On the PGA Tour a great deal of time and energy is spent on preventing lower back injuries. What is the cause for the high incidence of lower back injuries in the sport of golf?
The execution of the golf swing places large amounts of stress on the lower back. And over time the lower back becomes fatigued. This results in a decrease in performance and possible injury.
How does one prevent such an injury from occurring? First off, not all lower back injuries can be prevented, but the golfer can takes steps to make such injuries less likely. One of these steps is the implementation of a comprehensive golf fitness program.
Incorporated in such a program is a lower back flexibility and strengthening program. This part of the program contains a series of golf-specific flexibility exercises geared to maintaining the range of motion within the lower back.
One such lower back flexibility exercise I have found to be of great benefit is one that I call Openers.
"Openers" is a simple-to-perform lower back flexibility exercise that can help your rotation during the backswing, and it also helps keep the musculature of the lower back flexible.
