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‘Connection’ And ‘Separation’: Why ‘Both’ Are Needed To Reach Your Full Golf Swing Performance Potential

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:40:33 GMT

‘‘Connection’ And ‘Separation’: Why ‘Both’ Are Needed To Reach Your Full Golf Swing Performance Potential

Speed, power and distance with control, accuracy and consistency… that’s what ALL the top players in the world possess in their golf swings.

Check out this new body and swing conditioning drill I’ve been using with my golf fitness training clients called the ‘Wall Twister Plus’ . Spend 3-5 minutes daily doing this drill at home between golf practice sessions on the range to help increase your ability to achieve and maintain the needed ‘connection’ of your arms and golf club to the front of your body through the completion of your full backswing.

Plus, it will help you build the core strength and flexibility (functional mobility) for the sufficient ‘separation’ between your upper and lower body segments during the transition from your full backswing to the beginning of your downswing.

Wall Twister Plus

Golf Fitness Training Drill to help golfers increase their upper and lower body separation potential and to initiate their forward swing transition with their lower body first.

This drill really helps you create the physical ability to make the proper movement transition from the top of your backswing to the initiation of your forward swing and the effective feeling of compressing down into the ground so your downswing unwinding process begins powerfully from the ground up instead of from the top down – like most weak ‘slicers’ of the ball.

To your better, ‘golf-fit’ game,

Dr. Paul Callaway, PT, PhD, CSPC

Want to get ‘Golf-Fit’? Let me show you how! CLICK HERE NOW or call: 1 (844-465-3348) for more information and/or to schedule your FREE 30-minute consultation with Dr. Callaway.

‘Three’ Important Golf Performance Tips For Lower Scores

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:38:04 GMT

‘Three’ Important Golf Performance Tips For Lower Scores

Proper Club Selection is Key!

Regardless of your current scoring average or skill level, playing your best golf often hinges on doing the small things right and doing them consistently. Here are 3 tips for you that are designed to help you do just that.

1) Know when to keep your driver in the bag. It’s easy to get in the routine of pulling out your driver on every par 4 or 5 hole you play. But, many times, your driver is not the best club to play! Even top tour players get into trouble with their drivers, and that’s why you’ll see them pull out 3-woods, hybrid clubs or even irons on plenty of tee boxes when they prefer accuracy over distance.

Therefore, next time you play, before you pull out the driver and tee it up, just think,

“What is the real reward of using my driver and the potential extra 20 or 30 yards of distance going to get me?”

Is it truly worth the risk of possibly having to add penalty strokes if you hit your drive out of bounds or in a hazard? Usually the answer is “no”! Instead, select the club that gives you the best chance for success by taking into account the ‘strengths’ of your game.

2) Know your distances. Golf is a game of distance and direction control. So your scoring directly depends upon your ability to hit specific targets. It’s always amazing to me how many golfers don’t have a good awareness for how far, on average, they hit each of their clubs. Therefore, if you’re not certain about your distances with your clubs, go out to the driving range and hit a few balls with each club at identified targets with known yardages and make written notes. Your irons should have 10 to 15 yards in-between them. If you notice much bigger differences between clubs, you should schedule a session with your local PGA pro and/or club fitting specialist to have them check your set out.

3) Aim for the middle of the green. As I just mentioned in the previous tip, golf is a game of hitting targets. When the pros take aim at a target, they take dead aim by selecting the smallest blade of grass or tiniest spot of turf they can find, and then focusing on landing their ball right on top of it. I hear Jack Nicklaus once say, “Before I hit my shot, I visualize my target and see the golf ball rolling out to the final rotation as it is hitting my chosen target.”

Many amateur golfers know they should aim for the middle of the green but very few actually put this tip into play. It’s also a tip that many players misunderstand. Many amateur golfers interpret making the middle of the green the target as playing too conservatively. They feel that they should always aim at the pins. But, more experienced golfers who know how to score will aim for the middle of the green – especially when they know what the hazards are around the green that will definitely add strokes should they miss their target.

Bottom line, when you practice these ‘3’ important performance tips consistently, you will hit more fairways, hit more greens and your scores will drop!

And, for a BONUS TIP, watch this quick video before you head to the course.

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Try these tips out for yourself and see how they work. And, if you’d like to learn more about how to get a customized golf fitness and total performance training program to accelerate your results, let me help! You can call me right away at (630) 567-7572 or email me at: Paul@CallawayGolfFitness.com to schedule your FREE Consultation so we can discuss the challenges you are experiencing with your game.

I look forward to meeting you!

Paul Callaway, PT, PhD, CSPC

The ‘Guaranteed’ Swing Killer

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:35:29 GMT

The ‘Guaranteed’ Swing Killer

The topic I want to focus on today is a very important one because it is a ‘guaranteed’ swing killer and, unfortunately, is one of the most common problems in most amateur golfers. The problem is an unstable spine angle. I call it the ‘guaranteed’ swing killer because it is virtually impossible to make solid, consistent ball contact when your axis of rotation (your spine) is moving while you are rotating through your full swing motion.

Address Posture Spine Angle to Impact Position Spine Angle Transition

If you have been evaluated by your golf coach to have an unstable spine angle, it stems more from your physical/structural imbalances than from your simple lack of understanding about what a stable spine angle looks and feels like during the full swing.

Until the ‘physical’ cause of your unstable spine angle is fully identified and fixed you will continue to make full speed swings with an unstable spine angle – regardless of what you try to consciously think about to stabilize your spine. Your body ‘structure’ governs your body ‘function’… not what you understand about the golf swing and what you are thinking when you make full swings.

Therefore, until you are also evaluated by a golf-specific physical conditioning expert to identify what specific physical imbalances you have and what custom exercises you will need to improve your individual combination of posture, balance, flexibility, strength, stability, body control and endurance issues. Getting your body ‘golf fit’ will be relatively more valuable to you than simply taking more golf lessons or spending extra hours of hitting balls on the range. Getting the proper, customized and golf-specific physical conditioning exercises that fully integrate with your professional golf instruction and swing re-education drills will be what ultimately corrects your real spine angle problem.

Clearly, if you are not taking lessons, you probably won’t know if your spine angle is stable or not. So getting the evaluation from a qualified golf pro is essential! Because, if your spine angle changes, particularly during your transition from the top of you backswing to impact, your ability to make a solid ball contact with optimal ball compression and swing speed will be a limited.

The most common problem observed in golfers with unstable spine angles is early hip extension… forward thrusting of the golfer’s hips/pelvis toward the golf ball while tilting the upper torso back away from the ball in the downswing (see pictures above).

Forward thrusting of the hips and backward tilting of the spine in the downswing is essentially losing the proper, stable spine angle established at address. The consequences include a massive loss of power and poor consistency through the hitting zone.

When you develop the physical ability to maintain a stable spine angle you will finally experience far better results. You will be able to rotate your body around a stable spine (axis of rotation) completely through the hitting zone for more consistent, solid ball contact, greater swing speed, power and accuracy.

How to Fix an Unstable Spine Angle in Your Golf Swing
The best way to correct the physical strength imbalances in your body that are contributing to your unstable spine during full speed golf swings is to schedule a comprehensive golf-specific physical performance evaluation with a golf fitness expert. Only after you know for certain what ‘your’ individual needs are will you be able to select and perform the proper exercises to most efficiently and effectively re-balance your body and begin to make full swings with a stable spine angle.

However, here are two terrific exercises that I often give to my golf fitness clients after their evaluations to help stabilize their spine angles.

Click on the links below to watch the exercise videos.

1) GOLF POSTURE and CORE BUILDER
2) STABLE SPINE ANGLE BUILDER

Loss of spine angles through the full speed swing is a common swing flaw for many amateur golfers. The early hip extension, decreased rotation and power leakages are the most typical consequences of an unstable spine angle. If you are struggling with distance and consistency, I would schedule a golf-specific physical evaluation right away and follow the prescribed exercises that will help you most quickly condition your body and most efficiently stabilize your spine. Your body structure controls your body function! Simply correct the physical cause to stop this most common ‘guaranteed’ swing killer once and for all!

