Golf Injuries: The Power of Education and Teamwork

Injuries are an unfortunate part of golf. The research is out, and the rates of injury are staggering. It has been found that over 50% of recreational golfers will suffer some sort of chronic injury from golf in their lifetimes. The percentage is even higher at the professional level, despite “perfect technique” and expert preparation. Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) has stated that over 90% of tour pros have suffered a severe injury in their career, and over 50% each year will have an injury that sidelines them for an average period of 3-4 weeks. That’s a big deal when the average purse of a PGA Tour event is $11 million. It’s clear that whether you’re a tour pro or an average Joe, injuries in golf are bound to happen.

So what is really going on here? Why do the best in the world still get hurt, despite having perfect swings? Is it the swing itself? Is it the body? Why are injuries so common to us golfers, and what can we do better to understand and deal with them?

Fitness, Golf, RecoveryGuest UserJuly 28, 2020 Comments

Practice Smarter, Not Harder

All too often, we go to the range with the right intentions, some notes, and loose practice guidelines to get us started. Throughout the session, the initial focus and intention are rarely sustained and our ability to improve efficiently can suffer. We may not even be aware of this because whatever our reason is for going to the range, we certainly expect that by simply going to hit balls we have to be getting better.

Practice is more than just ripping balls with no intention. We can start to ask and see that there are more efficient ways to utilize our range time. Setting clear goals for you to stay on task during your practice can make a large impact on your golf development.

GolfGuest UserJune 30, 2020 Comment

Quarantine Golf: Change your Quaran(Routine) to improve your golf game at home.

Quarantine Golf… WTF? Golf— and life in general— has taken a strange turn. No one would design a hole with these many hazards like this crazy stretch we are now playing… and we can't even get out to play! However, for most of you reading this, there was probably a time over the past 6 months where you wished you had a few more minutes for yourself. Whether it was to relax, read, exercise or something else, we can all say that we have wished for some extra time to break away from our hectic, nonstop daily routines. The global COVID-19 pandemic that surrounds us has afforded us that extra time that we desired. Although it is a very unfortunate circumstance and our daily routines have been grossly disrupted, now is the time to make the most of this quarantine.