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Swing Tips Health & Fitness Tips For Young Golfers! by Patty Curtiss On a daily basis, I see golfers young and old, who have not figured out how to improve their swing mechanics. My job is to counsel, assess, guide, teach, and train them how to perform safe and effective swing mechanics. Young golfers need to pay close attention to proper posture and risk free swing mechanics. I often see kids going for the distance in a way that puts their body at risk for injury. As a general rule, swing as hard as you want but you must stay balanced for at least 3 seconds after impact. Also, make your practice routines efficient and don’t hit 500 balls a day. Finally, maintain good flexibility while you are strength training. If you are attempting to play "good enough" to become a collegiate player, you must be in optimal physical condition. Let your body work for you, not against you! Fitness Tip: Maximum club head speed and distance is best accomplished when the golfer has strong abdominal muscles, and flexibility during trunk rotation. Flexibility, strength, and stability of the trunk muscles may be the most important factors affecting distance and accuracy, as well as the most important determinant for risk of injury. Clearly the best choice for your game and your body is to prevent injury, by stretching your back and strengthening your abdominal muscles daily. |