Strength, Proper Form Can Help Head Off Golf Injuries
Sunday Gazette-Mail › July 11, 2005
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Those who don't play golf dismiss it as too leisurely to be sport. Any form of exercise that can be tackled while wearing a Polo shirt and slacks is bound to get disrespect. The cute little electric cart that removes the walking doesn't help. Yet, to be good, you need solid hand-eye coordination, focus, form and at least a measure of endurance.
Golf has spurts of physical demands, too. The very act of striking the ball off the tee involves a violent torque that sets off a kinetic chain. It recruits the knees, hips, back and shoulders into working as levers and pulleys.See the full content of this document
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Strength, Proper Form Can Help Head Off Golf Injuries
Ironically, many injuries happen because duffers don't give their own sport enough respect.
Australian researchers recently observed 1,040 golfers (852 of them men)...See the full content of this document
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