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| The following article is written by the strength and conditioning coach for the 10-time NCAA champion, men’s golf team at Oklahoma State University. The insight on how to plan your training around the seasons is very informative for those competitive amateurs. Though the majority of us are not training as competitive amateurs, the information that follows is still very useful for all golfers, especially those that feel the effects of “snow” on their golf game.
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| Corporate golf outings are ideal for building stronger relations with your clients, but not always good for your golf game. Many outings try to pack too many activities into the day such as a meeting, speaker or a clinic before the round, so there is not always time to get in a proper warm up before the first tee. Here is a quick and simple warm up routine that you can do in less than 3 minutes to get you warmed up and ready to play.
| Are you looking for the latest technology to boost your golf game? Look no further than your kitchen. Changing you eating habits before, during and even after a round of golf may be just the boost you need to take your game to a new level. | | 
| Recently, a fan favorite has returned to the PGA. After a shortened golf season due to his well documented back pain, Fred Couples has made it back. This guy looks like the Freddie we have always known. He’s the man with a silky smooth swing that bombs it 305 yards. There is a lot of biomechanical data you can look at, but one of the key buzz terms the industry is paying attention to is called the “Kinematic Sequence.”
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| Becoming a great putter takes a tremendous amount of time. You need to practice to develop feel and touch, but the long hours standing in a bent over position can weak havoc on your back, hips and neck. It is common knowledge to warm up and stretch before you play and practice your long game, but do you know that it is just as important to warm up and stretch before you practice putting?
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| Do you ever have a sore shoulder after a particularly intense round of golf, or a “bum knee” that requires repeated doses of anti-inflammatory medication? New research on inflammation reveals a link to painful joints and muscles, as well as chronic ailments such as heart disease, cancer, and a depressed immune system.
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| A wrist injury can be devastating for a professional golfer. Phil Mickelson had to withdraw from several tournaments this past year because of a lingering left wrist injury he sustained playing a practice round at Oakmont CC, the site of the 2007 US Open. The left-hander failed to contend seriously in any of the four major championships, because of the nagging wrist.
| Did you know that playing golf could help you live longer? It’s true. In a study conducted by the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports showed that people that play golf enjoy an increase in life expectancy. | |  | When we heard that LPGA 2006 Rookie of the Year, Seon-Hwa Lee, had incorporated kickboxing into her fitness regimen, we sent the GMF field team to see how her connection with the sport plays into her continued success on the golf course.
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| I recently got the chance to join Trevor and his sport trainer, Dave Herman, during one of their workouts. During this time, Dave explained his beliefs about working with professional golfers, the development of his Athleticity program and a walk through of some of Trevor's specific exercises…. | | | | To really understand low back pain in golf, we need to look at the key compensation patterns that occur when someone attempts to activate their muscles. As I see so often, substituting low back extension for gluteal extension is the major culprit of low back pain in many of the golfers that I see. Correcting this pattern of dysfunction becomes the priority in my training program. | | | 
| Envision the letter “S,” in your mind—now think of the curve in your spine, more accurately, think of the curve in your lower back area or your “lumbar” spine area—this area resembles the letter “S.”
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| Many golfers do not pay attention to the function of their rotator cuff and its critical role in the golf swing until they’ve had an injury to that area. Golfer can develop tendonitis, bursitis, and tears in the rotator cuff due to the repetitive motion of the golf swing and from weak muscles. | | | | | 
| As a Massage Therapist, I am acutely aware of the physical tolls of the game. In order to play a good game of golf, you must be fit to play well. What does “being fit” really mean? Being Healthy! Being fit means that your muscle tissues need to be healthy, flexible and mobile!
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| Rob Mottram is no stranger to the fitness and performance side of golf. He’s a registered physical therapist, Titleist Performance Institute advisor, and an athletic trainer who worked for 11 years as a rehab and fitness specialist for the PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour and the LPGA (1987-1989).
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| In our latest issue of Golf Fitness Magazine, Phil Mickelson’s
trainer Sean Cochran discusses Phil’s commitment to working
out his body to give him a competitive edge. Cochran, a CSCS,
PES, USWLF, fitness trainer demonstrates a couple of exercises
to help you with your golf fitness training.
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