A really Good Stretch to Increase Your Shoulder Turn!

A really Good Stretch to Increase Your Shoulder Turn!

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Front view of two young adult golfers stretching on the green, yoga for golfers

If you are in your mid to late 60’s or older, you will have noticed that it is much more difficult to make a good shoulder turn.  

Most students of this age that I film have about half the shoulder turn they should have.  This exercise by Michael Cummings, a performance specialist at Sklz, will show you an easy way to increase your shoulder turn.  By the way, the product he is using to help slide along the wall is called Slidez and is available here.

The ugly truth about swinging a golf club properly is that your body isn’t designed to do it without stressing certain parts to the point where pain/injury is a probable outcome. But if you’re like me, the game is too good to quit simply because there’s an increased chance I might hurt my wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, back, etc., etc., etc.

So assuming you’ve accepted the risks associated with repeatedly swinging a golf club, there are some things you can do to reduce the odds of injury if you’re willing to get a little sweaty. This is especially true of the most common area where golfers experience pain—the lower back.