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Are You The Average American Golfer?

buzz — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:11:01 +0000

A recent national study found that the averaged Male Golfer walks about 900 miles a year.

Another study by the same institute found that American Golfers on the average, drink about 22 gallons of beer in a year.

That means: The Average American Golfer gets about 44 Miles to the Gallon!

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Chiropractic – An Adjustment in Your Game

buzz — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:55:11 +0000

Chiropractic care is standard for many pro golfers and increasingly for many Senior Golfers as well. Professional golfer Lori West attributes the reason she’s playing today to chiropractic. Nearly two decades ago, she began visiting a chiropractor for pain in her shoulders and neck. According to West, the care has infinitely improved her golf game.

According to Dr. Travis Ruda, chiropractor and golf enthusiast, the golf swing in and of itself isn’t conducive to having a healthy back. To have a good swing you create tension in your spine. (this enables you to get good distance). The tension comes from the hips stopping and the shoulders continuing to rotate. Basically, you make a coil. You’re uncoiling when you start your downswing. Since that’s an awkward movement for your back, many golfers end up with lower back problems.

Here’s some chiropractic advice.

• Before your game, do some basic stretches. Stretch out hamstrings and groin area.

• Put a club across your shoulders and lean left and right.

• Get in a position of where you would be in a swing and bend left and right.

• Grab a club behind your back and raise it up, stretching your shoulder muscles.

• Grab the club backwards – so if you normally swing right-handed, you’d grab it like you’d be swinging left-handed- and take 10 practice swings that way. You’re stretching different muscles and it will help you loosen up considerably.

• You can do neck stretches if it’s tight. Stiff neck muscles inhibit the rest of the body from turning freely.

• Golfer’s elbow is a painful condition in which your arm bone becomes sore and tender. Chiropractors can adjust the over-rotated bone.

• Orthodic stabilizers for your shoes can help improve balance so your swing is better.

• Anything that helps your flexibility eventually helps with your game. As you get older, your swing naturally shortens since the muscles aren’t as supple. Flexibility is very important for older golfers.

• You have to have good balance if you want to hit the golf ball consistently. A healthy spine is paramount to proper balance and posture. Improve your balance and you’ll improve your consistency.

• During the winter, work on stretching the muscles of the arms, shoulders and back.

Chiropractors care for your body structure overall, not just the back. So if your muscles are feeling out of sync, chiropractic may be just the very adjustment that your body and game needs!

While you’re here… get your copy of my FREE book “Senior Muscles – Why They Get Sore, How to Prevent and Treat Injuries”, and please post your experiences on the subjects of: Golf, Senior Golf, Senior Muscles etc.

Buzz B Berkeley

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9-Hole Golf Courses – Perfect For The Senior Golfer

buzz — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:30:54 +0000

Most golf courses have 18 holes. However, in addition to these popular 18-hole courses, there are also locations that only have 9 holes.

A typical 18 hole full-size golf course can take five or more hours to play, especially if you have are in a large group. The 9-hole course, on the other hand, can be finished in less than half that time.

For many players, especially beginner golfers, the 9-hole course offers more fun and enjoyment while in the beginning stages of their game.

For regular folks whom have busy lives, careers, and family, the 9-hole golf course offers a more realistic time period to get a decent game in. It’s just not practical to spend five to seven hours a day playing a full 18-hole course.

For Senior Golfers, the 9-hole courses offer the excitement of playing golf without the risk of over exertion. Further, the 9-hole courses offer great compromises for those Senior Golfers that have not kept up with their daily exercise programs. You should have my book “Senior Muscles – Why They Get Sore”. This is great reading for learning to resist injuries, and to treat them too. If you haven’t gotten your copy yet, get it for FREE here:

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Tip: Even if you prefer playing on an 18-hole golf course, stop by the 9-hole location on the weekends. It is never quite as busy as full courses and you will have more time to concentrate on your game skills.

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Balance Drill – A Simple 2-Step Drill To Help Senior Golfer’s Perfect Their Swing Balance

buzz — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:51:13 +0000

A common problem that Senior Golfers have on their downswing is properly transferring their bodyweight from the back foot to the front.

Senior golfers tend to be slightly tentative with their swing, so they end up hanging back a bit. The result from this bad habit ends up with scooped shots that veer off to the right with very little power.

In order to get your balance in order, there is a simple drill that is designed to help you feel the proper weight shift over to the front foot. The beauty of this drill is that there are only two results that can happen; A) You properly shift your weight, or B) You topple over.

1. Set up with your normal stance, but before taking your backswing, slide the back foot behind the front foot, leaving only the toe touching the ground for support. Yes, this will leave you unbalanced when you take your backswing, but that is part of the design.

2. Now when you have reached the top portion of the backswing, swing through the golf ball like you would on any normal shot. With your feet positioned as instructed in step 1 above, your body should automatically make the proper weight transfer to your front side.

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