|
|
This may
be not be politically correct to say but the truth of the
matter is that, when it
comes to the physical game of golf, men and women golfers
are different.
On average, men tend to be tighter and pound for pound
more naturally strong while women tend to be much more flexible
and have weaknesses in several key, golf-specific body areas
like their outer hips, stomachs, chest, shoulders, arms and
hands.
|
Also,
as a function of childbearing, women typically have wider hips and
their arms hang at a greater angle from their elbows (increased
carrying angle) so when they walk, their arms don’t bump into
their hips.
Much
like anything in life, too much of something is probably not good.
For lady golfers, having too much flexibility combined with
too much weakness in key golf muscles is definitely hazardous too
their golf health and performance.
Therefore, two helpful exercises that can go along way at
improving a woman golfer’s strength and stability in their hips,
trunk, shoulders and arms are “The Clam” and the “Modified
Push-Up”.
Back
to main fitness page
|
