Happy National Golf Day!
I had the good fortune to watch the LPGA women’s tournament here in Portland recently.
Those women were for the most part very petite in build, but boy could they whack the heck out of the ball.
What was interesting was that the scores at the end of the day were big numbers: -12, -17, -22…meaning 12 strokes under par, 17 strokes under par, and 22 strokes under par.
I don’t know a ton about golf, but it seemed to me that this course was underestimating the power these women could wield, otherwise why would they be so many strokes under par?
So: what makes them so powerful?
The ability to twist, leading with your hips. (It’s always the hips!)
One time I had a client who was a golf pro. He said his back was tight, so we tried a few hip exercises, and then I had him show me his ability to rotate or twist.
When he was on his side, I instructed him to then twist and let the arm open up across the body.
His arm was sticking straight up towards the ceiling.
I said, “Okay, quit messing around, go ahead and let your arm open up now!”
He frowned, glared at me, and said, “I AM, Laura!”
Aah. Super tight. That’s why he was here! 🙂
The video above is a demo on my favorite lazy Sunday twist to work on opening up your shoulders and getting some nice deep rotation for those twisty sports.
There is a key move to execute after twisting that is also mentioned in the video, so don’t forget to watch the whole minute and 1/2!
Happy Wednesday to you!
Here’s to balance, strength, and happiness,
🙂 Laura
