Golf
The 5 Important Stable Joints for the Golf Swing
Last week I shared the '6 Critical Mobile Joints for the Golfer' and I mentioned the stable joints: foot, knee, lumbar spine, scapulo-thoracic (shoulder blades), and elbows. The stable joints are important because they are “the rock” or the foundation for the mobile joints. A lack of stability in the stable joints will...
The 6 Mobile Joints For The Optimum Golf Swing
As a certified Titleist Performance Institute Golf Fitness instructor, the first areas of concern are mobility and stability. A golfer will not get adequate power transfer if he or she does not have good mobility and stability. If strength training exercises are done without adequate mobility and stability, then the golfer will only be emphasizing faulty movement patterns.
The human body is a system of stacking stable and mobile joints. At risk of sounding like a Happy Days anatomy lesson, here is stacking stable and mobile joint system. The foot is...
5 Exercises to Increase Hip Mobility For A Better Golf Swing
Your hip mobility plays a crucial part in your golf swing. In the back swing the lead leg needs to externally rotate at the hip and the trail leg internally rotates at the hip. During the downswing the hips switch positions with the lead leg going into internal rotation and the trail leg into external rotation. If your hips have insufficient internal and external hip rotation, you will experience swing faults that will ultimately impact the flight of your ball. Hip immobility can contribute to S-Posture, Loss of Posture, Early Extension, Sway, Reverse...
Blackstone Country Club Hosts Worlds Qualifying Golf Tournament and Encourages Amateur Competitors
Blackstone Country Club at Vistancia, located within the 7,100-acre Vistancia master plan in Peoria, will host the local qualifying event for the World Golf Scramble with a shotgun start at 1 p.m., June 8 to earn an invitation to compete in the World Championships in Las Vegas Aug. 13-16.
The club and its operators greatly encourage all participation, especially amateur competitors.
“Blackstone Country Club is proud to be the only private club in Arizona to host a...
Ladies Pro Golf Tees Off in March with JTBC Founders Cup
Entering its fifth consecutive year, the JTBC Founders Cup will be played March 17-22, 2015, at Wildfire Golf Club at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa. This full-field, four-day event will be televised live on The Golf Channel all four days and features a $1.5 million purse, with $225,000 going to the champion. The tournament swings into action with practice rounds on Tuesday 3/17 followed by the Official Pro-Am on Wednesday 3/18 featuring the LPGA pro’s along with special celebrity guest players including Arizona Cardinals stars Larry Fitzgerald and Patrick Peterson. Additionally, Chicago Bears All-Pro...
