Comments on: What Golf Swing is Easiest on the Body? http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/what-golf-swing-easiest-on-body/ Golf Information You Can Really Use Wed, 08 May 2013 06:37:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: tom boers http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/what-golf-swing-easiest-on-body/comment-page-1/#comment-21050 tom boers Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:28:21 +0000 http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/?p=1089#comment-21050 At the top of swing your spine is actuall a slight bit more bend than at address, By having weight on the left side and the body stays on top over the ball so to speak, there should not be an increase in side bending. SNT also honorsd this principle as does the "one plane" Hardy swing. This sets the 2 planers apart from the one planers. In a 2 plane swing you have to side bend! this is where I see a consistent finding in golfers and back pain. At the top of swing your spine is actuall a slight bit more bend than at address, By having weight on the left side and the body stays on top over the ball so to speak, there should not be an increase in side bending. SNT also honorsd this principle as does the “one plane” Hardy swing.
This sets the 2 planers apart from the one planers. In a 2 plane swing you have to side bend! this is where I see a consistent finding in golfers and back pain.

]]> By: John Graham http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/what-golf-swing-easiest-on-body/comment-page-1/#comment-21048 John Graham Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:18:26 +0000 http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/?p=1089#comment-21048 Tom, At the top of the backswing, isn't the spine bent to the side more than it is bent forward? This where I am confused from your description. JG Tom,

At the top of the backswing, isn’t the spine bent to the side more than it is bent forward? This where I am confused from your description.

JG

]]> By: tom boers http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/what-golf-swing-easiest-on-body/comment-page-1/#comment-21046 tom boers Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:41:01 +0000 http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/?p=1089#comment-21046 Bending forward is bending forward just like tying shoes. Just look how a 10 y old does it.there are no special rules for golf, proper bending starts at bottum spine (l5-S1 and moves proximal) The address position is a bend forward action! and needs to be maintained during swing. This gives a natural proper balance between concentric abs (TA) and eccentric erector spinals. The more muscle help out the economic the action will be. Any extension in the lumbar spine during the swing untill impact is increasing the abnormal load. Tom Bending forward is bending forward just like tying shoes. Just look how a 10 y old does it.there are no special rules for golf, proper bending starts at bottum spine (l5-S1 and moves proximal) The address position is a bend forward action! and needs to be maintained during swing. This gives a natural proper balance between concentric abs (TA) and eccentric erector spinals. The more muscle help out the economic the action will be. Any extension in the lumbar spine during the swing untill impact is increasing the abnormal load. Tom

]]> By: John Graham http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/what-golf-swing-easiest-on-body/comment-page-1/#comment-21044 John Graham Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:58:43 +0000 http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/?p=1089#comment-21044 Tom, Thanks for providing your opinion. Have you discussed it with Dr Van Biezen? I'm also not clear on the picture you are trying to show with lumbar flexion. Could you please explain again. JG Tom,

Thanks for providing your opinion. Have you discussed it with Dr Van Biezen? I’m also not clear on the picture you are trying to show with lumbar flexion. Could you please explain again.

JG

]]> By: tom boers http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/what-golf-swing-easiest-on-body/comment-page-1/#comment-21042 tom boers Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:39:06 +0000 http://johngrahamgolf.com/blog/?p=1089#comment-21042 I could not more disagree with stack and tilt statement. I have worked with PGA tour professionals, college and amateur back problems now for 27 years. The lateral side bend component in the revearsed "c" as in every lateral side bend motion comming down from the top of swing is a major stress to the the spine. The key component to biomechanical sound swing mechanics is the proper flexed position at address and during swing. This means lumbar flexion at lower lumbar spine! This is were core strenght comes into play. SNT does not follow this concept. I could not more disagree with stack and tilt statement. I have worked with PGA tour professionals, college and amateur back problems now for 27 years.
The lateral side bend component in the revearsed “c” as in every lateral side bend motion comming down from the top of swing is a major stress to the the spine. The key component to biomechanical sound swing mechanics is the proper flexed position at address and during swing. This means lumbar flexion at lower lumbar spine! This is were core strenght comes into play. SNT does not follow this concept.

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