You want to think you can work out poor mechanics on the range, but things such as poor stability, range of motion or muscle function play a key role in crappy ball-striking.
It’s so frustrating when you try to do the smart, mature, safe thing and hit a lay-up shot, and then screw it up. So, that’s the topic we decided to tackle.
Doing squats can help you learn how to use the ground to generate power in the golf swing. The only trick is, for you to get all of these benefits from squats, you have to be doing them correctly.
Setting up with the shoulders on the correct line and focusing on “the right elbow moving straight away from the target” are two keys that will also help keep your hands and wrists quiet during the stroke.
A quick workout can be the fix you’re looking for to reset your energy and relieve some of the guilt you’re feeling for eating that second helping of turkey.
So, why do we miss so many of them? And why do pros make so much more of them? That was the question posed and discussed by renowned golf biomechanist Dr Sasho Mackenzie at Andrew Rice’s recent Coach Camp conference.
We’re not all able to get to the course an hour before our tee-time for a complete warm-up session, but making efficient use of the time we do have is the key to getting off to better starts.
Australian Golf Digest
