No matter how much weight you can curl with your biceps, no matter how fast you can swing your arms, no matter how light your driver is, it’s your legs, hips and glutes that do much of the real work in powering a golf swing.
When Stephan Jaeger’s driver started acting up mid-round at US Open qualifying, officials ruled he couldn’t swap it, the damage wasn’t obvious enough. Here’s what actually counts as “damaged” under the Rules of Golf, and what you can and can’t do about it mid-round.
It can be incredibly frustrating to spend hours each week stretching, foam rolling and strength training with a focus on the big muscles of the hips and low back—and you still have tightness and soreness there. You begin to think, What’s the point? Golf Digest Certified Fitness Trainer Courtney Weber feels your pain, and says Read more…
It’s bad enough you missed the fairway by 50 yards, but now your ball is up against one of the course’s boundaries. You might know that, under Rule 8.1a, you cannot move a boundary object such as an out-of-bounds stake (white) if it interferes with your next shot in some way. If you do, it’s Read more…
Most gym-goers are well educated on concentric training, which is exercise that requires muscles to contract to perform the movement. Think of a dumbbell arm curl. It’s the opposite of eccentric training, which is the lengthening of muscles to perform a movement. Using the same dumbbell curl as an example, the lowering porition of the Read more…
It’s crucial to get it right when you’re asked to move your ball on the putting green or elsewhere. It’s so important, the Rules of Golf has specific recommendations on how to do it under Rule 15.3/1.
If you’re experiencing lower-back pain, it’s probably worth doing a posture check to see if you’re putting unnecessary stress on your spine, says Chris Cooper, a Golf Digest Certified Fitness Trainer.
What happens in matchplay when the wrong score is given on a hole or holes and it impacts the outcome? Here’s what you need to know about Rule 3.2 and how to proceed if it happens to you.
If your putt is bumpy as a result of cored greens, or your chip takes a sideways bounce on its way onto a green, unfortunately, that is just part of the game.
There are a host of products on the market designed to help you apply heat to soft-tissue such as muscles, fascia, etc. The problem with most, however, is that they can’t penetrate deep enough into the body to be beneficial.Think about products such as Ben Gay, a topical analgesic cream you rub onto a sore Read more…
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His partner was late to their four-ball match but jumped straight into caddie duties, cleaning clubs, reading putts, giving advice. Is that actually allowed under the Rules of Golf?
For golfers, not all sunglasses are created equal—and the difference from the appropriate to inappropriate can cost you strokes, not to mention eye issues. Here’s what you need to know:If you don’t like wearing sunglasses while you play, especially when you putt, it’s probably because the lenses and frames weren’t designed with golfers in mind. Read more…
We’ll concede that you’re not ordering a hot dog on the golf course because of its nutritional value. In fact, in celebration of golf’s long-standing partnership with dogs, Golf Digest even identified the 15 best spots for them on courses around the country. That said, a prominent sports nutritionist says the protein and fat in Read more…
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