Virginia Golfer May / Jun 2018 | Page 39

1 ›› SHOULDER AND ROTATOR CUFF PUSH-PULLS • Clasp your hands together in front of your body with your left palm facing you, your right palm facing away, and your arms parallel to the ground. • Push your hands together as hard as you can for five seconds. • Move your arms back and forth from left and right, continuing to push together and keeping your arms parallel to the ground. • Repeat five times and then perform big circles forward and backward with your hands continuing to push. • Repeat five times then practice swimming forward and backwards with your elbows continuing to push. • After five times, pull your hands apart as hard as you can and repeat the whole series. For the expanded exercise go to: mytpi.com/exercises#push-pulls 2 ›› SHOULDER AND POSTURE WINDMILLS/TORSO TURNS Maintaining body angles in the golf swing can help prevent flat shoulder plane and loss of posture. You can perform this one at home or on the practice tees. • Get in your 5-iron posture and put your arms out to your sides. • Make some controlled turns keeping your arms out to your side. Focus on your lead shoulder, working down and across your body. • After a few repetitions, try to hit golf balls with the same feeling in your swing. For the expanded exercise go to: mytpi.com/exercises#windmill_turns_and_swing vsga.org M AY / J U N E 2 0 18 | V I R G I N I A G O L F E R 37