many bad shots have you made throughout your years of playing golf? Don't you wish you could analyze each shot so that you could learn from it and improve upon it? I recently read a WSJ article that talked about what your golf swing says about your overall health. It was written by Tara Parker-Pope on Tuesday, May 29th. What I found most helpful about the article is that she outlined a way to use the golf swing to determine a golfer’s weaknesses. By using the swing to analyze imbalances, going one step further would be to correct these imbalances by implementing a certain type of exercise. As the golfer addresses these weaknesses, the swing should improve. Let’s look at the connections she made:

Short drives: If your drives aren’t going very far, it’s often a sign of a inflexibility of your lower body, particularly in your hips.

Accuracy: If the ball is consistently bending to the right or left, you may have postural imbalances in your upper body that prohibit sufficient rotation.

Inconsistent swing: If your swing is all over the place, it may be a sign that you lack strength in your core muscles which include abs, hips, buttocks and shoulder stabilizers.

Mind over matter: If your golf game falls apart after a bad shot, you may not be able to handle the stress of the game. There could be a deeper issue that is troubling you resulting in difficulty focusing.

The good news is, once you recognize the problem, you can start to address it and work towards improving your body, your mind and your game. Find yourself a trainer who can help to resolve these issues and you will be well on your way.

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