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jim_0068 · #6 06-20-2006, 10:55 PM

I went to a very well renowned physical therapist who helped me with shoulder re-habbed. He was a sports PT and was booked up for months. Only reason i got it was because of my doctor who really felt i should go to him and got me to see him on a regular basis.

We discussed a lot on posture and on wrist positions as he was curious about how i spoke about TGM and about solid compression.

Some interesting tidbits:
- a "visually flat" left wrist (as i prefer and others) is actually not the most "supportive" position for the left wrist to be in. It's actually a weaker position BUT! The larger more bent right wrist is an EXTREMELY powerful and supportive motion so it makes up for that more "visually flat" left wrist.
- As for the back, this whole "overly straight back" that a lot of tour players emphasize and is easily seen in Adam Scott's procedure is actually not something he feels is what the back should be doing in that situation. I took my normal golf posture and the only thing he did was make me "roll" my shoulders back more in their rotator cuffs as it's a much more supportive move for the massive amount of torque generated on the left shoulder and he also had me stick my butt out just a little which NATURALLY gets the lower spine in a more supportive move for the backswing. He said the back should then be allowed to "round" near the shoulder blades as by trying to physically straighten will cause injury down the road unless you are extremely fit and flexible as it won't show "as much" as he said.

The main thin he was looking for is for yard stick to hit in 3 places:

1) lower back
2) mid back
3) back of head

There will be NATURAL curves between 1/2 and 2/3.

I also discussed with him the idea of "locking in the bend" in the right knee. He said that is disaster for the knee and the hip over time and felt it was the main contributor to Jack N's hip problem later in life. He agreed with me that it should be allowed to straigten SOME but "locking" it straight wasn't the best idea either.

Just some things i've learned and am sharing.