Erector spinae muscles
The Erector spinae muscles (also known as extensor spinae) are a bundle of muscles and tendons, running more or less vertically throughout the lumbar, thoracic and cervical regions of the…
Yearly Archives: 2013
Core Disassociation Exercise
The Core Disassociation Exercise teaches you how to move your upper torso (chest and shoulders) independently of your pelvis and hips, helping you to both create and close the separation…
Psoas major muscle
The psoas major is a large, powerful muscle that helps move the upper leg (femur) and the torso closer together in a flexion movement. The Role of the Psoas Major…
Internal and External Rotation
In anatomy, internal rotation (also known as medial rotation) is rotation towards the centre of the body. External rotation (or lateral rotation) is rotation away from the centre of the…
Golf Lag and the Compound Pendulum
This article will describe how you can use a little understood, but fairly simple, mechanical principle to generate Tour-calibre club head speed in your golf swing, while improving your accuracy…
Golf Swing Sequence and Timing – Common Faults
It’s a statement of the obvious, but the vast majority of amateur golfers don’t swing as effectively as Tour professionals. They don’t hit the ball as accurately, as consistently, or…
Stretch-Shorten Cycle (SSC)
A stretch-shorten cycle (SSC) is an active stretch of a muscle followed by an immediate shortening of that same muscle. In biomechanical terms, this is an eccentric contraction followed by a…
Golf Swing Sequence and Timing – The Transition
The transition is, biomechanically speaking, probably the most important phase of your golf swing. The transition starts when the first segment of your body changes its direction of rotation, and…
Golf Swing Sequence and Timing – The Downswing
We define the downswing phase as the movement from Transition through to Impact — see Figure 1. This whole sequence is completed in less that 3 tenths of a second.…
Golf Workout 560 Foundation Upper Body A
» Return to Golf Performance Programme 560Print this workout: with exercise details. Protection (5 min)Exercise Reps Duration (s) Ys on an Exercise Ball830Ws on an Exercise Ball830Hip Flexion (Hands and Knees)1060Hip…