Golf Fitness Training at Southwest Health + Fitness

At Southwest Health + Fitness we have a staff of sports medicine professionals specifically trained to address the physical rigors of playing golf. The golf fitness evaluation determines how your body and golf swing will best work together in order to achieve optimum performance on the golf course and  to prevent injuries. We are excited to announce our new partnership with Zenolink. We are now able to evaluate your body in 3D. This technology gives us the ability to provide protocols to improve the golfers coordination. This lack of coordination is what keeps golfers from getting better. 

“One of the most sacred fundamentals for a good golf swing is your posture” ~ Tiger Woods

“I believe great physical conditioning gives me an extra advantage, an extra gear.” “Just as form is an important element of the golf swing, it is also important factor in fitness training.” “Sam Sneed is living proof that you can minimize the effects of time by remaining flexible…” ~ Tiger Woods, How I Play Golf
    
Anika Sorenstam rewrote the LPGA record books, a lock for the hall of fame. Anika was very smart about how she exercised and trained. She performed several hundred repetitions of strengthening for her “core” muscles every day. Her exercises are not the typical abdominal crunches. She performs golf specific strengthening exercises.


Packages include:

• Golf fitness evaluation
• Customized golf fitness training regiment
• Golf swing video analysis
• Referral to custom club fitter

Cause of Pain

Is your lower back tight or inflexible for the first few holes?

Do you experience shoulder soreness or pain after your round?

Is your elbow or wrist sore for several days after your round?

Your golf swing may actually be contributing to your golf induced injuries. Many musculoskeletal injuries start innocently as mild tenderness of stiffness during or after your round. If left untreated, these mild symptoms can then progress to more pronounced stiffness, dysfunction, and even injury.

Most golfers today will not hesitate to spend several hundred dollars on a new club. What most people don't realize is that the most important piece of equipment used in the game is their body. Even with the advent of all the latest technology in golf, if your body is not adequately conditioned, then you are not going to play to the best of your ability and you will be subject to injuries. In most cases significant limitations in balance, flexibility or strength will lead to some sort of compensation in mechanics in order to get back to the golf ball and make solid contact. These compensations will most likely lead to erratic performance and golf related pain or injury.

At South West Health & Fitness, we have a staff of sports medicine professionals specifically trained to address the physical rigors of playing golf. The golf fitness evaluation determines how your body and golf swing will best work together in order to achieve optimum performance on the golf course and prevent injuries.

Staff

Director: Joseph M Zappala D.C.
Dr. Zappala specializes in the treatment and prevention of golf related injuries. He is a single digit handicap and brings 17 years of experience as a chiropractor and 25 years of participating in athletics.
 
Golf Fitness Trainer: Leciana M. Zappala, CPT
Leciana is a personal trainer and specializes in women's fitness. She is also a certified golf fitness trainer and a member of the professional golf Fitness Association (PGFA). A fitness buff herself, Leciana offers her clients personal training , golf fitness training, dietary management and lifestyle modification. She is very involved with each and every client to ensure that they achieve their fitness goals.

Balance

In order to compete at a high level, golfers need to possess proper balance to execute a powerful and efficient golf swing. Balance becomes even more important when you experience a lie that is above or below your feet. By implementing a golf specific balance-training program, golfers of all abilities can dramatically improve their performance on the golf course.

Flexibility

In order to make complete shoulder turn, the average golfer manipulates the club with his or her hands and arms to simulate a full shoulder turn. Implementation of a golf specific flexibility program, combined with good balance, can lead to better control and lower scores.

Strength

Strength is often-overlooked element in golf swing performance. There are certain fundamentals of golf swing mechanics that require a great amount of strength. One of the biggest keys in generating club head speed is the creation of a wide/big swing arc. In order to create the widest possible swing arc you must have the strength to control the club head and the "core" strength to support the tremendous speed that is generated. The shoulders are another area that must be well conditioned in order to create adequate power in the golf swing and prevent rotator cuff injuries.

Coordination

Because every athlete is different. Those differences run deeper than height, weight, body type, attitude or strength. Athletes have their own individual kinetic fingerprint – their own biomechanical DNA, so to speak. Because no two athletes engage their sport-specific functional movements the same way, ZenoLink believes there is no one-size-fits-all solution to maximizing performance. That sets us apart from functional training “experts” who apply generic training solutions to problems they’ve identified with manual measurements or simple observation.