| Biomechanics and Golf
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| | golfer), then he will have a tendency
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| There is information available widely
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| | towards a more upright back swing. We
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| through the web, PGA courses and magazine
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| | know this because of the way spine and
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| articles that brings you up to date with
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| | pelvis work biomechanically. A longer
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| the latest thinking in golf. They teach
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| | right leg compresses the joints in the
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| you the latest on how to swing each club
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| | spine on that side and so they can't
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| correctly, how to putt, how to analyse
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| | rotate easily. They therefore have to
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| your swing, how to get mentally 'tough',
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| | side bend to gap the joints and initiate
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| how to improve flexibility and how to
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| | movement, which causes an upright
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| fitter and stronger for golf.
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| | backswing. We also know that this then
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| Today there is a plethora of information
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| | leads to a more out-to-in downswing and
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| being offered about golf. Some of it
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| | therefore a slice (depending upon grip
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| correct, all of it interesting, but how
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| | and ball position of course). So you
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| much of it is relevant to you? And how do
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| | could work all day on preventing this
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| you know which of these generic exercise
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| | upright backswing, which you know is
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| tips is going to help you? Even if you
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| | leading to a slice, but it will not
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| trained using each one for 6 weeks and
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| | change until you've addressed the leg
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| then took the results onto the course and
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| | length discrepancy.
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| tried them - how do you then know whether
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| | Invariably these leg length discrepancies
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| your performance is 'that exercise' or
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| | are cause by a rotated pelvis and often
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| that you just had a good day?
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| | they don't cause symptoms, you won't even
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| Even video/digital analysis, although
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| | know it exists. If this is the case then
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| interesting from all points of view
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| | doing some simple exercises can help
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| measure the movement discrepancies in a
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| | re-align the pelvis, reduce the leg
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| golfer's swing, it doesn't tell us why
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| | length discrepancy and allow you to
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| you are performing these movement
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| | flatten that back swing.
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| aberrations. Knowing what you're doing
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| | There are many more of these examples. As
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| wrong, but not knowing why you're doing
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| | well as leg length discrepancies, other
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| it is sometimes worse than not knowing
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| | biomechanical issues can include, poor
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| what you're doing wrong!
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| | motor programming strategy (the way the
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| Golfers and Coaches need a simple system
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| | muscles link together in movement
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| of analysis that they can use in
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| | patterns), poor control between the
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| conjunction with their coaching
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| | pelvis and shoulders, nerve adhesions or
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| techniques to find out why golfers
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| | stiffness, faulty core muscle control,
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| perform their particular swing. Although
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| | immobility around the hips, pelvis and
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| there are fundamental similarities to all
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| | spine as well as simple lack of
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| good swings, each swing is like a
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| | flexibility. Some of these issues sound
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| finger-print and unique to that
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| | quite technical and complex, but they're
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| individual. Why is it unique? It's
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| | actually very simple to test and
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| because we are all biomechanically
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| | eradicate.
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| different and unless you understand what
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| | Biomechanics works 'hand in glove' with
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| those differences are, how can you
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| | your teaching, it is crucial Pro's
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| identify whether your swing is due to
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| | understand and embrace this as its going
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| poor technique or something that has to
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| | to be the next big thing in golf.
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| done to compensate for a mechanical
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| | There is a system that exits that can
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| problem? You can't. The variety of golf
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| | help you and pros to learn about and
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| swings that exists represents the many
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| | address these issues. It comes 3 forms.
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| ways that the human body can compensate
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| | Firstly there is a software package that
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| for its biomechanical problems.
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| | takes you through some simple
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| For example, let's take a typical
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| | biomechanical tests and the expert system
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| handicapper's slice. You know the typical
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| | takes you through as series of exercises
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| causes of a slice and the things you
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| | to eradicate their biomechanical
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| would normally work on, bearing in mind
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| | problems. Secondly there are courses,
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| the individual and what you see. At the
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| | which are endorsed by the PGA, which
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| same time we also know that these ways
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| | teach PGA professionals how to assess
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| don't always work. There may be a number
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| | their own pupils and administer the
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| of reasons for this, the you may not be
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| | exercises themselves. Or, thirdly experts
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| practicing, it may take some time to work
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| | can come to your club and assess your
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| out which is the best method for you or
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| | pupils individually and make bespoke
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| quite simply it may be that the person
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| | recommendations based upon a detailed
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| doesn't have it in him to do what you
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| | assessment of their biomechanics and
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| want. Alternatively, it is likely that he
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| | following a discussion with their PGA
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| can't do it. If that pupil has a longer
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| | professional, a decision can be made as
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| right leg (assuming he's a right handed
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| | to the best programme for them to follow.
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