Monster Golf Swing Tips

One thing that I wanted to achieve with Monster Golf Swing was to teach you how to develop total golf fitness from head to toe. Here’s what I mean;

The Head:

Think of your head like a gyroscope. It must be balanced in all 3 dimensions. Front to back, side to side and in rotation. If one side of your neck is tight or weak it will throw off your ability to keep your eye on the golf ball as well as maintain a balanced swing. The old saying goes, “Wherever the head goes, the body follows.”

Shoulders and Arms:

The shoulders and arms are the whipping boys of the golf swing. They are slaves to the rest of the body and the gatekeepers between you and the club. The shoulders must have the mobility and strength to transfer the force from your body and into the golf club.  That force is directly dependent on the spine.

Spine:

The rule of thumb is that for every degree that your spine cannot rotate, you will compensate by using your shoulders and arms during your golf swing. This problem typically shows up as a shoulder, elbow or wrist injury. The cervical (neck), thoracic (chest), and lumbar spine (lower back) must have 3 dimensional mobility for an effective golf swing. The middle back area plays a HUGE role in your ability to rotate and generate power.  This area is largely dependent on what the ribcage is doing.

Ribcage:

Your ribcage can help power up your golf swing almost instantly.  During the backswing  it coils up like a spring and stores valuable energy. On the downswing the ribcage uncoils and releases that stored energy into the golf club. If your ribs are pliable and can freely expand and compress, you will be able to rotate freely and express more power and control in your golf swing. If your ribcage is tight, it can act like a corset and suck the juice right out of your swing.

Hips:

The hips can get messed up in so many ways that I’d be here all day explaining it.  Your hips behave like a bucket with strings attached to them that pull them in 3 directions. The hip muscles are strings that attach to the pelvis. If the muscles in the hips are balanced, there will be no restrictions in your golf swing.

For example, tight hamstrings will lock your hips and make it harder to bend and rotate. Weak buttock muscles will affect your downswing and your ability to keep your swing on plane.  If you have tight groin muscles your hips can’t pivot in either direction. All this will get fixed during the very first phase of your Monster Golf Swing program.

Knees:

If you don’t think the knees are important to your golf swing, ask Tiger Woods. That 15 degrees of rotation in your knee will make or break you. Your knee ligaments must be strong, pliable and durable to withstand the repetitive rotation action. The Monster Golf mobility exercises will insure that your knees can go the distance.

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