Comments on: There’s rarely ever too much prevention

By: thedanplan

thedanplan — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:29:00 +0000

I’m definitely one of the only at my range to do dynamic stretches, but it’s starting to pick up in popularity.

By: thedanplan

thedanplan — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:29:00 +0000

Definitely! I love my foam roller and use it about every night.

By: thedanplan

thedanplan — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:28:00 +0000

That’s an interesting study, I’d love to read it as it is valid for golf too. Just yesterday a guy I played with showed me a swing weight that he uses to warm up which is essentially the same as the baseball donut. It Didnt feel right to use it.
It’s hard to change people who are already as far as the big leagues, but with info like that it’s possible to bring up the next generation better. Dynamic stretching and no swing weights. Check.

By: David S.

David S. — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:00:00 +0000

I read a sports science journal that did a study on professional baseball players who swing weighted bats and donuts in the on deck circle (virtually all of them.) They found that by swinging the heavier bats it slowed down their actually swing speed and they would be better off swinging something significantly lighter, such as a golf shaft. Even with this new found knowledge practically all players still swing the weighted bats. People don’t like change, especially when it comes to something as traditional as baseball.

By: Michael Maddalena

Michael Maddalena — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:04:00 +0000

I also stretch dynamically before I golf or any other sport. I laugh when I see people static stretch before sports. I also swing a shaft before teeing off and never multiple clubs or weighted club. I read that it actually makes for worse contact and slower club head speed

By: Constantine

Constantine — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:04:00 +0000

I stretch dynamically before golf and statically after golf, and to this day, I have never seen another golfer stretch dynamically. I think I’ve seen maybe one or two stretch by their cars afterwards too. It’s rare to see someone take care of themselves like this. Good to know there’s another guy out there doing this too now haha.

By: Peter Suh

Peter Suh — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:47:00 +0000

Dan,

I would also try and use a foam roller via this article in Golf Digest:

http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2011-10/kaspriske-fitness-column