The main objective of Body Balance for Performance is to focus on the golfer’s body and how it affects his or her golf swing.
How does Body Balance for Performance benefit you, the golfer?
We offer different types of programs that can help you reach your golf fitness goals. Our objective is to help you to improve your golf swing by improving your body.
To Get StartedHow does Body Balance for Performance work?
The body and the golf swing. There is a relationship. What is the relationship? That is the study of hundreds of professionals across a multitude of disciplines. That is what Body Balance for Performance is all about…the body and the golf swing.
The body is related to the golf swing. Body Balance for Performance has researched this relationship for more than a decade. What we have learned is that when the body is not functioning correctly and efficiently, it affects how a golfer swings the golf club, and how that golfer feels during and after a round of golf. When the body is out of balance it creates problems. Do we simply go to the gym to repair our bodies?
Think of the body like a you would a car. Bear with us here. You will understand shortly where this is going. If you were to go to a junk yard and buy an old beaten-up car it would take work to mak
e the car street legal…say functional once again. Imagine if you took that old beaten up car and put a 350 V8 under the hood, and a high torque transmission in the drive train, but did not take the time to make sure that the frame was straight, the ball joints were free of rust, that the oil was fresh, and the suspension was good.
How would that car run? Would the ride reflect the supercharged drive train, or would the ride be bumpy, noisy and hard to control. The car needs a major overhaul…a restoration…a total make over. Take the time to fix the small things like the suspension, tires, brakes, steering, etc, and the supercharged drive train will lead to fantastic performance. Why the analogy about cars?
The human body for many of us is like that old beat up car. We do not take the time for regular maintenance. We do not pay attention to the signs of deterioration. The result is a body that is not able to support efficient and effective motion. Many of us then decide to “get in shape” by going to the gym to workout. We believe that a bit of cardio, and pushing some weights, and whalla, our bodies are miraculously fixed. That could not be farther from the truth. While the workout might improve our strength or our endurance, we might even loose a few inches and pounds. Most gym workouts cannot restore body function. So go to the gym and work out, but do not expect that to improve the efficiency of your movements or prevent injuries or dramatically change your golf.
The Body Balance for Performance approach to the body and the golf swing is to restore the body to normal function and symmetry before supercharging. This requires that the problems be completely identified. To restore body function you must understand how your mobility, stability, balance, control, coordination, and posture deviate from how they are supposed to be. Like the car, if you take the time to restore these problems, your body will work better, be efficient in motion, and not be at risk for injury.
How then does one help the body function well? Assess the situation, improve mobility, improve stability, improve posture, improve balance, improve control and improve coordination…do body restoration. Once the body restoration is done, then SUPERCHARGE the body for extreme performance…it is that simple. That is the Body Balance for Performance way.
The developmental sequence is hard wired into us from birth. It is the sequence that we all progress through on the way to good functional motion. When born we learn to lift the head, press up on elbows, roll over, get on hands and knees, on knees, standing, scooting, walking holding on, and walking free while carrying an object. We have all seen it. This is how we are programmed to learn motion. It has also been proven to be the most effective way to build movement patterns in adults. It is used in stroke rehab as a tool to retrain movement.
If an adult does not move well, the best way to learn motion, is to go back to our roots and use the developmental sequence as a training tool. Get on the floor and build trunk competency. Over time work your way to standing and then golf posture. You will find that you learn motion more effectively. Your golf will get better, your body will get better, and you will not get injured. That is the Body Balance for Performance way.
RELEASE
Many range of motion or flexibility limitations are related to poor muscle function and weakness. Some are not. For those that are not related to poor muscle function, releasing, but shortened muscles and fascia, manual therapies are proven effective at creating lasting increases in mobility. These techniques require the application of manual pressure into the belly or tendon of the shortened muscle. This pressure is directed through the muscle and across the tightness to “release” the tightness. Once releasing is completed in an area of the body, re-education is next.
RE-EDUCATE
Re-education is all about the developmental sequence, and building strong neurological movement patterns. This leads to great control of movement. If your hip flexor is tight, your glutes will be weak. If your back is tight, your abs will be weak. There is a neurological connection between the muscles on opposite sides of a joint. Biceps and triceps, hip flexors and hip extensors…these muscles are antagonists and are related by direct nerve connection. When the biceps contracts, the triceps relaxes. When to hip flexor is tight, it sends a signal to the glutes to shutdown. The glutes are inhibited by the tight hip flexor…we have the building blocks for Lower Cross Syndrome. Re-education is the process used to undo the effects that tight muscles have on their antagonists. It is the process that makes the work of releasing stick. It is also the process that trains movement patterns that improve functional ability like a toe touch, squat, etc. Weight lifting and cardio training cannot have this effect.
REBUILD
Once the imbalances of lower cross, upper cross, and other muscle imbalances are resolved, you are ready to begin the process of rebuilding. Rebuilding is functional strength training. In this phase of your program, you make large gains in functional mobility and strength. This is the fun part. You get to exercise with resistance, work on endurance, explosiveness, speed and strength. You do this to improve conditioning, lose weight, build speed and power. You do this for power; to play better golf.
Are you ready to start the process? Do you need releasing, re-educating, and rebuilding? Do you have lower cross syndrome? Are there muscle imbalances in your body that are affecting how you swing the club?
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