No Images? Click here Body/Swing Connection Seminar Series: Part 4: The Wrist and Hands Come learn how you can improve your grip and what is necessary to create lag and torque in your golf swing. Emphasis will be on injury prevention for common overuse syndromes, how to increase your grip strength, and drills to improve your leverage. Click for additional details. Thursday, June 22nd Register Today! Space is limited so register today! Cost: Featured Article: 5 Techniques To Improve Grip Strength Written by Nick Buchan via www.mytpi.com The hands are you only contact point to the club so it seems obvious that they are a key area in the golfers body. However, in my experience grip strength and function is often ignored completely by golfers, or if trained, trained with ineffective methods. Why Grip Strength?Several research studies have identified greater grip strength and endurance as correlating to greater golfing proficiency. Studies also demonstrate grip strength has a strong correlation to swing speed. Further, reduced grip strength has been shown to lead to failure in executing skills and motor patterns. Anecdotally I would say that this is because a golfer with less grip strength is forced to grip harder relative to their maximal grip pressure in order to keep hold of the club, therefore limiting the fine motor skill proprioception, (a.k.a feel and touch) needed on the golf course. Chris Cooper Now Certified as a Level 2 Power Coach Chris Cooper, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS received his 7th TPI Certification after completing the Level 2 Power Coach coarse at TPI Headquarters in Oceanside , CA. Pictured Left to Right: Robert Yang, TPI Advisory Member / Greg Rose, Co-founder of TPI / Chris Cooper / Jason Zuback, 5-time World Long Drive Champion Therapeutic Associates 61615 Athletic Club Dr. (541) 382-7890 |