The skill in better your balance

Aug. 27, 2010 - PRLog -- Better your balance

Balance is another fundamental of the game of golf that varies depending on the club you’ve chosen.

It’s subtle changes in the positioning of the weight throughout your  golf swing that help you rotate the body correctly and return the club back to the ball at impact at the right angle.

If you’re a golfer that suffers from sway, tilt or fail to stay within your posture during your backswing, this video tip from Today’s Golfer Elite Teaching pro Nick Clemens is for you.

Single Leg Stance
A multitude of injuries and occurrences can affect our balance and leave us less steady on our feet. For example, can leave one with balance deficits due to tears in the fibers that rely balance input to the brain. discount golf clubs  People who suffer from a strock  also often also have severe balance problems that make walking difficult. We also loose stability as a result of the normal aging pattern.

We can improve our balance by performing simple balanced exercises. The single leg stance is a very effective exercise for improving balance. This exercise can be modified as balance stability progresses.

Single Leg Stance:

Initial steps include:

Stand behind a chair
Hold onto the chair back with both hands
Slowly lift one leg off the ground
Maintain your balance standing on one leg for 5 seconds
Return to starting position and repeat X 5
Perform with opposite leg

Exercise Progression:

Follow these steps as your balance improves:
1)Hold onto chair back with only one hand
2)Stand near the chair for safety, but do not hold on
3)Progress finally to lifting your leg  discount golf clubs off the ground one inch higher

Complete all three modifications to this exercise and your stability will be much improved.

An Overview of Balance Exercises

Balance exercises
Blance exercises are specific activities that help build lower extremity (or leg) muscle strength as well as improve your vestibular system, the organ associated with balance perception. Balance exercises are particularly beneficial in the elderly as they have been shown to help prevent falls . Each year, U.S. hospitals have 300,000 admissions for broken hips, and falling is often the cause of those fractures. Balance exercises can help you stay independent by helping avoid disabilities that may result from falling.

Your brain, muscles, and bones all work together to maintain your body’s balance and keep you from falling. These three organ systems are focused on in balance exercises to provide a complete integrative exercise program. discount golf clubs  Often strength is initially targeted with exercises later modified to incorporate the vestibular system by once stance/eye closed progression.

Your physical therapist will help you progress through the appropriate level of balance exercises specific to your current level of function. In the beginning, always have an object or person close by for assistance if you need it.

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