Golf fitness exercises for the shoulder are often overlooked but should not be because of the significance shoulder flexibility plays in executing the golf swing. If the shoulder capsule is “tight” and has limited range of motion, many swing faults can arise such as an over the top move or a loss of posture in the backswing.
It is important to note when we discuss shoulder mobility for the golf swing we do not confuse this with the scapular region of the upper back. The scapulas are often referred to as the shoulder blades, and for this reason get lumped into the shoulder capsule relative to training programs.
This is a mistake and a detrimental one relative to the golf swing. Referring back to the mobility/stability pattern of human in which the body operates in an alternating pattern of stable and mobile joints. The scapulas are to be stable while the shoulder capsule (gleno-humeral joint) is to be mobile.
As a result it would be a mistake to introduce flexibility and mobility exercises for the scapulas in addition to the gleno-humeral joint (i.e. shoulder capsule). Bottom line mobility and flexibility exercises for the shoulder capsule and stability exercises for the shoulder blades.
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Golf fitness exercises for the shoulder are often overlooked but should not be because of the significance shoulder flexibility plays in executing the golf swing. If the shoulder capsule is “tight” and has limited range of motion, many swing faults can arise such as an over the top move or a loss of posture in the backswing.
It is important to note when we discuss shoulder mobility for the golf swing we do not confuse this with the scapular region of the upper back. The scapulas are often referred to as the shoulder blades, and for this reason get lumped into the shoulder capsule relative to training programs.This is a mistake and a detrimental one relative to the golf swing. Referring back to the mobility/stability pattern of human in which the body operates in an alternating pattern of stable and mobile joints. The scapulas are to be stable while the shoulder capsule (gleno-humeral joint) is to be mobile.
As a result it would be a mistake to introduce flexibility and mobility exercises for the scapulas in addition to the gleno-humeral joint (i.e. shoulder capsule). Bottom line mobility and flexibility exercises for the shoulder capsule and stability exercises for the shoulder blades.
View the original article here