1. Golf Performance Enhancement Workshop 2017
John Utz MSPT, CSCS
Owner
Ultimate Treatment Zone
Physical Therapy, LLC

2. OVERVIEW Participants will:
Discuss the common swing faults in amateur golfers.
Name the 5 essential “key ingredients” for consistent improvement.
Gain a better appreciation of the anatomy and biomechanics involved with a golf swing.
Perform interactive drills to screen for biomechanical (physical) restrictions.
Understand how physical restrictions will force movement compensations leading to altered swing mechanics and potential injury.
View computerized video swing analysis to integrate the above concepts (time allowing).
TEST!
(just kidding…)

3. Most Common Areas of Pain or Injury in Golfers?
Low back
Shoulders
Elbows and wrists
Neck

4. Most Common Swing Faults in Amateur Golfers?
Poor set-up position (usually traced to here)
Lifting up and out with takeaway (loosing the spine angle).
Coming “over-the-top” Swinging from the outside to in.
“Sliding”
“Chicken Winging”
Reverse Pivot
“Casting”
* These all describe WHAT you do wrong in the swing…

5. What does it take to consistently improve your golf game?
(and avoid injury)

6. FIVE KEY INGREDIENTS MENTAL PHYSICAL TALENT EQUIPMENT
LESSONS / PRACTICE
EQUIPMENT

7. Why is the physical ingredient so important?
Fundamental Law:
“Structure governs performance” OR
“Form follows function”

8. ANATOMY a BIOMECHANICS a MOVEMENT COMPENSATIONS a SWING FAULTS
Body “Structure”
Alignment
Posture
Flexibility
Strength
Balance
Coordination
Reflexes
Cardiovascular fitness
Muscle Memory
Limitations from any of the above will likely lead to movement compensations in the golf swing.
ANATOMY a BIOMECHANICS a MOVEMENT COMPENSATIONS a SWING FAULTS

9. ANATOMY - Spine
Vertebrae
Muscle layers
Ligaments
Nerves

10. ANATOMY – Hips and Pelvis
Muscles

11. BIOMECHANICS Interactive Drills Seated Spine Rotation test
Seated Shoulder Rotation test
Seated Hip Rotation Test
Balance Drills
Important to recognize that everyBODY is different, thus, no two swings are exactly the same.

12. BIOMECHANICS - Discussion
Posture
Flexibility
Balance

13. “So, what are the Movement Compensations golfers will make?”
For tight hips?
Poor posture / tight middle back?
Poor balance?
PAIN?

14. Summary
Important to understand WHY you swing the way you do, not just WHAT you are doing wrong.
If a physical limitation exists, it will likely cause movement compensations and adverse swing mechanics.
You can either compensate for the physical restriction (compromising distance and safety), or IMPROVE your most important piece of equipment…
YOU!

15. VIDEO SWING ANALYSIS