Your partner in success,

Paul Callaway, PT, PhD

Director of Golf Fitness – Cantigny Golf Academy

For more information, please visit www.CallawayGolfFitness.com or email: Paul@CallawayGolfFitness.com

Two ‘Simple’ Ways To Improve Your Game NOW! 75% Golfers Need This!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:32:30 GMT

Two ‘Simple’ Ways To Improve Your Game NOW! 75% Golfers Need This!

Consider this...

The Human Body ‘Needs’ Water!

Recently, a survey was conducted with 25,000 golfers. The purpose of the survey was to gather specific data to help develop a new products that would help golfers of all skill levels improve their performance out on the course. The data collected certainly opened my eyes.

Here are the ‘top 2’ areas that affect most golfers:

42% of you said they suffer from sore muscles, causing poor flexibility, altering their swing mechanics, affecting both distance and accuracy, which leads to bad shots and lack of overall enjoyment.

33% of indicated that they run into physical or mental fatigue, leaving them feeling sluggish with a lack of strength, which causes poor judgment, weak drives, duffed shots or missed putts.

Now that’s a total of 75% of all golfers!

But get this… I took the data above and cross-checked it with other surveys that were conducted in the golf industry and came across a recent study that found that 75% of all golfers are dehydrated on the golf course.

Hmmm, 75% seems to be a consistent number here, don’t you think? A mere coincidence?

And when you combine the data with this survey, all the key areas centralize around hydration and the direct correlation to the golfer’s (body) performance.

What’s more, studies show that mental performance and physical coordination start to become impaired typically around 1% dehydration. Yes, that’s right… just 1%.

That said, I think it’s safe to say that proper hydration has an immensely positive impact on your game.

The key statistic to understand and remember here is that for every additional 2% dehydration (2% has been measured as the average dehydration levels of most golfers) we lose up to 40% mechanical efficiency (all body functions including balance, strength, flexibility, coordination, etc.) in our body. Let’s not forget to mention how your brain functions slow down which greatly impacts your decision-making process. Add the physical and mental elements together and you will be looking for your ball in the woods!

What many golfers don’t realize is that ‘what’ you drink, and ‘how much’ you drink are actually among the most important decisions you make on the golf course. Your choice can mean the difference between playing with energy, focus, and coordination, or suffering from fatigue, weakness and exhaustion.

Then there’s also loss of flexibility due to muscles tightening up… causing horrid swing mechanics, which leads to blades or chunks or even worse — injury!

One of my main responsibilities and objectives as a healthcare professional – and as a golf fitness training specialist – is to provide my golf clients with information about highly advanced and scientifically designed products to support their total health and to improve their performance out on the course. So, after confirming the research regarding 75% of all golfers needing to be more completely hydrated, I wanted to share what I know about a tremendous product that addresses each and every point that has any relation to the body becoming fully ‘re-hydrated’… I’m talking about something that could even be used for restoring hydration and providing essential nutritional support when it comes to curing the common cold!

And I am confident that, after you take the time to learn more about this product, you will agree when I tell you, this product is a real ‘hole in one’!

Now, it would seem that the most obvious option to address hydration is to simply pound down lots of water… and this is mostly true. However, it turns out, unless we are actually consuming both the ‘quantity’ and ‘quality’ of water that our body truly needs, we will fall far short of the requirements necessary to support the wellness and performance objectives noted above.

WATER ‘QUANTITY’ FORMULA:

In order to drink the proper amount of water on a daily basis… not just during exercise, but also before, during and after practicing and/or playing golf… you should consume ½ your body weight in ounces of water… daily!

WATER ‘QUALITY’ RECIPE:

To support our body’s ability to take in the water ‘quantity’ that is made available to it and use it effectively for all the body functions at the cellular level, there is actually a water quality ‘recipe’. Besides passing the obvious ‘purity’, ‘taste’ and ‘smell’ tests, the quality water recipe must also include the proper pH (acid/base) balance, contain the proper amounts of trace minerals, oxygen levels, and have a hexagonal micro-cluster structural design. Water with these ‘quality’ characteristics is called PiMag water and is the ‘only’ water that will completely support our total health and performance needs.

Nikken PiMag Waterfall Water Treatment System

PiMag water is amazing and I highly encourage you to learn everything you can about it so you and your family can start benefitting from it as soon as possible. This highly-advanced water technology is scientifically designed to:

Support energy
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Support hydration
Enhance endurance
Improve recovery
Lower the incidence of cramping
Optimize muscle function
Increase blood flow
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I told you it was a ‘hole in one’!

And please remember, I would never make this strong recommendation to you unless it has passed the ‘Callaway’ Personal Use Test. I assure you, my decision to invest in this water technology over 10 years ago has brought tremendous wellness and performance benefits to our family. Likewise, I have observed very similar results from the 100’s of clients who have also brought PiMag water technology into their home.

I really hope that you take a strong look at the information I’ve provided here on the PiMag water and it’s simple and cost-effective delivery system for your home called the PiMag Waterfall. If you haven’t done so already, please take the time now to watch the information video and read everything you can about it on this Quick Reference Sheet .

Then, I’m very interested to know what your thoughts are. If you like what you see and learn, and if the information peeked your interest enough to want to take the next step by investing in this technology for yourself, that’s great news!

If you’re at that point in the process, here’s what you’ll need to do… CONTACT ME NOW so I can help you with the ordering process and get the best savings on the product. I’ll get back to you right away to answer any questions you may still have and/or help you place your secure order.

OH! There’s Just One More Thing…

As with most everything in life, there are gradients of relative benefit. And, in the case of hydration and energy support for optimal golf performance and total wellness, there is a GOOD, BETTER and BEST gradient as well!

By now, I have hopefully presented my case for how terrific the Nikken PiMag water as delivered through the PiMag Waterfall system is for you and your family in your home and/or office. It is really a ‘GOOD’ system! But, if you want an even ‘BETTER’ method for taking the wonderful health and performance benefits of the PiMag water with you onto the golf course to get the ‘BEST’ possible results, then you’ll want to have an easy and affordable delivery system for producing and consuming PiMag water that does not require carrying large containers of bottled PiMag water with you from your home or office to the course.

Trust me, if you’re serious about your game… then you’ll want to consider adding the PiMag Sport Bottle to your arsenal. And there will never be a better time than now!

Nikken PiMag Sport Bottle

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Your partner in success,

Dr. Paul
Paul Callaway, PT, PhD, CSPC

The ‘1st’ Golf Fitness Training Expert for the PGA Tour Pros!

Director of Golf Fitness

Cantigny Golf Academy
Cell: 630-567-7572
www.CallawayGolfFitness.com
Paul@CallawayGolfFitness.com

Look, Feel and Play … Like a Pro!

Think ‘Ahead’ To Think Like The Pros

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:23:38 GMT

Think ‘Ahead’ To Think Like The Pros

One of the hardest parts about playing good golf is making the right choices and managing your way around the golf course. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the moment and ‘go for it’ on every shot. Therefore, effective golf course management skills are one of the things that separate today’s top touring pros from most amateur golfers like you and me. But, by simply thinking one shot ahead when you play, you can play smarter and lower your scores… just like the pros!

Here are ‘2‘ examples where thinking one shot ahead can save you strokes…

Thinking one shot ahead on Par 4’s

The next time you step onto the tee box of a Par 4 hole, resist your first instinct to reach for your driver and blast your ball as far up the fairway as possible. A smarter, ‘pro-like’ approach is to evaluate the length of the hole and take into account the next shot … your favorite approach shot distance … before selecting the club for your tee shot. For example, if the Par 4 that you’re about to play is 350 yards long and you know that you’re pretty solid using your 7-iron from 150 yards out, subtracting 150 from 350 leaves you with a tee shot of only 200 yards to set yourself up for that go-to 7 iron of yours. Not only does this put you in a great position to hit the green in regulation, but since you’re clubbing down off the tee you are also less likely to a wayward tee shot that could add significant penalty strokes to your score.

