Golf Performance Assessment
The first and vital step in the process of evaluating and addressing the body of the golfer behind the swing is the assessment. This is the only strategy to determine the weaknesses and limitations of the golfer’s body for performing the golf swing and the method of which all exercises and therapy is based.
By revealing the problems, only then can a performance program (therapy & exercise) be developed and executed.
If a golfer performs a generic program that is not based on their individual physical requirements to perform a better swing, it may only yield a limited improvement in performance.
However, basing a golfer’s performance program on their individual needs to improving their golf swing will yield the best results for that golfer and maximize performance on the golf course. An assessment will determine each individual golfer’s restrictions and weaknesses.
When an assessment is conducted, it must examine the physical requirements golfer relative to the golf swing. Therefore, the assessment must be golf-specific. It will analyze the 1) muscles most involved in the golf swing or strained in golf-related injuries, 2) joints that must move to allow the body to rotate in the swing.
When observing the muscles and joints, the golfer will be tested for muscle strength and endurance and weaknesses, joint range of motion and restrictions, posture, balance, flexibility, mobility, stability, and power.
Assessment FAQs
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How long is the assessment?
An assessment is 1 hour in duration.
What is assessed and what makes it golf-specific?
An assessment evaluates posture, balance, flexibility, strength, endurance, stability and power – all physical requirements to maximize swing performance and components of a comprehensive fitness program.
Every test is based on the golf swing: positions required, movement planes, strength of muscles utilized, mobility of the joints. The goal is relevance: every assessment tool is relevant to its necessity for the golf swing. There are no generic tests as they would not be relevant to the golf swing.
Every test is based on the golf swing: positions required, movement planes, strength of muscles utilized, mobility of the joints. The goal is relevance: every assessment tool is relevant to its necessity for the golf swing. There are no generic tests as they would not be relevant to the golf swing.
Is my swing assessed?
No. That is the expertise of a teaching professional. The assessment looks at the body behind the swing and its ability to perform the swing.
What does an assessment reveal?
The assessment reveals suboptimal postures, abnormal biomechanics, muscular weaknesses and imbalances, joint restrictions and movement limitations that will compromise the golf swing and result in swing faults.