Front Squats or Back Squats for golfers?
I'm not saying those initial 3 questions posed are pointless... BUT, it's crucial that you understand where they fall on the priority...
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GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Skater Broad Jumps
Talk about POWER! This exercise will truly challenge your ability to create and absorb large amounts of power in the frontal plane as...
Golf Physical Assessments... Should you get one?
"Assess don't guess." Is a very common tag line by golf professionals. And, I don't like it. Let's dive in. . . . What is a Physical...
SHOULDER HEALTH FOR GOLFERS!
In general, we should treat joints the same. We should move them. We should load them. We should stabilize them. We should strengthen...
GOLF FITNESS: How can you separate the GOOD from the BAD on Social Media?
Hello, hello! Guess I woke in a fighting mood today... It's not even 7 am. I've had three cups of coffee, and I am ready to go off on...
Golf Fitness for Seniors
Humans are adaptable. Meaning, we adapt to the stressors that our body absorbs. And this includes even the most experienced of athletes....
GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Band Lateral Side Bends
This golf exercise is one that you will find in almost all of our programming at SCRATCH. I like to throw it in almost weekly, maybe...
Stretching vs. Mobility... Which is BEST for GOLFERS?
Static stretching is very different than dynamic mobility. At SCRATCH, we will make use of both within our golf fitness programming. Very...
Low Hanging Fruit for Golf Performance and Longevity
These 4 things may be some of the "easier" things you can do right now to improve your golf performance and longevity, without having to...
GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Band Single Leg RDL
Have you ever heard of the term Posterior Chain? It's a common one that gets thrown around in the training and fitness world, and...
HOW TO GET IN SHAPE FOR GOLF
️The season is coming. *** Said like the Game of Thrones dude. I've never watched it but I've seen the clip where he goes "Winter is...
Upper Body Exercises for Golfers
Seems like everybody is talking about ground reaction forces and how you are using your lower body to hit bombs on the golf course... The...
Golf Fitness with Bands!
BANDS, BANDS, BANDS! Bands are an awesome tool. They're portable. They're effective. They're inexpensive. If you don't have any... go buy...
Broad Jump Your Way to MORE CLUBHEAD SPEED
Broad Jumps are one we all should have in our exercise toolbox. . . . They promote greater levels of power - specifically lower body...
GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Band Single Arm Bent Over Row
Muscles Stressed: Lats Posterior shoulder complex Biceps Obliques/Transverse Abdominus How will it help you become a better golfer? Well,...
Does the Swing Create the Shot, or the Shot Create the Swing?
This is a thought-provoking quote I read the other day in the book The Lost Art of Playing Golf by Gary Nichol and Karl Morris. I'll...
The Best Fitness Exercises for Golfers
Hate to break it to you... there is not a singular, or group of exercises that is "best for golfers." However, there are TONS of great...
Higher Ground Reaction Forces... HIT BOMBS!
Ground reaction forces are a HOT topic these days in the golf world. Bryson talks about them left and right. The local pro has one of...
SCRATCH GOLF TRAINING... Accessible, Effective, and Educational.
. . . Three central goals of SCRATCH Golf Training are to make golf fitness: ACCESSIBLE EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL . . . ACCESIBLE I want this...
NO MORE BOSU BALLS
This morning, I saw an "expert" in the golf fitness world using a bosu ball lunge exercise with one of his PGA Tour athletes. Major...
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