Thinking one shot ahead on Par 5’s

Likewise, if you hit a good tee shot on a Par 5, you might feel like taking out a fairway wood and smashing your ball as far as you can up the fairway toward the green. Again, the smarter ‘pro-like’ thinking is to calculate the distance to the hole and, once again, take into account your favorite approach shot distance to the center of the green (or to the pin). If you’re 225 yards away from the hole and your favorite approach shot distance is 100 yards all you need to do is hit a nice easy 125 yard shot to put yourself in perfect position for your approach. And, since you’re hitting a short iron instead of a long fairway wood you’re bound to be much more consistent and accurate with your second shot.

Thinking one shot ahead in these situations like the pros do will help you play smarter shots, lower your scores, and boost your confidence!

One more thing… If you’re looking for an extra ‘physical’ edge out on the course then you’ll want to check out this special video link below…

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Try these tips out for yourself and email me back to let me know how they work.

And, if you’d like to learn more about how to get your very own customized golf fitness and total performance training program to accelerate your results, let me help! You can call me right away at (630) 567-7572 or email me at: Paul@CallawayGolfFitness.com to schedule your FREE Consultation so we can discuss the challenges you are experiencing and the goals you desire for your game.

I look forward to meeting you!

Dr. Paul

Paul Callaway, PT, PhD, CSPC

How To ‘Fix’ The ‘Flip’ Once And For All!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:18:17 GMT

How To ‘Fix’ The ‘Flip’ Once And For All!

One of the biggest differences between great ball strikers and high handicappers is the clubshaft angle through impact.

High handicappers often ‘flip’ their wrists causing the club head to pass ahead of their hands through the hitting zone which releases the stored energy in the club shaft, and lofts the club creating ‘fat’ shots, ‘thin’ shots or, at very best, high short shots.

The ‘Flip’ (wrong!) The Power ‘Angle’ (correct!)In contrast, the best players in the world have the ability to store energy in the club through the creation and maintenance of the proper shaft angles (club shaft forward lean or ‘power’ angle) through impact so their hands are actually positioned ahead of the clubhead.

New And Simple Way To ‘Smash’ Your Drives Like Never Before!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:59:23 GMT

New And Simple Way To ‘Smash’ Your Drives Like Never Before!

Tired of hitting weak drives and watching your distance diminish year after year? Then say goodbye to weak drives and discover my new and simple method for developing the power and speed needed to literally SMASH your drives like never before… and gain more distance with all of your clubs.

I discovered this training method more recently and I’m kind of embarrassed that I didn’t think of it sooner. But I have fully tested the approach with all of my golf fitness and performance clients who are looking for more distance and… it works really well!

Here’s how it works…

It’s been known for a long time now that the longest hitters on tour get most of their energy and power in their swings from the ground up. In other words, by compressing their legs and body weight down into the ground at the proper times during their swing cycle, the energy travels back up from the ground, through their body and back down through the golf club to the golf ball at impact.

There are ‘two’ times during your golf swing that you should feel your body get ’heavier’ as you compress into the ground for more power in your swing:

1) During our backswing
2) During the transition for forward swing

Backswing
Your backswing loading or compression down into the inside ball of your back foot (right foot for a right hand golfer) should occur gradually from address to the completion of your entire backswing. This allows for optimal
coiling (accumulation and storage of energy) of your upper body rotational separation over a stable lower body.

Transition to forward swing
Once you’ve reached the top of your full backswing, you now make a slight weight transfer back to a 50/50 weight distribution as you also compress both feet even more firmly into the ground. There should be very little unwinding of your upper body coil during this transition phase of your swing — only a downward compression of your body weight into the ground through both feet as your legs, hips and pelvis begin their initial rotation back toward the target. Your hips and legs will bend slightly more than they were at address and you will feel your ab muscles, butt muscles, hip and thigh muscles contract as though you were about to ‘hop’ slightly off the ground.

Now that you are fully compressed and loaded into the ground, it’s time to simply unwind and release all of the stored energy remaining in your body around your stable spine angle. When you have performed the compression elements of your swing properly, huge amounts of power will be transferred from your body down through the golf club and to the ball at impact for explosive amounts of swing speed and increased distance potential.

My Discovery: The ‘Twist and Hop’ Drill

Here is the simple and very effective drill I discovered to help you build the compression forces and new-found power potential into your game. Try this simple ‘Twist and Hop’ Drill I’ve put together to get the feel for how to build more compression forces and power into your full swing.

And, if you’d like to learn more about how to get a customized, golf fitness and total performance training program for yourself, let me help! I’ve got custom golf fitness training programs to meet every golfer’s individual needs.

To schedule your FREE consultation :

You can reach me at (630) 567-7572, or email me at: Paul@CallawayGolfFitness.com

I look forward to meeting you!

Paul Callaway, PT, PhD

‘3’ Important Golf Fitness Tips For ‘Instant’ Lower Scores

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:44:14 GMT

‘3’ Important Golf Fitness Tips For ‘Instant’ Lower Scores

Regardless of your current scoring average or skill level, playing your very best and injury-free golf can often depend on doing the ‘small’ things… the basics… right and doing them consistently. The same can be said when it comes to getting your body in tip-top golf shape by doing the ‘small’ things right and consistently with your off-season golf conditioning program. Here are 3 important golf fitness tips that can really translate into more fluid, powerful, and effective golf swings that can help produce lower scores right away.

1) Develop an effective pre-golf warm-up routine:

Pre-Golf Warm-Up Stretch

It’s easy to fall into the bad habit of simply jumping out of your car, hitting a few putts, and making 3-5 full practice swings on the first tee before starting off your round without scheduling the time to complete a proper pre-golf warm-up routine. However, statistics show that when golfers get their minds and bodies fully-prepared to practice or play by including a 3-5 minute, golf-specific, warm-up then they will consistently have more effective practice sessions and will save strokes through their round. Therefore, learn and develop a golf-specific warm-up routine that includes stretching and functional mobility exercises addressing the key muscles and joints you’ll be using to make effective and stress-free golf swings. CLICK HERE to watch and learn a sample pre-golf warm-up demo I put together for my golf fitness training clients to follow. It can help you reduce stress and strain on your body and quickly reduce your scores.

2) Improve your address posture:

Club Behind the Spine Address Posture Drill

If you ask any professional golf instructor about the importance of address posture they’ll all agree … posture at address has up to 100% influence on the success and/or failure of the remainder of your full swing. So, if address posture can impact your full swing that much, emphasizing your ability to easily and naturally set-up with proper golf address posture this season should be one of your main objectives to help make solid shots and bring your scores down immediately. CLICK HERE to watch and learn the ‘Club-Behind-the-Spine’ address posture drill .

3) Stabilize your spine angle:

Stable Spine Angle

More and more, golf experts on the Golf Channel and during professional golf tournament broadcasts are discussing the importance of ‘stable spine angles’ as one of the most important full swing elements for consistent and solid ball striking. After good address posture, maintaining your stable spine angle will effectively allow you to generate rotational speed of your body, arms and club through the hitting zone for maximum power production and shot making control. A more stable spine angle is key for greater distance, accuracy and consistency in your game. CLICK HERE to watch and learn the ‘Stable Spine Angle Builder’ core strengthener and spine stabilization drill sequence. Integrating this exercise into your golf-fitness training program will help you rip the ball longer and straighter and lower your scores.

Try these 3 tips out for yourself and see how they work. And, if you’d like to learn more about how to get a customized, golf fitness and total performance training program for yourself, let me help! You can call me at (630) 567-7572 or email me at: Paul@CallawayGolfFitness.com to schedule your FREE Consultation .

I look forward to meeting you!

Paul Callaway, PT, PhD, CSPC

This Miracle Drill Stops ‘ALL’ Slicing And Adds Power Instantly!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:39:53 GMT

This Miracle Drill Stops ‘ALL’ Slicing And Adds Power Instantly!

After proper posture at address, learning how to make the proper transition from your complete backswing to your forward swing is vital to your ability to performing a powerful swing that is both on ‘plane’ and on ‘path’… instead of the weak, over-the-top ‘slice’ or pull shot so typical among most amateur players.

