Golf Tips and Techniques for Your Golf Fitness
•Golf Exercises •Golf Injury Prevention
•Flexibility and Strength for Golf •Golf Nutrition
•Golf Exercises •Golf Injury Prevention
•Flexibility and Strength for Golf •Golf Nutrition
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Golf Health: Eating AFTER the Round
After the Round
The best thing for your health is to eat something similar to what you ate earlier. A good, lean meat sandwich, fruit, and fresh water would do you a world of good. However, since you were so good before and during the round, you might feel the need celebrate with some “other” food or drink. Well, go ahead. Enjoy. You’ve earned it. Just make sure you exercise it off well before your next round.
US Open Trivia Questions
Test yourself on US Open Trivia
(OK This isn't really golf health, unless you think of it as helping your Mental Health. Just enjoy!!)
A. Name the last three US Open Champions (2006,2007, 2008).
B. Who holds the low 72-hole Score by an amateur?
C. How many times has Phil Mickelson finished second?
Answers
A. 2006- Geoff Ogilvy 2007- Angel Cabrera 2008- Tiger Woods
B. A fellow named Jack Nicklaus
C. 4 times: 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006
Golf Fitness Tips: Upper Body, Lower Back, and Core
Here's a good, simple exercise for your Upper Body, Lower Back, and Core
Reach Back and Up
Standing with your feet about shoulder width apart, bring your hands overhead with palms facing each other. Turn your body to the left as far as it will go. Turn your head to the left and bring your outstretched arms up and around. It is as if you are holding a ball and you are turning to look at it.
Variation
Instead of pretending to be holding a ball, grasp a golf club at both ends. Turn and lift the club up and behind you.
Eating Tip
Though it varies from person to person, it is a good idea to have a nice meal 3-4 hours before a round. Here are some suggestions:Eating Before the Round
•Whole wheat bread or toast
•Plain chicken, baked or roasted
•Other lean meats or fish
•Fruits and vegetables
Golf Tips for Golfer's Elbow
Do you have Golfer's Elbow? Does your elbow bother you, but you still want to get out there and play?
Think about relaxing your arm and bending your elbow, especially during your backswing.
According to Bill Mallon, in his book, The Golf Doctor, tension in the arm leads to tightness in the forearm and wrist muscles. This can affect the tendons at the elbow.
Two things for you to try:
1. Lighten your grip on the club in order to decrease tension in the forearm area.
2. On your backswing, be sure to bend your elbow a bit. DO NOT have a rigid left arm.
Click for a good exercise for your forearms
Think about relaxing your arm and bending your elbow, especially during your backswing.
According to Bill Mallon, in his book, The Golf Doctor, tension in the arm leads to tightness in the forearm and wrist muscles. This can affect the tendons at the elbow.
Two things for you to try:
1. Lighten your grip on the club in order to decrease tension in the forearm area.
2. On your backswing, be sure to bend your elbow a bit. DO NOT have a rigid left arm.
Click for a good exercise for your forearms
Golf Tips for Your Rotator Cuff, Shoulders and Neck
Here's another good, effective exercise to help warm up the shoulder/neck area.
It is also good for injury prevention.
1. Stand with your feet about shoulder width. 2. Have a slight bend in your knees.
4. Bring your arms in, elbows down, with a little bit of tension in the shoulder blade area.
Add good, deep breathing: Inhale as you bring the shoulder blades together. Exhale as you release the tension and extend your arms out to the sides.
Do this before and during your round.
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Cassie has help for your forearms
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5 Minutes to Tee-Time
Here's a terrific, interesting and effective product to try: 5 Minutes to Tee-Time™.
You get a well put-together booklet with a number of good, easy-to-learn “golf specific flexibility and conditioning exercises designed to prepare your upper, middle, and lower portions of your body to immediately contribute to a fluid golf swing.”
In addition, you get a very cool 'bag tag' with thumbnail pictures of each of the exercises.
It is a good idea to do some stretching before the round, but it can also help to stretch during the round. Your 'bag tag' reminder might be just what you need, especially on the back nine.
This might be the best $20 or so invested in improving your game and your health.
Here's a link:
You get a well put-together booklet with a number of good, easy-to-learn “golf specific flexibility and conditioning exercises designed to prepare your upper, middle, and lower portions of your body to immediately contribute to a fluid golf swing.”
In addition, you get a very cool 'bag tag' with thumbnail pictures of each of the exercises.
It is a good idea to do some stretching before the round, but it can also help to stretch during the round. Your 'bag tag' reminder might be just what you need, especially on the back nine.
Here's a link:
Ball Squeeze
Let's remember ALL of the muscles when we train. Don't forget your forearms.
Cassie is showing you how to train your forearms by simply squeezing a ball.
You can do this with arms in front, or down, or to the side.
Try some with palms up and some with palms down. Sometimes simpler is better.
One of the good things about this exercise is that it can be done almost anyplace: in an office, a vehicle, home, and of course, on the course.
Strong forearms help prevent wrist and elbow problems. They are also important for maintaining club control, especially in your chipping game.
Try some of these and see if you can chip that ball a little closer.
Help your drives by stretching your shoulders.
Click Cassie for help.
Cassie is showing you how to train your forearms by simply squeezing a ball.
One of the good things about this exercise is that it can be done almost anyplace: in an office, a vehicle, home, and of course, on the course.
Strong forearms help prevent wrist and elbow problems. They are also important for maintaining club control, especially in your chipping game.
Try some of these and see if you can chip that ball a little closer.
Help your drives by stretching your shoulders.
Click Cassie for help.
Rotator Cuff-Empty the Pitcher
Rotator Cuff injuries are among the most prevalent in golf. We'll show you number of very effective movements to help keep your rotator cuffs flexible and strong.
Empty the Pitcher
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Bend your knees a bit.
Raise your arms to the sides, no higher than shoulder height. Bring your arms in about 30-degrees.
Make light fists with your thumbs pointed up, as if you are holding a pitcher.
Simply turn your arms over so that your thumbs point downward (empty the pitcher).
Turn them back to the pointed-up position. Continue this for 9-12 repititions.
Be sure to add your good, deep breathing.
Your focus is on your shoulder area.
To add variety, alternate one thumb up while the other is down.
More help from Cassie
Empty the Pitcher
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Bend your knees a bit.
Raise your arms to the sides, no higher than shoulder height. Bring your arms in about 30-degrees.
Turn them back to the pointed-up position. Continue this for 9-12 repititions.
Be sure to add your good, deep breathing.
Your focus is on your shoulder area.
To add variety, alternate one thumb up while the other is down.
More help from Cassie
Nutrition Before the Round
Eating Within an Hour of Your Round
It isn’t necessary to eat just prior to the round. However, if you choose to do so, it shouldn’t have a detrimental effect on your game. Make sure you eat things that are easily digestible.
Here are some suggestions:
•Bananas •Nuts •Grains •Apples
•Cereal (natural-types, not the sugary kind)
•Lean fowl, fish, or meat
More nutrition: click here
How about a drink? Click here
Gatorade to the Rescue
It isn’t necessary to eat just prior to the round. However, if you choose to do so, it shouldn’t have a detrimental effect on your game. Make sure you eat things that are easily digestible.
Here are some suggestions:
•Cereal (natural-types, not the sugary kind)
•Lean fowl, fish, or meat
More nutrition: click here
How about a drink? Click here
Gatorade to the Rescue
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