An irreversible transition is taking place in the world of golf.
Players are progressing from golf technicians to world-class athletes. Greg Norman was perhaps the first in modern times to emphasize physical conditioning. There is now a growing cadre of well-prepared athletes flooding the fields demanding new ball and club rules and increasing the distances and difficulties of today’s courses.
This is a healthy challenge for the average golfer and the Anatomy of Golf book is helping to meet that challenge. It is unique in its approach to providing a visual understanding of which muscles are needed at each point in the golf swing.
This approach is critical to breaking down the wall of “information overload” and endless instruction that the serious golfer finds produces so little return for so much effort.
Proper technique in your golf swing can best be developed through a qualified golf instructor along with a proper approach to golf fitness. It follows that fitness in golf is best appreciated if the anatomy of golf is understood.
The authors of Golf Anatomy are Dr. Craig Davies and Dr. Vince DiSaia. Both are experienced coaches, researchers, and physicians who bring their wealth of knowledge to enhance their readers’ golf experience.
While an infinite number of swing styles can end up with the same result of hitting the ball squarely on the clubface, efficiency is the key to a consistent golf swing, whether you’re an amateur golfer or an aspiring golf professional.
Imitation of your favorite pro golfers is futile and can backfire. The key to efficiency is making your body capable of producing an efficient swing.
The ability to efficiently mesh mechanics into an efficient and reproducible swing is not possible apart from the attention to detail of your own body’s unique capabilities.
Bringing out those abilities is the purpose of golf conditioning. Golf Anatomy begins to show that mobility and stability are essential building blocks for a golf-fit body.
However, you could do a better job of showing the reader how the stability and mobility in each segment changes throughout the golf swing to produce an efficiently sequenced golf swing.
However, Golf Anatomy does a good job of helping the reader develop their understanding of their bodies and how it relates to the golf swing.
The following chapter topics help the reader logically build their understanding of how to build your own unique golf swing:
- The golfer on the move
- Mobility for optimal turning angles
- Stability for a consistent swing
- Balance and body awareness for a strong foundation
- Strength for golf without fatigue
- Explosive power for longer rides
- Injury Prevention in the Five Problem Areas of Golf
The information in this book cannot be read and absorbed without becoming interactive with the exercises and movements described in each chapter.
As such, Golf Anatomy provides an essential learning experience for the serious golfer to not only swing efficiently but also safely for an enjoyable golfing experience of a lifetime.