Therefore, I came up with a drill that quickly helps the golfers I work with in custom golf fitness training programs to address their physical weaknesses spine rotational inflexibility and lack of separation between their upper and lower body during their forward swing transition. The drill is called the ‘Wall-Twister Plus’ Drill .

Wall Twister Plus

Golf Fitness Training Drill to help golfers increase their upper and lower body separation potential and to initiate their forward swing transition with their lower body first.

Simply by standing next to a wall, making a full upper torso rotation and resting both forearms against the wall from your golf address position, you can quickly and naturally learn how to make the proper lower-to-upper body rotational progression from the top of your backswing to your downswing and stop swinging from the top… the main cause of a slice and/or pull.

Practicing the ‘Wall-Twister Plus’ Drill will quickly enhance your physical ability to make the ideal body rotation from the bottom-up and the help you to achieve the proper swing plane motion (inside-to-outside) that you truly want for a more powerful ‘draw’ ball flight. Plus, it helps to create enhanced compression/decompression… ground reaction forces… through your body for significant increases in swing speed, power and distance that you are looking for in your game.

And, if you want to learn more about how you can quickly and safely make dramatic improvements in both your golf-specific physical conditioning and the corresponding swing changes that you have been looking for to reach your true golf performance potential, then CLICK HERE NOW to schedule a FREE 30-minute consultation.

To Your Better… More ‘Golf-Fit’ Game,

Dr. Paul

Tune-Up Your Tempo – ‘3’ Simple Golf Drills For Improved Consistency

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:37:40 GMT

Tune-Up Your Tempo – ‘3’ Simple Golf Drills For Improved Consistency

Every time I meet and evaluate a new golfer, I ask them what they most to improve about their game. The #1, most common, answer they give me is, ‘I want to be more consistent!”

When you watch today’s top tour players one thing you will always notice is how consistently smooth their swings are. Some tour players have faster swing tempos like Rickie Fowler, or Nick Price and others have slower tempos like Freddy Couples or Ernie Els. However, regardless of the player’s swing tempo… fast or slow… every time they swing, they perform the swing with the same smooth pendulum motion. It’s a beautiful thing to watch!

I f you’re struggling with consistency with your swing then I suggest that you begin working on your tempo… it can make a big difference!

Smooth Swing Tempo

Here are ‘3’ simple drills you can start practicing that will help you smooth out your swing…

1) One-Handed Swings:

Using your right hand only make some practice swings with your driver. You’ll notice that with only one hand on the club it’s hard to be jerky or quick on your downswing, and you’ll also notice that you can feel the weight of the clubhead much easier. If you make a series of continuous one-handed swings you’ll notice that you can slowly build speed and momentum until you find a natural groove that feels right for you. And, after you master this drill with your right hand, perform the drill using your left hand only as well.

2) Smooth Takeaway:

One of the best ways to ensure you are swinging with a good tempo is to start out with a smooth takeaway. To practice the perfect pace set up to a ball and place another ball directly behind your club. As you take your club away take note of how far the ball behind your club rolls. If it moves more than a few feet or flies up on the air you know you’ve got to slow things down.

3) Hold Your Finish:

If your tempo is off you are almost always going to have a hard time keeping your balance through your swing. Force yourself to slow down by holding your finish position for a full 10 seconds after you hit your ball no matter where the shot ends up. If this is hard to do your swing is probably a little too quick and jerky so go back to making a few one handed swings and try again. Also, when you’re holding your balanced finish position it’s important to make sure that you have successfully transferred your weight to your front foot… by ‘tapping’ (lift the back toe off the ground and tap it up and down) three times on the ground behind you.

While you’re practicing these drills keep in mind that your full swing tempo should be ‘the same’ no matter what club you’re using. One of the biggest mistakes most golfers make is speeding up their tempo whenever they get a longer club like a hybrid or driver in their hands. AND, regardless of the club you are swinging, the overall tempo should be in a 3-to-1 ratio of total time. In other words, your full backswing should last 3 times longer than your forward swing to impact tempo. To know if your tempo is correct, simply count out loud 1,2,3 to reach your complete, fully-coiled backswing and then count out loud to 1 as you start your forward swing and reach impact.

So, to help achieve the improved ‘consistency’ you are looking for in your game, challenge yourself to become the smoothest swinging player with the best 3-to-1 ratio swing tempo in your group. You won’t be disappointed in the results!

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The ‘Most Important’ Element Of Any Golf Fitness Workout – SLEEP!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:35:28 GMT

The ‘Most Important’ Element Of Any Golf Fitness Workout – SLEEP!

As important as the quantity and quality of your golf-specific fitness training program is to the effectiveness of the physical improvements in your body structure and your overall swing performance potential, as it turns out, there’s something even ‘more’ important.

Believe it or not, it’s SLEEP!

Both the quality and quantity of your sleep is vital to optimal golf performance results

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‘4’ Tips To Fix The ‘Most Stressful Part Of Your Golf Swing

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:34:04 GMT

‘4’ Tips To Fix The ‘Most Stressful Part Of Your Golf Swing

When I worked as the 1st Physical Therapist on the PGA Tour (1984-87) I ended up treating 278 of the 300 touring pros with a variety of injuries – mostly to the lower spine.

And despite the predominant thinking of the time… that golf was an unusually stressful game for our body and will eventually produce some sort of injury… I always contended that,

“The golf swing isn’t the worst thing for our body…
instead it’s our body that’s the worst thing for our swing!”

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GOLFERS! ‘5’ Keys To Protecting Your Joints NOW!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:31:44 GMT

GOLFERS! ‘5’ Keys To Protecting Your Joints NOW!

Lower back, hips, knees, shoulders and necks. These are the ‘top 5’ joint areas of the body that can potentially suffer from the greatest amount of wear and tear when you play golf. And, as the 1st PGA Tour Physical Therapist, it was very important that I learned how to understand the root causes of these common joint pain problems if I was going to be helpful in treating and preventing these golf-related conditions on tour.

Thankfully, I was blessed to have a very wise mentor early in my physical therapy training process who taught me,

“Find the symptom(s), and look elsewhere for the cause(s).”

Because when it comes to golf and the forces that contribute to the gradual breakdown in golfer’s joints that the medical system diagnoses as ‘Degenerative’ or ‘Osteo-arthritis, the solution to treating and preventing this common condition in all body areas comes from looking beyond the areas of pain and addressing the real cause…
YOUR CORE!

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Golfers! Try This Simple Shoulder Flexibility Test

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:24:41 GMT

Golfers! Try This Simple Shoulder Flexibility Test

We need to talk about your tight shoulders!

Shoulder Rotation

Shoulder tightness, like lower back tightness in golf is closely tied with postural restrictions identified through the middle section of our spine. If you have an overly rounded middle spine (thoracic spine) then you will not be able to rotate efficiently and completely through your middle spine and the rotational demands of the full golf swing will force your shoulders and/or lower back to compensate for your lack of motion in your middle spine… thus creating excessive stress and potential injury to your shoulders and/or lower back.

Is this something that might be getting in the way of your swing?

You may already know that you have tight shoulders or you might not be sure. I have a test for you (see below) to take at home so you can see how it might be restricting your swing.

If you do test positive’ for having tight shoulders, then here are some examples of how it can impact your swing.

Limits your arc of motion in the backswing (your width)
Controls your swing plane (too steep, too flat, etc.)
Affects arm acceleration at impact
Alters your follow through and finish position

Shoulder Flexibility Test

Stand near a mirror and reach one had behind your back and across your shoulder blade. The opposite hand will go across your low back with palms facing out. The top hand will reach down as far as possible and the lower hand will reach up as high as possible.

Do your hands touch? (see photos below)

If not, is it your top hand (external rotation) or bottom hand (internal rotation) that is preventing you from touching?

If you can touch both hands together then you have normal or good flexibility. If you can grasp your hands together or overlap them from behind, you have excellent flexibility.

And what if they are far apart? You won’t be surprised to learn this is an area you will need to improve.

Remember, having your golf body evaluated by a golf fitness expert is the best and safest way to be sure that you are getting the specific help you may need to reach your total golf performance potential. I encourage you to schedule a complementary consultation with me right away to get you started in this process.

