Golf School: Golf Health Inventory

by | Feb 3, 2011

Why is it important to do a Golf Health Inventory? A Golf Health Inventory wil help you find out if you have the necessary muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and aerobic endurance to golf easily and efficiently so you can reach your golf goal? A Golf Health Inventory can quickly identify any physical restrictions that may be limiting your golf swing. Then our certified instructors at Cahill Golf can use simple techniques to improve these limitations or teach around them.  Golf fitness is a growing field, age or injury need not limit your potential. Taking the Golf Health Inventory below will give you a general idea of your golf fitness level. If you have physical limitations that affect your golf swing, don’t despair, you can still reach your golfing goals. Contact us at www.cahillgolf.com or www.palmspringsgolfpro.com if you would like additional information on golf fitness. Dave uses a golf health inventory at all Palm Springs golf schools.

STUDENT HEALTH INVENTORY
Do you have any physical injuries which affect your golf swing?

Do you have any physical limitations?

Describe any physical limitations that you may have that could influence the way you swing a golf club?

Describe any physical limitations that you may have that could influencer your ability to practice?

Do you exercise regularly?

If so what is your exercise program?

If not why?

In the golf swing the:NECK must rotate freely to allow full rotation of the shoulders while the head and eye position are maintained. Does your neck rotate freely?

SHOULDERS must function normally to allow and support effective arm motion to control various planes of rotation. Do your shoulder joints have any motion limiting conditions?

TRUNK must rotate freely to allow effective independent rotation of the shoulder girdle and hip girdle. Do you have any back or trunk limiting conditions?

PELVIC GIRDLE must function normally to stabilize and maintain an appropriate trunk attitude throughout the swing. HIPS must function normally to allow hip girdle rotation rather than hip girdle tilt and/or slide. Do you have a condition limiting the rotational motion of the hips?

KNEES must function normally to provide effective lower body motion and support. Do your knees allow complete support?

ANKLES must function normally to allow appropriate knee stability and motion. Are your ankles limiting support?

ELBOWS must function normally to maintain effective swing radius. Do your elbows supprt the tension from swing or is there pain?

WRISTS must function normally to create effective hinge. Do your wrists bend normally?

FINGERS must function normally for effective club control during the swing. Can all of your fingers grasp the club?