| It happens to all of us. We loose our
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| | enough to swing the golf club properly
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| golf swing, make some type of unknown
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| | over a period of time.
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| modification in how we swing the club,
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| | Keep in mind the golf swing requires
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| and everything falls apart. What can we
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| | certain levels of flexibility, balance,
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| do to prevent our golf swing from leaving
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| | strength, endurance, and power to swing
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| us?
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| | the golf club correctly. If any one of
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| Remember this saying as you continue to
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| | these facets within your body is not up
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| read this article; "Proper Preparation
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| | to par (no pun intended, but it fits real
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| Precedes Success and Confidence". Think
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| | well doesn't it?), the swing will suffer.
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| about this phrase for a moment and then
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| | Often times body impairments causing you
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| keep reading.
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| | to "loose" your swing are not as severe
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| I write about this subject because of an
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| | as an injury (they will get that way if
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| e-mail I received from a fellow golfer.
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| | ignored), but rather they are a slight
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| The e-mail read:
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| | discomfort, muscle pull, or fatigue.
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| "Sean, while out practicing I appear to
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| | Which cause compensations to occur in
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| have injured a muscle(s) in my back just
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| | your golf swing.
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| below my left shoulder, and also around
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| | Again, we can go back to the phrase
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| the outside of my left side rib cage. I
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| | "proper preparation precedes success and
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| have tried to continue to play golf
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| | confidence". You must properly prepare
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| through this injury, hoping it would get
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| | your body for the golf swing. This is
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| better but I had to stop. Hitting down
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| | where golf fitness exercises are
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| and through the ball proved to very
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| | beneficial.
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| difficult and I seemed to be pulling out
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| | Golf fitness exercises develop the levels
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| of shots early and topping the ball on my
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| | of flexibility, balance, endurance,
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| iron shots a lot.
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| | strength, and power within the body to
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| Do you have any golf fitness exercises in
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| | swing the golf club properly. Golf
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| your book which will heal the injury and
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| | fitness exercises prepare the body to
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| prevent a re-occurrence?"
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| | swing the golf club just as practice
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| Absolutely! I do have golf fitness
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| | ingrains the mechanics of the golf swing.
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| exercises to help you with the prevention
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| | We finally come to the third category,
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| of such an injury occurring.
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| | the mental aspect of golf and fitness.
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| But let's get back onto the topic of this
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| | Mental blocks, certain thought processes,
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| article and that is the loss of our golf
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| | or a lack of confidence can directly
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| swing.
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| | affect your golf swing.
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| "Loosing" your golf swing can occur for a
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| | I have found through my work over the
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| number of reasons. Typically, they fall
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| | years with professional athletes the
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| into one of 3 categories:
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| | development of a sound mental approach to
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| 1) Mechanical
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| | golf begins with the body and progresses
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| 2) Physical
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| | from this point to swing mechanics.
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| 3) Mental
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| | If you develop a strong foundation in
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| A loss of your golf swing on the
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| | your body, it provides you confidence
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| mechanical side of the equation is pretty
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| | that you can perform the mechanics of
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| simple to understand. Essentially, you
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| | the golf swing correctly.
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| have made an adjustment in the mechanics
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| | Once the physical foundation is
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| of your golf swing causing compensations
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| | developed, you can create the optimal
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| to occur. These compensations result in
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| | swing mechanics on top of this
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| poor shots and possibly a great deal of
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| | foundation. Once these two "building
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| frustration, if you do not know what is
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| | blocks" are in place. The mental approach
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| happening.
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| | towards the game is confident, relaxed,
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| Often times the amateur is completely
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| | and focused. Again, let's go back to the
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| unaware of the changes they have made
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| | phrase; "proper preparation precedes
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| wreaking havoc on their golf swing.
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| | success and confidence." Confidence in
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| How do you go about solving such a
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| | your golf game can only occur if the
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| situation?
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| | physical foundation and fundamentals of
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| Through proper instruction from a
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| | the golf swing are in place.
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| qualified teacher is the first part of
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| | To summarize, "loosing" your golf swing
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| this equation. A qualified teaching pro
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| | can be attributable to essentially 3
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| will be able to diagnose the problem and
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| | different categories. These categories
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| provide you guidance on how to fix it.
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| | are your golf swing mechanics, your body,
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| The ball is then in your court, meaning
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| | and your mental approach to the game. To
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| you must use this information and go
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| | minimize the possibility of "loosing"
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| practice (remember, proper preparation
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| | your golf swing, develop a flexible,
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| precedes success or confidence).
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| | strong, and powerful body to support your
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| The second reason for the "loss" of your
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| | golf swing mechanics. On top of this
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| golf swing is a publicized matter, and
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| | body, develop an efficient golf swing.
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| it is your body.
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| | This will allow your mental approach to
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| Remember it is your body that swings the
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| | be focused, relaxed, and confident.
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| golf club. If your body is unable to
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| | If you are confident in your body's'
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| swing the golf club properly, the ability
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| | ability to swing the golf club, the
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| to swing it without compensations will
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| | mechanics of your swing to execute the
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| occur.
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| | shot, the ability to mentally focus will
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| The e-mail above is an example of such a
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| | be much easier. This is what separates
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| problem. The amateur golfer has incurred
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| | good golf shots from bad golf shots on
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| an injury as a result of the body not
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| | the golf course.
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| being flexible, strong, or powerful
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