I have been working on improving my biomechanics to help me improve my golf swing. To do this I have been working with Sarah Adams who is a CHEK golf biomechanic and we have been working on improving flexibility, stability, strength and power. We have been working in that order which for any of you interested in improving your own biomechanics should take note of.
One of the exercises Sarah gave me early on was to kneel on a swiss ball. After a short period of time I started to find that easy. Sarah then started to make it more difficult by throwing juggling balls at me to catch, then medicine balls!
When any of the exercises become easier Sarah progresses the exercise to make it harder. This is not because she is cruel, it’s because it keeps the body working harder and it makes it more interesting. If you have a routine at the gym that you consistently do it will become less and less effective over time (remember that path of least resistance!).
In a moment of madness I mentioned to Sarah that I had always wanted to be strong enough to be able to stand on a swiss ball. Her eyes immediately lit up. I immediately wished I had not said it!
So we set about the new task. Sarah demonstrated and made it look a bit easy and then gave some advice. “If you fall off don’t stick your arms out as you may break your wrist”. I started wondering whether this was a wise thing for a golf pro to be doing.
The first attempts weren’t great. I was just about able to get both hands and feet on the ball…..just.
I eventually had a break through and started to stand up. Sarah gave me some great advice which was to use my eyes and slowly raise them to the horizon as I was standing. It helped me get standing up more often and soon I was holding it for 15 seconds.
Then as I was expecting the next step was to stand on the ball and then rotate my upper body.
Sarah even said that the next stage was to be able to jump onto the ball!
She was joking………..wasn’t she?????
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