DG28 - August 2015 * | Page 49

HEAD & NECK Start by getting some movement through the neck and head. Do this genitally so as not to strain any neck muscles. Simple techniques are very effective such as tilting the head and placing it on the chest (keep your back straight) Keeping your chin low rotate the head towards one shoulder, back to the middle and then to the shoulder on the other side. SHOULDERS Warm through the shoulder by circling the arms backwards and forwards a few times Keep you back straight, your vertebra should feel as though they are stacked in a straight line from the tail bone through to the crown of the head. Inhale and bring the hands together in front of the chest, as you exhale push the hands out in front of you and round through the back to open your shoulder blades. Hold for a a few breaths. Inhale and release the hands pulling them behind the body, as you exhale expand the chest and lift the arms up slightly (still maintaining a relatively straight spine). Again hold for a few breaths. Try to remain relaxed so do not tense other areas in the body. Repeat 2-3 times. Hold your driver (as it is your longest club) at the end of the handle and the neck of the head. Keep your fingers loosely held in place allowing rotation of the driver Ensure you spine is straight. Inhale and lift the diver horizontally up over your head, as you exhale rotate the shoulders and bring the driver down behind your body to a comfortable position (every individuals abilities are different). Inhale and lift the driver back over the head, exhale and return the driver back to the starting position. Repeat 3-4 times arms and shoulders as well as elongating the torso. Flex onto your toes hold and then lower and back down again. Repeat 2-3 times. Walk back up to standing. Starting with a straight spine, ensure the shoulders remain still. Allow the hips to twist from side to side by isolating movement just in the waist. SPINE/TORSO Lift the driver up over the head (hands positioned as before) ensuring your spine is straight, inhale. As you exhale lean the body to one side, this will compress the oblique m