Is Lack of Flexibility Affecting your Golf Swing?

We can help to restore the normal range of motion in your hips, back, hamstrings and shoulders so you are feeling refreshed and ready for your next round of golf.

As a golfer you know that the majority of injuries, swing flaws and constant frustration all revolve around tight and restricted muscles - all of which affect your golf swing. Haven't you had enough?

The problem is most people keep blaming themselves as though it is their fault for hitting thin or fat shots, spraying balls left and right or not getting their ball in the air. Well, hopefully, we have good news that will make you feel better. In most of these cases, your body is only producing the swing it can within its current range of motion. In other words, change your range of motion and change your swing. Most golfers are aware of how important flexibility is to their golf swing. Improved flexibility...

  - Increases range of motion allowing you to stretch and reach further
  - Improves distance, power, accuracy and consistency
  - Reduces the incidence and severity of low back pain
  - Improves your power in explosive activities
  - Improves circulation and blood flow
  - Relieves muscle soreness after intense physical activity
  - Improves posture and muscle balance
  - Increases muscle coordination
  - Promotes a more fluid and natural golf swing
  - Increases neuromuscular coordination
  - Increases level of golf performance
  - Allows you to feel more free through the full range of movement

Regular Massage Therapy will decrease and/or eliminate pain, as well as help you to maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability.

Also, stretching before your golf game, can add yards to your shot as well as decrease the risk of sustaining an injury during play.

Here are some basic golf stretches to assist you with improving your range of motion: (stretches are not a substitute for medical advice)

Side Bends
1) Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and arms at your side
2) Bend to the right keeping your hips facing forward and letting your right arm slide down the outside of your thigh until a stretch is felt along the left side of your torso
3) Hold each stretch for a count of 10
4) Repeat 3 times
5) Reverse arm positions bending to the left and complete steps 1-4

Trunk Rotation
1) Stand with your feet shoulder width apart
2) Bend your arms at your elbows grasping the golf club behind your head
3) Twist your upper body toward the right keeping your hips facing forward
4) Hold for a count of 10
5) Twist your body toward the left and hold
6) Repeat each stretch 3 times

Quadriceps Stretch
1) Stand with one arm holding onto a wall or your golf partner
2) With the other hand grasp your ankle and pull your foot behind you toward your buttocks
3) Feel a stretch in the front of your thigh
4) Hold for a count of 10
5) Repeat 3 times on each leg

Hamstring Stretch
1) Sit with your right leg out in front and your left leg bent so your left foot touches your right knee
2) Reach down your right leg until you feel a stretch in the back of your thigh
3) Hold for 10 seconds
4) Repeat times 3
5) Repeat steps 1-4 with your left leg out in front