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Shoulder Exercises Improved My Golf Game

By: Nick Bryant

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The last thing I expected when I tore my rotator cuff was that I would end up playing a better game of golf afterwards, but that is exactly what happened. Unfortunately it was not as simple as that. I ended up not playing golf for the best part of a year but when my shoulder was well enough for me to play again, I had a much stronger game.

I managed to tear my left rotator cuff about a a year ago. I lifted some furniture that was too heavy, felt a pop and thought nothing of it. Over the next few days my shoulder gradually became stiff and grew weaker, Trying to raise my arm out to the side or front was painful, getting showered and dressed together with lots of day to day activities became difficult.

My golf game disintegrated. I could manage short putts but using the woods was impossible. So golf had to stop.

I will spare you the boring details of the story but I ended up with nine months off from my favourite game while I waited for my shoulder to heal. Part of the recovery process included shoulder and rotator cuff exercises to strengthen my shoulders. A cuff injury involves a small group of muscles that surround the shoulder blade and shoulder forming a cuff of muscle around the joint. They help the shoulder by pulling the head of the humerus into the socket of the shoulder, holding it in place as we use our arms.

They are small but vital muscles that stabilise the shoulder whenever it rotates. Consequently they are fairly important to your golf swing. Try hitting a golf ball without rotating your shoulders.

The problem is that most of us neglect these muscles as we age so they gradually get weaker. This in turn weakens the shoulder. About a third of people over forty can expect to damage their rotator cuff. This figure gets higher with age.

By injuring my shoulder I was forced to exercise my shoulders properly. A balanced exercise programme that took in the rotator cuff muscles as well as the major muscles of the back, shoulder and neck. What I ended up with was a pair of shoulders that were better than before, despite the injury.

Better shoulders meant better golf.

So if you want to win a few free rounds at the club house, put down the golf bag and start exercising your shoulders properly. It does not even involve going to the gym. Rotator cuff exercises can easily be done at home, they use little or no resistance or weight and only take about ten minutes at a time. You will see an improvement in your game within days.

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If you would like to know which shoulder exercises helped to improve my game of golf check out my blog at myrotatorcuffcure.blogspot.com

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