Are Top-Level Golfers Aware Of The Importance Of Staying Hydrated & Do They Check They Are Hydrated?
Special report by Kiran Kanwar.
Are top-level golfers aware of the importance of staying hydrated and do they check whether they are hydrated?
In a well-muscled athlete water can comprise 70% of his/her bodyweight, because muscles are made up of a lot of water. Your blood, brain and muscles all need water.
Water is required by your body to maintain body temperature and normal blood volume. Thus it is vital for golfers, who cannot help but be outdoors for many hours per day, to drink enough fluid ...
Jason Day Becomes 11th Australian-Born Major Champion – Full List.
List of Australian-born winners of a major:
5 – Peter Thomson – 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 The Open Championship
2 – Greg Norman – 1986, 1993 The Open Championship
2 – David Graham – 1979 PGA Championship, 1981 US Open Championship
1 – Geoff Ogilvy – 2006 US Open
1 – Steve Elkington – 1995 PGA Championship
1 – Ian Baker-Finch – 1991 The Open Championship
1 – Wayne Grady – 1990 PGA Championship
1 – Kel Nagle ...
A Glut Of Injury On The PGA — 50 To 75% Of Field Visit Physio Van Each Week.
Exclusive report by Kirwan Kanwal.
Tiger Woods’ last injury was a lower back complaint. As was Ernie Els’.
In fact, Dr Monte Hessler, chiropractor to the PGA Tour, says some 50-75% of the entire field will visit the physiotherapy van during any given week on Tour.
What is the cause of this epidemic of injuries, especially low-back ones?
According to Hessler, who practices out of Scottsdale and specializes in sports-specific injury, there are two main golf swing movements which he sees as ...
Musculosketal Anatomy & The Golf Swing.
Musculoskeletal Anatomy and the Golf Swing, by Kiran Kanwar.
People often ask, “Anatomy? biomechanics? What do they have to do with the golf swing?”.
To which my response is, “Nothing – just as an understanding of nutrition, exercise and even biochemistry is not useful for people with diabetes”.
So, for those who would like to know more about the relationship between musculoskeletal anatomy and the golf swing, here it is, very simply stated so anyone can follow along: A collection of ...
‘Biomechanics’ – The Buzz Word In Golf By Kiran Kanwar.
www.golfbytourmiss.com welcomes Kiran Kanwar.
Kiran is no stranger to golf as she is one of the game’s most respected golf swing analysts. She also proudly holds the following distinctions:-
PhD: Kinesiology – Biomechanics (candidate)
MS: Nutrition and Human Performance; Sports Science and Rehabilitation
BS:Physics, Math
American College of Sports Medicine: certified Personal Trainer
Golf Teaching Professional
Class A: The LPGA (T&CP) The PGA (GB&I, ...
Harrington Jumps 125 Spots, Willett Up 28, Lowry Up 5 & Spieth Now World No. 9
Padraig Harrington’s first ‘full-field’ tournament victory in four years has seen the Irishman jump 125 spots on the World Rankings that were updated earlier today.
Harrington claimed a two shot victory in capturing the Indonesian Open and a win that saw the then 385th world ranked golfer move back up to 260th in the world.
England’s Danny Willett is now the new World No. 56th ranked player and up from No. 84 following his superb four shot success in the Nedbank Challenge ...
Lost Ball – So You Think You Know The Rules Of Golf.
A recent discussion within the aptly named Golf Hotel in Crail turned into a lively chat about the rule relating to a lost ball.
Not surprisingly everyone had the own view in what they thought was the appropriate procedure a golfer should adopt in the scenario in question.
However it later led to grabbing a copy of the Rules of Golf to clarify this particular ruling, and then also good friend Alastair McMeekin, with thanks to rules expert Barry Rhodes, providing the answers to the following scenarios ...
