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Stop Golf Back Injuries.
05.11.08So many people play golf and often complain about injury. The most common injury is the back. Although around 75% of golfing injuries are attributed to bad swing techniques, a lot of these are connected to incorrect posture.
During a Drive, you will be expected to laterally rotate your hips and shoulders. The more the rotation and the faster the controlled lateral movement, the further the ball will go.
Always keep your spine as straight as possible before you start you swing.
To help the spine strengthen, you must train the core muscle and create mobility. One exercise to help achieve this is a reverse lunge with lateral flexion.
Simply step backward into a reverse lunge and then hold one hand upwards and the other downwards whilst you crunch your body. Try this 10 times on each leg. This will help create more stability for your legs, glutes and abdominals. This will also give you more mobility in your spine allowing you to practice longer and hit the ball further.
