The Greater the Baggage, the Shorter the Trip
One of my early Physical therapist mentors, Bob Spackman, used to remind his students, “the greater the baggage, the shorter the trip”. He loved to emphasize the need for lifetime exercise and fitness and he could be seen pedaling his old single speed Schwinn to work everyday as well as playing racquetball with his athletic director, Gale Sayers.
The reality is that with age comes decreases in metabolism that tend to overstuff our trunks. Not only do large trunks threaten the length of our life’s journey, they also create an unstable center of balance. Without a stable core, the average golfer cannot store and apply energy during his/her golf swing and this results in random rather than repeatable results.
A recent online survey at www.ezgolfrx.com is consistent with other research articles. The question “What Body part hurts the most after a round of golf?” received thirteen responses and seven of those answered “my low back”
It comes as no surprise then to most of us that the low back and abdomen or ‘core’ is, for most of us the weakest link in the chain. This provides for us both the cause for in ineffective swing and the key to an improved and ‘pain less’ round of golf.
Have a Great Game!
Steve McMurray MPT
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