Golfers face a number of strain risks when they’re lining up and taking their shots. If form or technique is off in just the slightest, an injury could potentially take place. This could happen all at once, or it could accumulate over the course of time as repetition begins to take its toll. A new report holds insights as to the types of stretches that golfers can take part in in order to avoid an injury.
They say that much of a golf swing rests in the position of the hips, and therefore maybe it’s a good idea to start there. The author describes a stretch that will require you to sit in a folding chair or some other type of solid surface. Take one of your legs, bending the knee, and then drape that leg over the other one slightly above the kneecap. If you’re doing it right, there should be a triangle of space between your legs.
At that point, take the arm closest to the bent knee and push downward on that knee as you lean forward. As you duck toward the ground, you should start to feel tension in your upper leg. Once you’ve done this for upwards of ten seconds, you can do the same thing to the other leg.
Your shoulders also have a critical role to play in your golf swing, and to stretch them out, you’re going to want to stand up as straight as possible. Stick one of your arms out in front of you and then grab your elbow with your other hand. Then, use that hand to sort of pull the arm toward the other arm, twisting your body as you do so. You should feel pressure in your shoulders and maybe in your torso when you do this. Just like with the aforementioned hip stretch, hold for a few seconds and repeat on the other side.
Wrists take much of the impact of a swing, especially if that swing ends with you leaving a divot rather than sending a golf ball careening through the air. The stretch described in the report sounds simple, but the important thing is that you lock your arm and your entire wrist when you do it. If you don’t, you’ll end up stretching your fingers but leaving your wrist basically untouched.
Hold your hand out in front of you like you’re telling someone to stop. Then take your other hand and wrap it around your fingers all the way down to their base. With your arm still locked, pull back on your fingers. If you’re doing it right, the pressure should build in the area of your wrist. Think of your fingers as the crowbar and your wrist as a door you’re attempting to jimmy open. Push your fingers back like a lever so that your wrist gets a good stretch, and then do the same on the other side.
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