Golf Fitness 93

Missing a two-foot putt is not the most painful part of golf!

Contrary to popular belief, golf is not a cushy pastime.  Until I began to play golf myself several years ago, I never really appreciated how hard golf can be on a person’s body.  Watching professionals play so well with so little visible effort on television is misleading: The true rigors of the game are not […]

April 16, 2012 More

Conditioning and Preventive Exercises for Golf

Have you ever overheard someone in the clubhouse locker room say “I don’t work out because if I bulk up too much I’ll lose my flexibility and my golf swing will suffer”?  Or, how about “I play golf so often I don’t need extra conditioning”?  Personally, I was never clever enough to come up with […]

April 2, 2012 More

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Golf

One of the most common clinical problems I see in my orthopedic practice is carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).  I’m sure you or someone you know has suffered from CTS.  In the United States alone, well over 100,000 people a year undergo carpal tunnel surgery.  For such a common disorder, it’s amazing that doctors have so […]

March 26, 2012 More

Tiger Woods Achilles Is His Own Achilles

Competitors have been looking for Tiger Woods’ Achilles Heel for over a decade. They have now found it. His weakness is actually his own Achilles. Perhaps the Greeks will rename Achilles to ‘Tiger’. Just this past Sunday during the final round of the World Golf Championships – Cadillac Championship, Tiger Woods hit a monster 321 […]

March 19, 2012 More

Golf is Rotation

To golf at your top potential, it is important that your body be able to rotate every single joint through its full range of motion. If you have movement restrictions in your shoulders, pevlis, hips, you will have to compensate to get the range you need. This compensation is where your swing breaks down and […]

February 8, 2012 1 More

Improve Your Golf Game with Finishers

When golf guru Chris asked me to talk about incorporating metabolic workout finishers into golf fitness, I honestly chuckled a little bit.  I imagined myself playing golf.  You see, when I play golf, I actually aim to lose 30 golf balls or less on an 18-hole course.  If I lose just 15 golf balls, I […]

February 2, 2012 More

“Natural Motion” Golf Shoes Trending

Apparently Jim McMahon was on to something (this pains me because he played for Da Bears). Shoes replicating a barefoot experience are all the rage in running and are now infiltrating golf. I get excited when a new technology hits golf, but I never thought I would be excited over golf shoes (I sound like a […]

January 28, 2012 More

Golf Fitness Mission and Goal

My Mission: To help 1 million golfers by the year 2016 to improve their health so they can eliminate  pain and injuries, improve their golf game, and live longer so they can comfortably play golf in to their golden years. Why is this mission so important to me personally? There is no better sport than […]

January 26, 2012 3 More