But, until I hear from you, here are ‘2’ simple and very effective chest and shoulder flexibility exercises that can quickly help you gain the middle spine, chest and shoulder mobility in tip-top golf shape.

Exercise #1: Chest and Spine Stretch

Exercise #2: Wall Sit with Arm Slides

To your golf-fit body,

Dr. Paul

A Few Quick Questions For You…

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:22:28 GMT

A Few Quick Questions For You…

Are You Balanced?

I have a few quick questions for you… regarding your balance:

Do you now that your balance is one of the most vital physical performance factors for optimal golf performance? Working with my custom golf fitness clients, I make sure that improved balance training through perfecting my clients posture and core stability is a huge portion of their program.
Have you ever felt out of balance when you make a full swing… perhaps falling back onto your right foot in your follow-through… or over to the left onto your back left heel?

If so, you could be suffering from a problem with your balance!

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GOLFERS! Struggling With Too Many Negative Thoughts?

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:19:46 GMT

GOLFERS! Struggling With Too Many Negative Thoughts?

As a physical therapist specializing in the ‘physical’ part of total golf performance, I mainly help golfers condition their body structure (posture, balance, flexibility, strength, stability and conditioning) to support their full swing mechanics and prevent golf injuries.

However, I learned a long time ago, that our golf ‘body’ is truly an instrument of our golf ‘mind’… and without the proper ‘mind-body’ connection in all aspects of our total golf performance, we will never achieve our true golf performance potential.

Consequently, even though I’m first and foremost a golf fitness coach, I spend plenty of time working with my golf performance clients on the mental game of golf… as it relates to achieving their full potential… and not blocking their physical ability to perform because of too many ‘negative’ thoughts both ‘on’ and ‘off’ the golf course.

So, if you’re struggling with too many negative thoughts about your golf game such as, “I’m a terrible golfer”… or, “I never hit the ball solid”… or, “I’m the shortest hitter in my league”… then I want to share with you a very helpful ‘mental’ training exercise that can help you shift your thinking… and dramatically enhance your results.

Understand, before you’ll ever empower your body and swing to perform at the level you truly desire, you’ll first need to break the bad habit of ‘thinking’ negative thoughts about your current experience… and turn your thoughts more positively toward what you truly want to experience in your game.

There are actually quite a number of ways to de-condition a negative performance thought pattern. The basic idea is to replace the ‘old’ thought pattern with a ‘new’ one.

Mentally ‘resisting’ the undesirable negative thought will usually backfire – you’ll actually reinforce it and make it even worse! The more you revisit the negative thought and fire those neurons in your attempt to remove the thought completely, the stronger the thought pattern becomes.

Instead of trying to resist the negative thought pattern, it’s better to ‘re-direct’ it. Take the energy of the negative thought and re-channel it into a positive thought.

With a little mental re-conditioning practice, whenever the negative thought occurs, your mind will recognize the negative thought and automatically flow/transition into the linked positive thought.

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Winning Golf Defined: What It Takes To Be A Winner!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:17:37 GMT

Winning Golf Defined: What It Takes To Be A Winner!

Even though you’re probably well into your competitive golf season, I thought I’d share with you some sage advice I’ve picked up over the years from my mentors in total performance training regarding what ‘winning’ golfers have in common to help you stay focused as you prepare for your upcoming competitive play and ensure your best possible results.

As a competitive golfer striving to perform at your very best, you will always want to focus on the aspects of total performance that ‘you’ can completely control. And, one of the few things that you as a golfer can completely control with regard to your game… is your attitude.

Wind, rain, poor lies, playing partners who play slowly or talk too much can be frustrating and are outside of your control. Players who learn to shut out these distractions and have a ‘winning attitude’ provide themselves the best chance to play at their peak level.

A winning attitude includes a combination of a proper identity (a balanced self-worth that is constantly grateful for the talents that have been given to you) with a healthy dissatisfaction with your current results… always appreciative of what you have while also wanting to expand and improve a little more each day.

• As a winner you believe in yourself – Without a strong belief in your own ability to execute shots, you will consistently doubt yourself on the golf course. Practicing enough of the ‘4’ essential golf-specific performance factors: mental training, physical training, skills training, and properly-fit golf equipment so that you have extra confidence stemming from the knowingness that you have outworked’ your competition in ‘all’ aspects of performance, and then going out on the course with belief that you’re capable of playing well is an important component of a winning attitude.

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Does Your Body Type Influence Your Golf Swing?

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:15:41 GMT

Does Your Body Type Influence Your Golf Swing?

It’s common knowledge…the best ball strikers in the world copy certain aspects of other great ball strikers’ swings. This has been going on since the game was first invented. Ben Hogan did it. Jack Nicklaus did it. Even Tiger Woods has done it. Every great ball striker looks at what others do successfully, and attempts to copy what seems to work well for those other top golfers in order to help improve their own swing. That’s called ‘modeling’ success.

However, even with all the ‘modeling’ that takes place with every great golfer, when you look at their swings from a distance, you can still tell whose swing it is. It’s easy to spot the difference between a Rory McIlroy and a Tiger Woods. It’s easy to spot the difference between Greg Norman and Nick Faldo. It’s easy to spot the difference between Sam Snead and Ben Hogan.

In other words, even though every great pro has copied parts of other golfer’s swings, they continue to have swings that are unique to them… you can tell it’s their swing and it’s unmistakable. And, the same is true with amateur golfers’ swings. You can tell your regular playing partners’ swings from a distance off.

So what’s the difference between a pro and an amateur golfer’s swing? A pro has a very clear idea in their head as to how they want to swing. Whereas, the regular amateur, rarely has a clear idea. Not only that, the average amateur remains uncommitted to their swing. They try one thing after another in their attempt to find the ‘secret’. A pro never does that. They have their basic swing and they make occasional ‘small’ changes to it.

The point is… pros know exactly what they’re trying to do at each stage of their swing. And, even if they don’t do what they want (when you look on video in slow motion), they have a clear image in their mind and a clear feeling n their body as to what the want to do. Amateurs don’t typically have this same understanding and clarity in their understanding and/or feel for their ideal swing.

So how can you find your perfect golf swing?

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This Pre-Shot Routine Is A Real Game-Changer!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:14:16 GMT

This Pre-Shot Routine Is A Real Game-Changer!

On a daily basis, I will occasionally glance out my office window that overlooks the driving range here at the Cantigny Golf Academy and watch the golfers hitting balls. Inevitably, here’s what I see… golfers warming up for their round, or in a practice session, standing over their ball at address, making a swing, hitting their shot, watching the result… then immediately rolling another ball from their ‘rock pile’ in front of them and repeating the process… over and over and over again.

So what’s wrong with this picture? Let me answer the question by first asking another question…

Do you think ‘how’ we practice impacts our performance on the golf course when we actually ‘play’ a round? Simple question, simple answer… ABSOLUTELY YES!!!

Therefore, because ‘how’ we practice on the range directly correlates to the results we get when we play, we better make darned sure that we have an effective practice system that includes… a PRE-SHOT ROUTINE… and make sure that we make the ‘routine’ just that… a routine! We need to make the routine ‘exactly’ the same when we practice and when we play!

Doesn’t it make sense that, if we continue to practice one way… rolling ball after ball in front of us and hitting shot after shot in nearly rapid-fire sequence… and then play another way… taking time between each shot, and having a changing target for each shot that includes a different lie, a specific different distance and direction from the previous shot… that our results may be markedly different than our effectiveness when hitting balls on the range? It doesn’t take an experienced golfer to know the answer to this question!

We are creatures of habit and the habits we develop while practicing on the range… and even during our pre-game warm-up sequence… completely translates into the results… ‘good or bad’… that we experience when playing on the course!

Therefore, what does your pre-shot routine look like? You have one right?

If not, here are the steps to build one. It’s never too late! And, the sooner you have one, the better!

Developing an effective pre-shot routine takes time and practice. In the end, the routine will reflect a system that works for you and one that you can embrace for every swing you make… in practice, in warm-up, during every round you play, and in every situation during the round.

