{"id":138364,"date":"2022-03-29T13:34:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T19:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=138364"},"modified":"2022-04-21T15:33:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T21:33:57","slug":"hybl-center-offers-new-perspective-on-fixing-your-golf-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=138364","title":{"rendered":"Hybl Center offers new perspective on fixing your golf swing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Amateur golfers are famously restless in their pursuit of the one trick that will magically transform their swing from public course hazard into seasoned tour pro. The pursuit often leads them to expensive private lessons, new golf clubs or any number of bizarre pre-shot routines. But many amateurs overlook the source of their power or lack thereof \u2013 their body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alison Regal, Sports Performance Specialist Lead at the Hybl Sports and Medicine Center, hopes to bring a fresh perspective to golf swing analysis. She\u2019s helping amateur golfers fine-tune their biomechanics through a combination of strength and conditioning training, motion capture technology and a golf simulator experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regal, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and therapeutic pain specialist, starts each golf assessment session with a questionnaire that asks participants to include their golf history, previous injuries, current fitness level and goals for the session. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once those benchmarks are established, participants are analyzed using DARI, a motion capture platform that gives instant feedback on the user\u2019s motion health, including mobility, alignment, and force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe nice thing with DARI is that we can get some objective numbers, so if I\u2019m looking at their shoulder external rotation, for example, I can go into DARI, and it will tell me how many degrees they can rotate their shoulder,\u201d Regal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the DARI analysis, participants move to the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) screen, which assesses users\u2019 thoracic spine rotation and external rotation, which are significant sources of power in a golf swing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, participants are asked to hit 10 quality shots on the TrackMan 4 Launch Monitor, the Hybl Center\u2019s state-of-the-art golf simulator. The TrackMan is regarded as one of the top simulators in the golf industry and commonly used by PGA Tour professionals. The simulator is capable of tracking shot trajectory, club speed, ball speed, and carry, among other shot details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regal records the average club speed, ball speed, and carry of those 10 shots before moving to the final portion of the session, which includes a variety of physical exercises or measurements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe go through vertical jump, medicine ball shot put to assess the rotational power, single leg squat for lower body strength and stability assessment, pushups and then a TRX Row,\u201d Regal said. \u201cThe thing in the golf world is that I might get a 21-year-old who\u2019s super athletic, but I might get a 78-year-old who can barely balance on one leg, so we try to establish what those performance metrics and performance tests are so that both populations can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most common physical limitations that Regal has identified during the sessions is poor balance from a lack of leg strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of golfers can\u2019t balance on one leg, and oftentimes what you\u2019re doing when you\u2019re following through on your golf swing is transferring your weight from your back leg to your front leg. So if a golfer isn\u2019t comfortable with balancing on one leg, they might not get that proper weight shift as they\u2019re hitting the golf ball, which can minimize how far they can actually hit the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also points to a loss of mobility in the mid spine as a detriment to performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom a general mobility and agility perspective, we tend to sit at a desk, and we lose good posture, so a lot of golfers will lose mobility in their mid spine region, and that\u2019s where a lot of their power generation comes from is that rotation in their mid spine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regal stresses that she is not a golf professional and sessions are designed to offer insight on muscular and strength imbalances that limit golf swing performance. At the end of a session, participants are given exercises to do at home to improve their strength and conditioning. They are then encouraged to use the TrackMan again to see if their performance has improved or pain has decreased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The golf fitness assessment is open to anyone. If you\u2019re interested in an assessment, email centurasportsperformance@centura.org<\/a> or call 719-776-4928 to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center is a collaborative partnership between UCCS and Centura Health that brings together world-class clinical practice, health sciences education and research. The Hybl Center is the academic home of three UCCS bachelor\u2019s degrees and four master\u2019s degrees. It also hosts healthcare services provided by Centura Health, including Centura Orthopedics, Centura Sports Medicine, sports performance training, physical therapy, state-of-the-art imaging, nutrition services and more. Learn more about the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center at UCCS.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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