Golf Tips

Hi all,

I really have run out stuff to write, so this week, I will share some knowledge (related to physiotherapy) which I’ve learnt from golf.

During golf swing, momentum comes from your wrist, elbow, shoulder, torso and pelvic. Technically, if you have a greater ROM of these joints, you should be able to hit the ball further.

Few years ago, when Tiger Wood lost the US Open, he employed a physiotherapist to enhance his performance. The physio had developed some thoracic rotation AROM and stability exercise for Wood and he claimed Wood’s thoracic ROM has improved by 15% after treatment. Interestingly, Wood had won the US title for the next 2 years (Believe it or not?)

I was talking to one of the pros in Wembley golf course; he told me many novices tend to grip the golf club too hard and a small proportion of them will develop trigger fingers. His advice to prevent trigger finger is to educate novices to release grip after 10-15 swings when they are practising at the driving range (since learner always tends to grip harder and harder to hit the ball further)