As golfers age, they lose distance. That’s regular, though that does not imply it is any much less maddening. Here’s a technique to assist prevent it.
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As golfers age, finally they lose distance. That’s a traditional development, though that doesn’t imply it’s any much less maddening.
But whereas issues like your placing, chipping, driving accuracy — and perhaps even your psychological recreation — enhance as you become old, it’s laborious to hit the ball longer than you probably did earlier than.
But that doesn’t imply you will have to merely kiss that distance goodbye. You have choices, folks!
We requested Shawn Callahan, a GOLF Top 100 Teacher who works out of Monroe Golf Club (Pittsford, N.Y.) and Abacoa Golf Club (Jupiter, Fla.), to establish the perfect thing aging golfers can do to prevent distance loss.
Change their swings? Lift weights? Pray to the golf gods?
“You need to get mobile. You need flexibility, but joint mobility is almost more important,” stated Callahan, whereas at GOLF’s Top 100 Teachers Retreat final month. “You need joint mobility before you get flexibility. But the faster you can move, the farther you can hit it. And anybody can do that; you can get help with that. Easy stuff. It’s just a matter of getting your hips and shoulders to be able to move.”
Callahan stated merely strolling is a good mobility train, nevertheless it’s essential to take it a step additional and give attention to issues like CARs, which stands for Controlled Articular Rotations. CARs are primarily energetic, rotational actions of the joints that can improve your mobility and enhance joint well being. (Good joint mobility may also assist prevent aged folks from falling, Callahan says.)
Callahan stated he normally doesn’t suggest one thing like a speed-stick coaching help for older gamers, as a result of getting them to swing tougher would possibly really make issues worse. But good, elementary mobility coaching could make a significant distinction on the course.
“If you are more mobile, then you can take the club back farther, and then you can hit it farther,” Callahan stated.
If you might be in search of particular CARs workouts to give attention to (particularly ones for shoulders and hips), take a look at the video beneath.
