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Dr. Craig Davies is the director of nutrition and fitness for the Core Golf Academy at Orange County National in Orlando, Florida. He consults with the Canadian Junior National Golf Program, Netherlands National Golf Federation, Turkish National Golf Federation, and Trinidad and Tobago National Golf Association. Dr. Davies developed the golf exercise specialist and golf performance therapist certifications through Golf Performance Therapy, a company he cofounded, which is dedicated to ...
Dr. Craig Davies is the director of nutrition and fitness for the Core Golf Academy at Orange County National in Orlando, Florida. He consults with the Canadian Junior National Golf Program, Netherlands National Golf Federation, Turkish National Golf Federation, and Trinidad and Tobago National Golf Association. Dr. Davies developed the golf exercise specialist and golf performance therapist certifications through Golf Performance Therapy, a company he cofounded, which is dedicated to ...
Most golfers seek new clubs or balls to improve their swing, but they neglect the benefits of physical fitness. According to Craig Davies, author of the upcoming Golf Anatomy (Human Kinetics, 2010), golfers spend minimal time and energy improving their bodies’ ability to properly move in the golf swing. In Golf Anatomy, Davies and coauthor Vince DiSai link fitness and golf through anatomical illustrations of golf-specific exercises.
In an efficient golf swing in which the legs generate the majority of the power, large muscles contribute to force generation. The golf swing involves nearly every muscle and joint in the body. The target-side latissimus dorsi helps pull the golfer onto his target side while countering the force generated by the pectoralis muscles on both sides of the golfer’s body.
We are not saying that muscle strength does not matter, but if the individual muscles cannot communicate and work with each other, then that strength will be useless in your golf swing. To be truly golf strong, you need to have strength through the entire range of motion involved during your golf swing. As muscle strength—both individual and functional—increases, so does your ability to withstand the forces within the golf swing.
When a right-handed golfer initiates the downswing, he shifts his body weight onto his target side (left side) by positioning his target-side knee (left knee) over his target-side foot (left foot). When a golfer initiates the golf swing with her upper body, the angular momentum of the golf club forces the club head out away from the body on the downswing. It appears her hips are rotating too quickly, which forces the club out and away from the body as the trail shoulder moves forward toward...
Bowlers must understand the principles governing a sound bowling action. However, Fleming noted that, in recent times, Victorian fast bowler Shane Harwood and emerging Indian pace bowler Ishant Sharma achieve reverse swing with the seam upright. In all swing bowling, bowlers must shine the ball appropriately to facilitate variation in smoothness on either side of the ball.
