I just got back from the local golf training center. It's a terrific place where you can videotape your swing from two different camera angles. Then you can split the screen and choose from a number of PGA pros in the data base to compare on the screen next to your swing. Of course, I chose Tiger Woods.
Talk about a humbling experience. The reason Tiger hits the ball so far is because he can twist himself into a position that would send the rest of us immediately to a chiropractor. At impact, Tiger's entire lower body is facing the target while his shoulders are still square and his head has not moved from its position at address. It's really incredible!
Suffice it to say, flexibility is important in this game. That's the concept behind the Golf Tour Stretching Pole Exercise Stik. It's a broom stick with a handle on the top that you use to mimic the stretch needed in the golf swing. It's even endorsed by a PGA member saying this will help any level.
Help them do what? Clean the cob webs from the ceiling?! I know -- use it to flip off the light switch without getting off of the couch.
This is a silly gadget. Take the money and enroll in a yoga class. You won't swing like Tiger, but you may put off that chiropractor visit a few years.
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August 29th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
The pros hit the ball as far as they do because of their flexibility. If you can’t get your shoulders/arms up in the top of the swing arc you are sacrificing distance.. you are NOT going to end up going to the chiro because you are doing stretching exercises.. Silly gadget hardly.. overpriced gadget yes considering I made one from the local hardware store for about $7