The pre-shot routine is your ‘constant’. It is the routine you do which puts the whole golf swing and upcoming shot into motion. Each player will have a different spin on what this should look like and feel like for them, yet will share certain commonalities with the most successful players. Remember the goal of this routine is to create the right feel in your swing, help you relax, guide your focus and get the ball to the target.

Here are some considerations in developing your own pre-shot routine:

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Want Better Results? ‘5’ Steps To Developing More Self-Discipline!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:11:35 GMT

Want Better Results? ‘5’ Steps To Developing More Self-Discipline!

Being in the golf fitness and total performance industry for over 30 years, the biggest hurdle I need to help my clients cross is their inability to remain focused on what they ‘say’ they want to achieve. At first, everyone is motivated and excited about the possibilities of becoming more fit, looking better, feeling better and playing better golf. But, within a short time, most people fall off their prescribed regimen when left on their own. They become distracted by life’s daily pressures and responsibilities, and what they ‘say’ they wanted to achieve from their golf fitness training, total wellness and performance enhancement program falls to the wayside. So, the only way that I can succeed with my program results is to help my clients succeed… by helping them develop the increased ‘self-discipline’ needed to consistently and persistently do the work necessary to accomplish their goals.

Therefore, the BIG QUESTION is:

How do you make yourself do things you don’t feel like doing?

The answer for most of us is:

We need more ‘self-discipline.’

But the problem with becoming more disciplined is that we tend to focus on making ourselves do the things we ‘don’t’ like — when we really need to focus on the results we actually ‘want’.

True discipline requires great goal-setting and smart follow-through.

I’d like to share with you ‘5 steps’ to developing more discipline so you can get where you actually want to be.

If you want to remove the obstacles to your success, read this post !

To you better golf fit game,

Dr. Paul

Practice Under Pressure For Better Scoring On The Course!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:05:54 GMT

Practice Under Pressure For Better Scoring On The Course!

“3…Callaway gets the ball…

2… he turns to shoot…

1… he takes the jumper…

he makes the jumper to win the game!”.

That’s what I’d say out loud and practice as a kid shooting hoops in my back yard, over, and over, and over again… mentally pretending and physically preparing for that one chance to take the last-second shot to win the basketball game. It was just a fun thing to do at the time but little did I know how I was most effectively practicing to prepare for a moment, years later, when that exact opportunity would actually present itself, for real, in a game… the college championship game when our team was down by one point with ‘three’ seconds remaining on the clock.

Our coach had called our final time out with 3 seconds remaining in the game to diagram the final play. We needed a baseball pass from one of my teammates to be perfectly thrown from under the opposing team’s basket so I could come up off a baseline pick to catch the 3/4 court pass at the top right of key where I would then pivot, shoot and take the ‘jumper’ to win the game… and the championship… at the buzzer.

I remember feeling both excited and nervous at that the same time. I was excited to have the opportunity to take the last shot of the game… something I’d never done before but had dreamed of doing many, many times as that little kid shooting buckets in the back yard. And, at the same time walking back onto the court after the time out, I felt tremendous pressure from the responsibility placed squarely on my shoulders to take that last shot with the hopes of winning the game… with the vivid realization that ‘if’ I didn’t make the shot, then the game would be over, and the memories of all my teammates, all the fans supporting us, and the story of the game written in the papers the next day would be that we had lost the game on a last second shot… taken… and ‘missed’ by Paul Callaway.

Well, as the story goes…

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‘5’ Words For More Success In Your Golf Game

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:02:15 GMT

‘5’ Words For More Success In Your Golf Game

One of the biggest lessons any of us can learn is summarized in the final ‘5 words’ of this Walt Disney quote:

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

It’s the foundation of success.

When it comes to one of my prospective golf fitness and total performance clients reaching their goals… these ‘5’ key words are the basis for everything when it come to achieving their ideal scene total wellness and performance results in their golf game.

It’s the ONLY way anything is going to ever improve your game… you have to take action and start doing! It’s how you’re going to take your dreams about being a better player and turn them into reality.No more dreaming… it’s time to start doing!

Whether you have a goal of lowering your scores, gaining more distance off the tee, being a more solid ball striker, hitting more fairways and/or greens, or sinking more putts… at some point you have to stop just thinking, dreaming and talking about it and start taking the proper steps toward making what you truly want to actually happen… in your lifetime!!!

We’ve all had our share of talk about what we’re ‘going to do’… someday.

With my clients, I regularly hear comments like…
“I’m going to start eating better…starting next Monday.”

“After the kids go back to school, then I’ll start my golf stretching and strengthening program.”

“As soon as I meet my work project deadline at the end of the month, then I’ll get back into practicing my golf swing drills.”

L.R. Hubbard once said:

“In order to ‘HAVE’ something you’ve never had before, You need to ‘BE’ someone you’ve never been before, and, You need to ‘DO’ something you’ve never done before.”

So start TODAY by deciding what you really want to improve about your total golf performance. Then, start immediately to take action… commit to start DOING the action steps instructed by your support team of golf-specific training professionals who are showing you the most efficient way to reach your total golf performance goals. This is the BEST way to making BIG things happen in your game… once and for all!

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How To Hit More Greens In Regulation – Guaranteed!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:58:28 GMT

‘How To Hit More Greens In Regulation – Guaranteed!

Every golfer I work with in a custom golf performance enhancement training program sets the goal for shooting lower scores. They want to improve their scoring and lower their handicap. And, to accomplish this goal, most golfers I train also want to hit longer, straighter drives with an improved fairways in regulation stat. Nothing wrong with that! However, as important as driving accuracy is to improved scoring, the #1 stat that actually improves overall scoring and total golf performance is GREENS in REGULATION!

That’s right, for most amateur golfers, hitting more greens… combined with solid putting… is relatively more important and will bring your scores down quicker than longer, more accurate drives.

Just think about it, have your ever blasted a perfect drive right down the middle of the fairway setting yourself up for an easy par or maybe even a birdie… only to miss the green on your approach shot and end up with a bogey? Very FRUSTRATING right?

It really doesn’t matter how long or straight you hit your driver if you can’t consistently hit greens in regulation. You will always struggle to shoot the scores you deserve if you aren’t accurate in distance and direction control with your irons into the green. To avoid this problem focus on the 3 tips below when you’re addressing your approach shots…

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‘Warm Up’ A Must For Increased Swing Speed And Total Performance!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:56:19 GMT

‘Warm Up’ A Must For Increased Swing Speed And Total Performance!

I get daily inquiries about what the ‘best’ stretches to do to properly and effectively ‘warm up’ before golf to reduce injury… but also to improve swing speed and overall performance potential during practice and play.

Pre-golf warm-up stretch

Warming up before you practice and/or play golf is essential! You definitely can increase your swing speed and ball striking consistency when you get your mind and body ready to play with the proper warm-up.

According to a study produced by the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a dynamic warm up can have a significant impact on your clubhead speed.

In fact, following a study conducted on 20 golfers of matching gender, age and handicap, it appears those who performed dynamic warm up stretches as opposed to those who did nothing before play, clubhead speed was increased by over 24%!

Studies similar to the one just mentioned have shown that the best way to warm up just prior to a round of golf is through the use of ‘dynamic’ stretches.

Dynamic stretches are those that keep the body in constant motion. They are not stretches which you hold for 10, 20, 30 seconds or even longer. Golf-specific dynamic stretches are functional mobility exercises that are great for pre-activity warm-up as they prepare your golf body to function for the activity you are about to perform… the full motion, full speed, powerful, golf swing. Dynamic stretches, however, don’t typically provide long-lasting (beyond the golf practice session or golf round) flexibility/mobility improvements in your body unless they are also paired with ‘static’ stretches.

The static version of stretching, where you ‘do’ sustain the ‘light’, ‘comfortable’, stretch position for a longer period of time (could be up to several minutes, as needed, to experience the full soft tissue and joint complex tightness release) should be reserved mostly for your home exercises between your golf practice and play to help you gain more permanent full body, connective tissue, flexibility and functional mobility for your golf game.

