As you know, there are over 25 million golfers in the U.S and this number rises steadily on an international basis. In fact, Sports Illustrated states that golf is the fastest growing sport. But many people restict or stop playing because of injury. Int erestingly, golfers will spend hundreds of dollars each year on new or improved equipment but will not invest any time or money in the most essential piece of equipment - their body. All golfers know too well that if the body's muscles and joints are sore or out of balance, this condition will undermine efforts to improve performance.
Temporary fixes are rampant in the golfers world.
I think most of us have tried multiple brand of clubs and balls, usually with minimal results. Videos, lessons and magazines encourage us to change our stances, adjust our grip, flatten our swing, and shif t our weight. But all of these remedies rely heavily on our body function and conditioning and these are seldom addressed. Let's straighten out some misconceptions concerning the body and golf. There is nothing in the orthopedic or rehabilitation literature that documents anything negative in this respect.