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Why Is It Important To Warm Up Before Playing?

By Scott Kowalski

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Golf is played by humans and there's times that even the best golfers will feel pain. Golf injuries is a largely untapped resource for chiropractors.

Like millions of golfers it's a sport that can be played throughout your lifetime. Injuries in golf is common because it is one of the few sports commonly played by all age groups.

For most recreational golfers the only form of exercise is playing an occasional 18 holes of golf.

This can put a huge strain on the body of a person who otherwise doesn't indulge in any type of physical activity.

Avoiding injury and staying in shape is the key for most golfers. While enthusiasm remains high, your body has never less aged. People lose flexibility, muscle mass and strength as they age, and that's where problems start.

Since the golf swing involves an extreme amount of bending and twisting of the spine, as well as rotation of the hips and shoulders, senior golfers are at the greatest risk for injury.

Newer designs in golf equipment can help compensate for stiffness, lack of flexibility and other physical limitations older players might have.

Improved technology can lesson physical stress,only proper golf swing mechanics on the golf course can play an even larger role in preventing injuries.

Bending the knees before swinging, rotating the hip and spine during the golf swing and using correct range-of-motion techniques throughout the swing all reduce strain on the body.

Proper mechanics off the course, such as correctly lifting golf bags and equipment, and on going regiment of exercising is just as important.

That is why warming up before practicing or playing is crucial in preventing any kind of injury before it happens. Only after warming up it's important to start out slowly.

If your golf club has a driving range or you can get to one before playing. I feel it's very important to start with the clubs that produce the least amount of physical resistance.

Begin hitting a few wedge and short iron golf swings. You then build up your resistance to mid-irons and fairway woods. Finally finishing it off with your driver. Then you want to start cooling down in reverse order until your doing a few pitches and chip shots at the end of your work out.

Normally when I'm working out I will go through two large bucket of balls. If I feel really energetic I'll do a third bucket.

Again, repetition and using the correct golf swing mechanics is the key to preventing injury.

Your training your brain the correct natural feel and your using the proper golf swing mechanics. That it becomes a part of you and it feels very fluid and natural in motion.

Practice makes permanent, and that is why you want the proper teaching aids to correct your bad golf swing flaws so it doesn't result in you getting injured. I highly recommend using Medicus!

Many weekend or seasonal golfers put themselves at risk by trying to swing as hard as professional golfers, often after hibernating all winter. Sitting behind a desk or lounging in front of a TV all week.

They'll go through the whole winter without taking a golf swing and when the nice weather comes they'll go out and play 18 two days in a row. Then on the weekends, they'll drive to the golf course, jump out of their car and start banging balls without warming up.

It's no surprise we see so many muscular skeletal injuries among this group. Typical golf injuries include muscle strains and neck, spine and joint irritations.

A golfer whose golf swing is mechanically improper is using the wrong muscles incorrectly, which will lead to repetitive strain injuries as well as stress and frustration on the golf course.

This type of golfer is a perfect chiropractic candidate. A typical golfer loses on average about 5.2 weeks of playing time annually because of injury.

To keep your body in peak shape for the season. Doing year-round conditioning, such as low impact aerobic activities such as walking, biking or swimming can help keep the muscles and the cardiovascular system in good working condition.

Golfers need to regularly swing a golf club indoors throughout the winter months to stay limber and prevent stiffening. Go to the Y.M.C.A. or any other facility that has a driving net. If your fortunate enough to have a high basement ceiling you can install your own.

Once the season starts, make a habit of stretching before you hit the links. Maintaining endurance is also important, since excessive fatigue can lead to poor golf swing mechanics and result in injury. To keep endurance up and muscles conditioned, walk the course whenever you can, and exercise regularly between rounds.

The concepts of a proper golf swing are generally easy to understand, but difficult to perform. Being able to diagnose your own golf swing properly will help you out tremendously in the long run.

The major difference between an average golfer and above average golfer is that you can easily notice the different pains and strains based on his or her performance on the golf course.

When your golfing buddies see a sudden marked improvement in your game, don't be surprised if they all don't take up warming up more seriously before their next round.

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