Golf mobility quicker than the kettle boiling


The aim of these exercises are to improve and maintain your back's mobility which is integral for your swing. Deficits in motion can lead to your body compensating with outcomes potentially impacting your swing. 

Try to make part of your routine a few times a week. Once you've practised this a few times, it should take you less time than the kettle boils in the morning. 

*Prerequisite of these exercises is the ability to tolerate kneeling. 


Exercise 1- Cat cow

Starting position: On all 4s with hands under shoulders and knees below hips. 

Movement: As you breathe in slowly extend your head up and raise your bottom to the sky. Then transition into rounding your back and dropping your head as you breathe out.

How many?: Perform 5-10 of these slowly with your breath. 





Exercise 2- Half kneeling wall rotations

Starting position: Next to the wall, have outside knee down and in a lunge position with both arms straight at 90dg against wall. 

Movement: As you breath out rotate outside arm out, as you open your chest, keeping inside shoulder and arm against wall. Then slowly return to starting position. 

How many?: Perform 5-10 on one side and then turn 180dg to perform on the other side. 






Exercise 3- four point rotations 

Starting position: On all 4s with hands under shoulders and knees below hips then place 1 hand behind your head. 

Movement: As you breathe out, rotate downwards slowly and then as you breathe in rotate upwards, looking to the sky. 

How many?: Perform 5-10 on one side and then perform on the other side. 








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By Duncan Grant 

(Reignite Physio, Dunedin)


   



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