So, with the dynamic stretches in your pre-golf warm-up, you will only be holding each stretch position for a maximum of 1-to-2 seconds, to help quickly increase your body temperature, connective tissue fluidity, and then keep your body temperature warm with fluid movements.

Take a look at one of my favorite ‘on course’ stretches below.
Try it this weekend and see what you think.

To perform this exercise…

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First Tee Jitters? Simple Cure!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:53:40 GMT

First Tee Jitters? Simple Cure!

Do you ever feel a bit jittery on the first tee? If we’re honest with ourselves, most of us feel nervous on that first shot – especially if we are playing with golfers we don’t know well, or golfers we do know who are very good players. Then, there’s no doubt about it – the first few holes of a round can be stressful!

Experienced golfers know that the best way to eliminate the negative thoughts that bring the fearful emotions during the first few holes of a round is to replace them with positive ones.

Here’s a few tips to help you do the same:

Make a plan. Instead of focusing your mind solely on your first tee shot try coming up with a plan for how you will play the first few holes. Most importantly think about the POSITIONS you want to put yourself in and what shots you will have to hit to get there. If your plan involves hitting 3 or 4 of the best shots of your career all in your first few holes it might be time to dial that plan back a little bit. Starting your round with high percentage plays that you know you can nail will do wonders for your confidence.
Don’t get suckered in. When you’re lining up the first few approach shots of your round it’s extremely easy to get suckered in and shoot right for the flag stick. The problem? Many times those pins have been set to punish players who hit anything less than a perfect shot. The solution? Aim for the middle of the green on your first 3 holes. If you get hot with your irons later in your round you can start shooting for those tough pins. Otherwise just focus on getting your ball on the green.
Keep the Proper Perspective. Bottom line, or if/when all else fails, keep aBIG PICTURE perspective as to what you are really doing… playing a game! You are on a beautiful golf course about to tee up a ball and have FUN hitting a little ball ball down a beautiful fairway… nothing more, nothing less! Keep in mind that, even if you totally mess up and miss the ball completely, the worse thing that could happen would be… you missed the ball! Nobody died…the world did not come to and end! Take a big breath, and smile. Don’t take yourself so seriously, and remind yourself that everything is going to be alright! Pretty soon, the jitters melt away – completely!

These tips will help you replace the first hole jitters with the calm and confidence you need to get your round rolling in the right direction.

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What To Do ‘Before’ You Take Your First Swing!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:02:07 GMT

What To Do ‘Before’ You Take Your First Swing!

After interviewing well over 1000 PGA and LPGA golf coaches and asking them what they felt was the #1 cause to the majority of full swing problems for the students they instructed, the overwhelming response was “a poor address posture”. In fact, most of the golf pros reported that up to 100% of the full swing flaws that they most commonly diagnosed in their student’s swings were a direct result of an improper golf posture at address.

That’s why, as a physical therapist working with golfers, I’ve always started off every custom golf fitness training program with my clients with a strong emphasis on their address posture… before they ever take their first swing!

Watch this brief video to learn how to address the golf ball correctly … and to set yourself up for more optimal full swing success.

Plus, after a great set up, learn how to perform a quick, easy and very effective PRE-GOLF WARM-UP SEQUENCE as the ‘next’ most important thing to do… ‘before’ making your first swing on the range and before you play your next round.

Your partner to success,

Dr. Paul

For more information about Dr. Paul Callaway’s golf fitness training and mental training total performance enhancement programs for golf, please visit: www.CallawayGolfFitness.com or Call: 1-844-465-3348

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Your ‘Key’ To More Solid Ball Striking!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:23:10 GMT

Your ‘Key’ To More Solid Ball Striking!

If you’re looking to get more distance, be more accurate, and play with more overall consistency this coming golf season, then you’ll want to learn how to perform this ‘key’ swing element that, when improved and mastered, will help you become a more solid ball striker with each and every swing… and a much better player virtually overnight!

So, what’s this all-important swing ‘key’ I’m referring to? As the 1st Director of Golf Fitness on the PGA Tour, I remember Jack Nicklaus telling me about how his first golf coach, Jack Grout, would place one hand on Jack’s forehead as he made full swings. What was Jack Grout helping Jack Nicklaus do by holding his head steady during full swing practice?

Jack Grout coaching Jack Nicklaus

The answer’s quite simple. The ‘key’ swing component I’m referring to is maintaining a steady head and stable spine angle … the virtual ‘magical cure’ for what ails any golf swing that’s not producing a consistently solid ball strike.

Without a doubt, results from bio-mechanical research of the top ball-strikers in the world today that produce high-level accuracy, consistency and explosive power with their swings ALL show that they have the physical ability to maintain a very stable head and spine angle… all the way through the hitting zone (the rotational phase of the forward swing just prior to impact, during impact, and all the way to the full release position).

Maintaining a ‘Stable’ Head and Spine Angle is Key for Solid Ball Striking!

Now, let’s be totally clear. It’s not that your head can’t move at all during your full golf swing. Your head most certainly can move back away from the target as you’re winding up and loading into your full backswing. It can also drop down slightly during your forward swing as your hips and legs press down into the ground for greater ‘ground reaction forces’ and more swing power.

But, as you’re accelerating your body and building swing speed through the rotational phase of the forward swing, your head and spine need to function as a stable, rotational axis for your club to properly swing on the correct circular path and for your clubhead to consistently compress the golf ball on the center of the clubface. Maintaining a stable head and spine angle is the ‘key’ factor of your swing that will generate the most solid shot possible!

So, if this is the ‘key’ element of your swing that is so vital to hitting solid shots and playing better golf, you’d better know how to master it as quickly and effectively as possible… right?

The challenge, of course, is that you… and every other golfer in the world… have a different combination of ‘physical’ imbalances in your bodies that interfere with your ability to achieve and maintain a stable spine angle through the hitting zone.

Some golfers have ‘posture’ issues blocking proper address posture and their ability to rotate effectively through their swing. They, in turn, compensate for their lack of spine and/or hip rotation by moving their head/spine too much laterally and/or up and down during their forward swing.

Unstable Spine Angle: Lateral Slide

Other golfers lack strength and stability in their core so they, instead, slide their hips/pelvis forward toward the ball through the hitting zone.

Unstable Spine Angle: Early Pelvis Extension

So getting evaluated by your golf coach to check out ‘what’ spine angle swing compensations you’re making… and scheduling an assessment with your golf fitness training expert to determine ‘why’ your body structure is causing you to lose your spine angle is vital!

But, until you get evaluated, here’s an exercise and swing re-education drill you can try that’s been very helpful to many of my golf fitness clients with unstable spine angles issues. Practicing this drill regularly for several weeks… in combination with any other hip and spine rotational flexibility and/or core rotational strength and stability exercises… can help you quickly develop the physical ability to maintain a more stable head and spine angle through the hitting zone.

Tiger Woods demonstrating a full shoulder turn around a stable lower body with fully-connected arms and club to the front of the upper body.

It’s clear, all the best ball strikers on Tour keep their head and spine angle very stable through the hitting zone. It’s really the ‘key to all striking consistency!

And remember, If you’d like your swing checked out for FREE… CLICK HERE NOW ! I’ll be happy to evaluate your swing video and provide you with my recommendations for how you can improve your golf ‘body’ and swing.

Your partner in success,

Dr. Paul

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Attention All Slicers! Fix Your Slice For Good!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:02:44 GMT

Attention All Slicers! Fix Your Slice For Good!

Are you a golfer who constantly battles the dreaded ‘banana ball’? Do you feel like you’ve tried everything to stop slicing the ball off the grid with no significant or permanent fix to your problem? If so, please give me your complete attention… right now! The information you’re about to learn will change your golf game FOREVER!

Let me start out by saying, I can fully identify with how frustrated you feel as a chronic slicer!

‘Slicing’ is the #1 swing flaw and cause of frustration among amateur golfers!

