Golf..getting small white balls in a hole whilst walking around a lot....

Golf is hard work, its physically demanding & strenuous, you need balance, you need control & focus on your game, you walk a lot so you need to have endurance and strength...you want to play your best and avoid injury above all.. Pilates for Golf...yep, theres a Pilates for everything, but this got me thinking as I looked at Pics on a Blog belonging to a friend of mine - Sally-Ann, who had posted pics of her grandkids and her son, Simon, practicing their Golf Swing...
anyway...so.. golfers..

 ....they may have poor core strength...that elusive Transversus stabilising muscle, if you have no idea where it is or how to activate it then you probably are unaware of your posture type and muscle imbalance in the body that could be holding you back, maybe you are not very flexible or not very mobile in the spine, stiff knees & want to improve your balance... If its a good day and the grey matters switched on , I can sometimes see what posture type you are fairly quickly, most common is Swayback...but theres also Kyphotic..your thoracic spine may have a  C curve as you address the ball, tucking your bum under, locking out your knees...you would love the Swan Dive & Spine Twist, work on extension and strengthen your shoulders too ..this goes for Swayback too..working your back in extension is just the best..Swan Dive when done correctly is just lovely for your back & posture, think how much time in a day you are in Flexion, its not just in your golf game that you flex forward..when you do your shoes up, open car door, shopping, getting dressed, making coffee/tea, reading, eating..on the computer..Swan Dive addresses the imbalance.

Then theres Lordosis, S curve posture,a pronounced curve in the lumber spine, sticking your bottom out, chest thrust further forward...can you see how your posture will affect your swing, and this is where Pilates comes in...correcting the imbalance and strengthening your Transversus will start to bring your pelvis back to where it should be, and whilst that is happening, your hamstring tightness will start to release, your knee pain will  receed as you strengthen and realign your Quadriceps (group of 4 muscles running down front of your leg) your lower back niggles will diminish , shoulder tightness will release as your back becomes stronger
Carrying a heavy bag with clubs in will also affect your posture, neck, back, shoulders. The twist involved in a golf swing affects the spine, particularly an unstable spine, side bending, picking the ball up, walking walking walking, standing still, leaning into your hips...you will not be the only one..theres heaps of Pilates moves I could teach you to improve your game..ask me and I will show you, or come to a class..hmm, if it wasnt a slight monsoon outside and I wasnt thinking of building an Ark, I may take a trip to Tehidy Golf Course ...