Between your job, your house chores, your kidsโ sports schedules, oh, and your desire to play as much golf as possible, itโs no wonder that one of the first things you eliminate from your weekly calendar is gym time. Golf Digest Certified Fitness Trainer Zach Gulley (above) gets it. A big part of his job Read moreโฆ
Golfers, en masse, are typically slow to evolve. It took a long time before smoking during a round became an anomaly. It might take even longer before plastic water bottles are completely replaced by โrefilling stations.โ And as far as wearing ugly sweater vests on the course is concerned, well, weโll just have to wait Read moreโฆ
With the rising popularity of fitness trackers, golfers now have the ability to monitor in real-time how fast their heart is beating during a round of golf. When walking a course and carrying a bag, the typical middle-aged golfer can expect their heart to beat 110 to 120 times per minute for the majority of Read moreโฆ
Hereโs a guide to potential treatments for damage to the bodyโs soft tissue โ everything from self-massage to Star Wars-like laser blasts to radio waves and the time-honoured tub of ice.
Injuries such as sprains, tendinitis, carpal-tunnel syndrome โ and even fractures of a delicate bone called the hook of hamate โ are common wrist issues that golfers experience.
Stretching is a vastly underused tool for improving both your golf swing and how your body feels during and after each round. Many golfers donโt know how to stretch or what to stretch, and doing it wrong can lead to overstretching, pulled muscles and other injuries. Thatโs where StretchLab is a game-changer. StretchLab is a Read moreโฆ
You probably donโt give this area of your body much thought when it comes to training for golf, but your neck is super important, and super involved, in any golf swing. โGolf is a neck-rotation sport,โ says Golf Digest Certified Fitness Trainer Dee Tidwell, who trains athletes at Colorado Golf Fitness at โThe Studioโ in Read moreโฆ
Follow this circuit, and youโll find newfound ability in your ankles, hamstrings, hips and mid-back to do what theyโre supposed to do in a proper golf swing.