Believe me when I tell you that there’s never been a worse slicer than me! I actually gave up the game twice… once as a junior golfer and once in college… because of my utter frustration and total embarrassment of slicing the ball so badly. I would either lose the ball out of bounds or I’d have to play the hole from 1-2 fairways over. My golf buddies saw me at the tee and then eventually on the green… but never walking down the same fairway together because of my ridiculous slice. And, because I thought I needed to aim so far to the left in my attempt to correct for my slice, on the rare occasion that the ball did not slice to the right, instead I’d pull hook my ball OB to the left.

In my mind, the thought of never playing golf again compared to facing even one more round with my pathetic slice was the least painful option… so I quit! I couldn’t continue to afford the cost of losing so many balls every round and I had become the slowest player in my foursome as I looked for my wayward balls in the woods on every hole. It just wasn’t fun playing anymore. I was totally miserable! Can you relate?

However, let me assure you, there’s a very happy ending to my story. I’ve returned to playing golf… the best golf of my life… and I no longer fear the dreaded slice! I’ve discovered the real ‘anti-slice’ solution, once and for all, and I’m about to share this proven method for permanently curing your slice right now!

If you commit to following the slice-busting system I’m about to introduce to you, you’ll not only start hitting longer and much straighter shots than ever before, you’ll actually start consistently hitting controlled ‘draws’ with all of your clubs… even with your driver… in a matter of 2-4 weeks, or less! Guaranteed! In fact, as you’ll soon learn, you can be hitting draws for the first time in your life within 15 swings!

Don’t believe me? Check this out…

I want you to meet professional golf instructor, Eric Cogorno , of www.PerformanceGolfZone.com

Follow the simple swing training progression Eric provides in his Reverse Slice Sequence Training System and you’ll be amazed how quickly and easily you’ll be transformed from a chronic ‘slicer’ to a golfer who can now consistently ‘draw’ the ball.

When I started moving the ball from right to left it felt like a dream come true. My game was totally rejuvenated once my old slice patterns were changed for good. And, you too, can now play the golf of your dreams by learning more about the Reverse Slice Sequence Training System .

As importantly, what I’ve also learned as a golf fitness training specialist is that… “Behind every swing flaw there’s ‘physical’ cause.” -Dr. Jim Suttie

Based on the law of ‘structure’ governs ‘function’ , your golf body ‘structure’ is what controls your golf swing ‘function’ . Therefore, the slice swing motion that produces your slice ball flight is directly caused by one or more physical/structural factors within your body. That’s precisely why you, and every other slicer, haven’t been able to correct your slice through golf instruction and practicing swing drills alone. Your body structural imbalances, if left unchanged, will never allow you to fully benefit from practicing functional swing drills – no matter how much you practice them! The law states ‘structure governs function’… not ‘function governs structure’!!!

So start obeying the law of ‘structure governs function’. When you first improve the physical/structural elements of your body to support the natural changes in your swing motion you will then start experiencing the benefits of practicing the proper swing drills from your golf swing coach that will now enable you to play a controlled draw whenever you want… freely, naturally and with reduced stress and strain on your body! Guaranteed!

Specifically, if you’re a consistent slicer, your golf address posture needs to be evaluated before anything else. What your golf coach and golf fitness training specialist will typically find is that, as a right-handed golfer, your golf address posture will reveal an overly side-bent middle (thoracic) spine from the front/back view… instead of shoulders and hips that are parallel to each other and a straight spine that is slightly ’tilted’ to the right (see the front/back address posture pictures below).

A ‘Slice’ Address Posture is Side-bent to the Right and Rotated ‘Open’ (Left) to the Target Line

When your spine is side-bent to the right at address it will also slightly rotate to the left. Therefore, your shoulders and hips are often ‘open’ (aimed to the left of the target line). The combination of a side-bent right and rotated left upper torso at address will prevent your natural spine rotational motion necessary to make a fluid backswing with your arms and club rotating in a connected fashion with your spine and shoulders. Instead, you will quickly feel resistance building up in the rotational muscles and joints of your spine and upper body as you begin your take-away. And, as your body movement will always follow the path of least resistance, your upper torso will slow down while your pelvis, hips, legs, arms begin to over-rotate as much as they can to complete your backswing… and to create the feeling of a fully-loaded club at the top. This now, is where your slice forward swing motion begins.

Slicers with side bent and rounded spines at address often have ‘open’ shoulders and hips to the target line.

If you’ve created a full backswing position that consists of overly ‘deep’ arms and club position that are ‘dis-connected’ and trapped too far behind the front of your body then you’ll perceive the greatest amount of loading in the upper body muscles and joints of your arms, shoulders, chest, and spine… instead of the larger power muscles and joints of your lower body. Then, by law, your forward swing transition will begin by first un-loading your upper body, arms and club from the top-down… and with a swing path that moves from the ‘outside-to-inside’. Your side-bent to the right spine angle at address will be predisposed to reverse it’s tilt to the left as you complete your backswing and your forward swing rotation will be forced to start by rotating your right shoulder, arms and club down and ‘forward’ toward the ball. This is the cause of the classic, slicer’s ‘over-the-top’ downswing. You can’t out-think it, the ’cause-and-effect’ body motion happens way too fast for you to control with your conscious thought. The over-the-top, outside-to-inside swing motion with an open clubface that makes your ball slice is ‘structurally’ driven by your body. So, to fix your slice you will want to fix the true cause… your body!

Over-the-top (outside-to-inside) swing path most common to ‘slice’ ball flight.

In contrast, a ‘draw’ ball flight is first created through an address posture that consists of a ‘Capital Letter I’ spine tilt to the right (right-handed golfer) with a stable, ‘straight’ spine connecting parallel shoulders and hips/pelvis.

This proper ‘Capital Letter I’ address posture, once achieved through the proper muscle and joint re-balancing exercises, will enable you to rotate your middle spine and upper torso into your complete backswing from the top-down while maintaining your arms/club more connected to the front of your body at the top. You will rotate much more efficiently from your middle (thoracic) spine while stabilizing your lower (lumbar) spine, pelvis, hips and legs for greater coil potential in the larger muscles and joints of your lower body and with reduced stress to your lower back.

Tiger Woods demonstrating a full shoulder turn around a stable lower body with fully-connected arms and club to the front of the upper body.

This improved address posture will also help you initiate your forward swing around a stable spine angle that releases from the ‘ground-up’ and more naturally unwinds your lower body before your arms and upper torso in the proper sequence to support an ‘inside-to-outside’ swing path to produce a draw ball flight and the consistently more powerful swing that you’ve always wanted.

TInside-to-outside’ swing path helps produce a draw.

To sum it all up, if you’re a frustrated slicer… like I use to be… don’t give up quite yet! I assure you, you can fix your slice once and for all! You simply need to schedule an evaluation with a professional golf instructor and golf-specific fitness specialist who will work together to help you improve your golf address posture and any physical imbalances in your current body structure that have been blocking your ability to set up correctly and complete a full swing motion that naturally produces a draw ball flight.

When you integrate the custom exercise progressio n that is right for you with the simple, swing re-education drills, like the ones you will find in Eric Cogorno’s Reverse Slice Sequence Training System , your slicing days will be gone forever!

For more information about this article and/or you want to speak with me about how to cure your slice… or any other golf total performance challenge… please feel free to contact me directly. I would really appreciate the opportunity to help you!

Your partner in success,

Dr. Paul Callaway, PT, PhD, CSPC
www.CallawayGolfFitness.com
www.ConsistentGolfSwing.com
www.SUPERPOWERGOLF.com

Call Toll-Free: 1-844-465-3348
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‘Slicing’ is the #1 swing flaw and cause of frustration among amateur golfers!

A ‘Slice’ Address Posture is Side-bent to the Right and Rotated ‘Open’ (Left) to the Target Line

Slicers with side bent and rounded spines at address often have ‘open’ shoulders and hips to the target line.

Over-the-top (outside-to-inside) swing path most common to ‘slice’ ball flight.

Tiger Woods demonstrating a full shoulder turn around a stable lower body with fully-connected arms and club to the front of the upper body.

TInside-to-outside’ swing path helps produce a draw. ﻿

TInside-to-outside’ swing path helps produce a draw.