Bob Forman
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Bob is Director of the Golf Fitness Academy at High Point Regional and owner of GolFIT Carolina . He is certified through the Titleist Performance Institute and the Flexor motor learning program and his client list includes golfers of all levels and ages including tour professionals. Bob also offers golf fitness assessment and training at the Golf Academy at Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach, SC. He's been featured on the GolfersMD website as a golf fitness expert and provide golf fitness training workshops for the Golf Academy of America in Myrtle Beach, as well as country clubs and golf resorts up and down the east coast. Bob has a Master’s degree in Exercise Science from Southern Connecticut State University and has been in the fitness field for over 28 years.
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You see it more often in women, especially younger women, and young men. It's characterized by an arching of the lower back while standing over the ball at address. The S-posture, as it's commonly called, places a great deal of stress on the lower back. It can also disrupt the golf swing sequence.
One of the most common complaints from older golfers is that they can't seem to be able to hit the ball as far as they used to. For some, this frustration often leads to less playing time or giving up the game entirely. One of the preventable consequences of aging is a loss of flexibility and range of motion, which can impact swing mechanics and distance. A customized golf fitness program can help.
There might be some confusion and/or wrong impression with the term "golf fitness." Fitness implies a state of health like having a normal blood pressure or not being overweight. Golf fitness, in the context it's used, doesn't really pertain to any of these. It refers more to the golfer's physical ability to swing an efficient golf club so as to produce good swing mechanics, effective outcomes, and a decreased potential for injury.
Balance is one of those things that we pretty much take for granted. Not many of us think about it, nor practice it, even though it can keep us from seriously injuring ourselves and help us perform daily tasks better. How many times have you heard of someone - who was in pretty good shape - fall and break something, and was never really the same again? For this reason alone, balance is gaining more press these days, and should be practiced on a regular basis.
Most sports that involve striking an object do so while the object is in motion. Unlike baseball, tennis, hockey, soccer, and the like, golf requires that contact be made with a stationary object. That may sound like a simpler task, but consider that productive contact relies upon the physical characteristics of the golfer along with the environment from which the shot is being made. In this regard, swinging a golf club is perhaps one of the tougher skills to perfect.
Having COPD shouldn’t be a deterrent for playing golf. Regular exercise can improve your strength, balance, and endurance, and strengthen your respiratory muscles. In doing so, you’ll be able to get back into those activities of daily living, like playing a round of golf, with less fatigue and anxiety.
