| Even though golf is not considered a physical | | | | touch your toes. |
| sport, injuries are still quite common. The most | | | | Arms |
| common injuries are caused by straining muscles | | | | Most of the power and control from a good golf |
| in the middle of a golf swing. This usually happens | | | | swing will depend on the arms. Most golfers have |
| because the golfer did not properly limber up his | | | | injuries to their shoulders and wrist because of |
| body before teeing off. General physical fitness | | | | stiff joints due to strain. To loosen the shoulders, |
| and proper health can prepare a golfer's body for | | | | take your left hand and lift it over and behind |
| the unique but difficult motion that is the golf | | | | your left shoulder. Take your right hand, place it |
| swing. Another alternative is a good stretching | | | | behind your back, and interlock your hands |
| routine. There are three main body parts that you | | | | together. This exercise loosens up your shoulder |
| will want to warm up with golf stretching before | | | | muscles and prevents stiffness. To loosen the |
| swinging that golf club: the back, the arms, and | | | | hands and wrists, take two clubs in your hands, |
| the legs. | | | | and waggle the cubs from side to side. This |
| Lower Back | | | | rotates your wrist joints and loosens them up. |
| The most common injury among avid golfers | | | | Legs |
| relate to the lower back. If you examine the golf | | | | The hips are very important in the golf swing, so |
| swing carefully, you will notice that almost all the | | | | you should make sure they are loose before you |
| torque in the back swing is absorbed by the lower | | | | swing. Leg muscles are also important for stability |
| back. So most of the injuries are from pulled or | | | | and balance. To stretch your leg and hip muscles, |
| strained muscles in the back. Some golfers even | | | | simply lie on the ground, lock your hands behind |
| get injured by just doing a practice swing. That's | | | | one of your knees, and pull that knee toward |
| how much tension there is in the It is important | | | | your chest. Then do the same exercise for the |
| to find stretching exercises to loosen up the back | | | | other knee. While you are on the ground, sit up, |
| muscles. You can try stretching your back by | | | | spread your legs apart, and reach out in front of |
| doing a swiveling motion with your hips, then | | | | you with your hands. This should stretch your |
| carefully bending backwards with your hands | | | | hamstrings and loosen up your leg muscles. |
| behind you back then bending forward, trying to | | | | |