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Warm-ups, conditioning and injury prevention for a longer, pain-free golfing life.
Balance is one of the most underrated skills in golf. A balanced golfer can make a full, fast swing and still finish steady; an unbalanced golfer sways, falls back or tips onto their toes, losing…
Long-haul golf trips to destinations such as Australia, Asia, the Middle East or across the Atlantic can be the trip of a lifetime, but jet lag can spoil the first few days. Tiredness affects your…
Golfers spend plenty of time thinking about warming up, but very little thinking about recovery. Yet a round of golf means four or five hours on your feet, several miles of walking and dozens of…
Knee and hip pain are common among golfers, especially as we get older. The golf swing twists the lead knee and loads the lead hip, and walking 18 holes on uneven ground adds up. Arthritis, previous…
The shoulders work hard in every golf swing. The lead shoulder stretches across the chest at the top of the backswing; the trail shoulder rotates and lifts; and both must decelerate the arms and club…
Golfers spend hours outdoors, often in the middle of the day, on open courses with little shade. That adds up to a lot of sun exposure over a lifetime, and ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a major cause…
Summer golf can be glorious: long days, firm fairways and the ball flying further. But heat and humidity can also drain your energy, ruin your concentration and, at worst, cause heat illness. Whether…
Should you walk the course or ride in a golf cart? For some golfers, walking is the only proper way to play: the exercise, the rhythm and the feel of the course under your feet. For others, a cart is…
Golf is often talked about in terms of scores, handicaps and equipment. But for many golfers, the biggest benefit of the game is how it makes them feel. A round of golf combines time outdoors in…
After the lower back, the elbows and wrists are the most common sites of pain for golfers. Every swing sends impact forces up the club into your hands and arms, and fat shots, hard mats and tight…
Lower back pain is the most common physical complaint among golfers, from beginners to professionals. The golf swing is a powerful, one-sided rotational movement, repeated hundreds of times a week by…
The golf swing asks a lot of your body: rotation through the hips and spine, stability through the legs and core, mobility in the shoulders and balance from the start of the backswing to the finish…
