There are three common anti-rotation assessments that Motus Rx Physical Therapy uses to evaluate golfers’ ability to speed up and slow down rotationally. This blog will walk you through each of these assessments and inform you of what your results might yield for your golf swing.
Read MoreEvery golfer is always looking for more distance to their drives. The two main benefits of adding distance are a shorter approach to the green and a better likelihood of making par. Dr. Eric Wallace has recognized several commonalities with golfers who cannot seem to add distance too their drives and writes how to fix them!
Read MoreTurn in the golf swing increases rotational power, driving distance, and decreases strokes. Learn how to optimize your hips, shoulders, neck, and mid back to have the most efficient golf swing and forceful turn!
Read MoreDr. Eric Wallace of Motus Rx Physical Therapy discusses the top 3 golf fitness myths that may be hindering your golf performance, golf swing, or golf scores. Learn how you can maximize your golf swing efficiency to crush the ball off the tee.
Read MoreThose are the three major steps on how to physically improve for golf. So now we have a better understanding of what “golf fitness” really is all about if you are going about it correctly. It’s not blindly training on a treadmill, it's not blindly pounding balls at the range, it is identification: figuring out where you are at and where you want to go through the evaluation process that we have. Mobility, strength, power: physical adjustments and changes. When we are talking about our screening process, those are the three things that we are going to be looking at to physically improve. Re-integration: reintegration back into your sport. This includes practice with intent, finding someone that you like and trust, and continual objective measurement.
Read MoreThe number one thing that people were talking about was consistency. They wanted to know how they could get more consistent. Through my lens of working with biomechanics, golfers, and golf performance, the consistency aspect is always challenging because there are so many things that go into that. There is equipment, hand-eye coordination, club path, club face, set up posture, and the list goes on. Continue reading to discover how you can become more consistent and repeatable in your golf swing.
Learn about four key areas of the body to help improve your swing, fix your golf swing, reduce pain, improve your golf score, swing with ease, and drive the ball further. The upper neck, spine, hips, shoulders, and ankles are the most crucial areas for maximal rotational power. If you experience neck pain, upper neck pain, back pain, hip pain, shoulder pain, or ankle pain, be sure to tune in.
Read MoreIn this article we discuss why hitting the golf ball farther requires more than gimmicks and tricks and how you can start doing more of the right things today to blow it past your friends off the tee.
Read MoreThis simple idea discusses what many of us do at set up that create an issue during the golf swing causing back pain with golf and issues after playing. There is a simple solution that may significantly improve your back pain with golf.
Read MoreDr. Eric had the fantastic opportunity to work with PGA Tour Pros at Torrey Pines in late January. Here’s what he learned from that experience working with elite, high level athletes and golfers and why it ultimately applies to you and your golf goals.
Read MoreIn this video, we demonstrate a quick, yet effective way to warm up for your golf rounds so that you’re not waiting until the 5th hole to get “loose” and you’re not wasting all of your energy at the range.
Read MoreWe hear people say it all the time and we hear people say that they’re practioner told them their back was “out.” This blog post is all about why Dr. Eric can’t really stand to hear this much longer and why. Can your back really go out???
Read MoreGolf is a complex game and hard work and persistence is required to improve. But this detail and potential simplification of the golf swing has helped Eric 100% erase his back pain and had significant distance (without over swinging). Here’s how he found out about it, how he improved it, and why it was like Christmas in May at the Motus Rx Swing Studio!
Read MoreThe one simple change you can make with your golf posture/set up position to relieve knee, hip, and back pain as well as potentially add some distance.
Of course we want you to make the necessary physical changes to improve these things, BUT those do take time. This simple change is helpful starting now!
Read MoreWe just completed our weekend talking to, educating, and "stealing" data from many of the Fox Valley's amateur golfers. We were looking for interesting information we could use on pain, and I think it's safe to say we got some interesting answers.
Read MoreIn this Video Blog, we discuss how a sole focus on "core strength" to add distance to your golf game can be deceiving and what might be the better way to view and address your concerns.
Read MoreElbow pain with golf is common. So common that there is something actually called "golfer's elbow." However, with further investigation and understanding swing dynamics, we will start to realize that many painful elbow situations with golf are really coming from something else in the swing. Read on to find out what that something else is AND how it can help you add distance while you get out of pain.
Read MoreThis article discusses one of the primary reasons that you may have low back pain during and after golf. This limits individuals from staying on the course as long as they'd like or have less enjoyment when meeting their buddies at the 19th hole. This article discusses the concept of the "tightness sandwich". This is a simple way to view how your body is designed to operate and why golf may be the straw that stirres the pain drink for your back.
Read MoreSee how an avid golfer was able to add 30 yards of distance on his drives by focusing on his body, developing power, and being committed to the process. Do you think more distance might be good for your game?
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