The Official 'Double P' Blog

Double P's physical therapist and trainer Jeff Banaszak (Back9Fitness.com) has written in with this week's golf performance tip. Check it out and implement it into your regimen!


AREA TARGETED: Anterior Hip

ROLE IN THE SWING: The anterior hip of many muscles, ligaments and other soft tissues that support the golfers address posture as they forward bend or hinge at the hips. This position causes these structures to shorten or tighten.

Now add the fact that a professional golfer spends over 8 hours per day in this position while practicing and playing, it is easy to see why this area gets chronically short or tight! Actually on TOUR it is epidemic!!!

MUSCLES TARGETED: Deep hip including the psoas and iliacus muscles and the anterior thigh or quadriceps group.

POSITION: 1/2 Kneeling, line up the ear, shoulder over the down knee.

EXERCISE: Maintain the above position. Complete a posterior tilt by tightening the stomach muscles (i.e. abdominals) and the buttock (i.e. gluteals) together. This will move the individual's belt buckle upward.

EQUIPMENT: None needed. Some individuals may want to place a pad under the down knee or use a golf club to maintain balance.

PRESCRIPTION: For golfers this exercise needs to be done daily. Make the exercise active by moving into the position described and holding for a short 2 second bout. Repeat this exercise 10 to 15 times.