Increasing the range of motion for seniors
Most of the senior golfers today complain that they are simply not able to hit the ball as far as they used to do earlier. This may develop a lot of frustration among those players who are fighting with most of the young players in walking the Hall of Fame. This certainly does help them quit golf most often and so they are left with less time in the green or even give up the game entirely.
You played golf earlier. You love the game so why should you ever think of quitting. Golf is the only sport that has no age limit. It can be played by people of all age groups but the difference is in the approach. If you simply find that senior tees are not the right options then try evaluating your game. Study your degree of movement. Degree of movement has involved one body part that can play a very important role in your life. It can help in attaining distance. It also has the ability to get all you clubs back so that you can produce a sufficient clubhead at the time of back swing as you need to produce speed at the time of impact.
Loss of flexibility is one of the major after effects of aging. We lose flexibility we lose our range of motion. This certainly does result in more sedentary style of life as we give up in most of the cases. The prime reason is not ageing but absence in stretching exercises. Stretching routine in fact helps you to be in motion. The principle implies to all. If you keep on studying throughout the year you will score good in your exams. But if you study for a day or two before exams you may not score. The same principle applies here. Always practice stretch routine daily so that your body does not lose its flexibility. And if you have flexibility you can get range of motion.
Stretching routines strengthen your muscles and gives them mobility. Your strong muscles simply tend to become more tight. A consistent stretch program will help relax those muscles and make them more active. They would be more use to movements. In fact an unstretched muscles would certainly loose its flexibility and strength. As far as back swings are concerned, losing the tuning of upper and lower part of the body is natural with age. This is the X factor in playing golf. Most of the young golfers sure do take advantage of this. Lack of distance reduces your chance of winning. Being a senior your external rotation of the joints is also reduced.
You are simply unable to rotate your back arm so you don't get mobility. This also does reduce your back swing. A number of other plays an important role like tightness in chest muscles. Limited flexibility in thoracic muscles and mid back area. But all of these factors are natural and any one with an age will face these factors. The important thing is that how you overcome these factors. Try to improve you swing performance and your strength will certainly be regained. Most of the ageing golfers never do much when it comes to stretching. They never try and improve their stretching and limits. Just try and see the difference.
