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understanding of technique and swing mechanics is also invaluable. Proper weight shift, timing and sequencing
(among others) are qualities better players share and essential to consistent ball striking as well as distance, no matter
individual style or the swing type.
Another quality that better player’s share is efficiency. An efficient golf swing is virtually free of compensations or
wasted movement and produces greater club head speed with less effort; less effort is less stressful on the body and
reduces the risk of injury. Practice and knowledge is one thing but the ability to physically execute and execute
consistently is another. The golf swing is an athletic movement that requires flexibility, strength, balance, and
coordination. Adequate flexibility and strength allows the energy generated through the legs, hips, trunk, back,
shoulders, and arms to be efficiently transferred and sequenced into the club head. If your body is physically unable
to perform the required movement pattern consistently then your ball striking will be inconsistent.
A common denominator to a consistent, repeatable and efficient swing is conditioning. Whether you are a recreational
player or professional, a junior, senior, man or woman, you have unique strengths and weaknesses. Of the hundreds
of training devices on the market today, not one is more effective at improving your overall ability to play the game of
golf better than your own body. Golfers are athletes and should be treated as such. Flexibility and strength are two
variables of the conditioning equation that provide and contribute to the mobility, stability, posture, balance, power,
endurance and ultimately, the coordination needed for an efficient golf swing. Proper conditioning maximizes your
ability to play the game.
As a golfer and Physical Therapist specializing in Golf Conditioning, Injury Prevention and Orthopedic Rehabilitation I
understand the game and the biomechanics involved. All exercises I teach are biomechanically sound and safe,
meaning they are effective in accomplishing their intended goal while NOT placing undue stress in other areas, such
as the vulnerable back, neck or shoulders. I utilize a scientific and practical approach in my golf conditioning programs
and do not claim to reveal any ‘secrets’ or promise Tigeresque drives. What I will do is:
1. Discuss your experience, goals and any relevant medical history
2. Evaluate your golf swing and identify your strengths and weaknesses as they relate to your body throughout the
swing
3. Perform a comprehensive flexibility, strength, posture and movement evaluation
4. Develop an individualized golf specific conditioning program to overcome your weaknesses and improve your
strengths
Anybody can benefit from a golf specific conditioning program but everybody is different. Combined with lessons and
practice, improved flexibility, strength, balance and coordination will provide a more consistent, repeatable and efficient
swing while reducing your risk of injury. Better scores will follow. You will also be more confident over the ball and
come away with a greater understanding and appreciation of the mechanics involved in the golf swing.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to throw me an e-mail.
Best Regards,
John Hinds
Physical Therapist
Titleist Performance Institute Approved Golf Fitness Professional
(among others) are qualities better players share and essential to consistent ball striking as well as distance, no matter
individual style or the swing type.
Another quality that better player’s share is efficiency. An efficient golf swing is virtually free of compensations or
wasted movement and produces greater club head speed with less effort; less effort is less stressful on the body and
reduces the risk of injury. Practice and knowledge is one thing but the ability to physically execute and execute
consistently is another. The golf swing is an athletic movement that requires flexibility, strength, balance, and
coordination. Adequate flexibility and strength allows the energy generated through the legs, hips, trunk, back,
shoulders, and arms to be efficiently transferred and sequenced into the club head. If your body is physically unable
to perform the required movement pattern consistently then your ball striking will be inconsistent.
A common denominator to a consistent, repeatable and efficient swing is conditioning. Whether you are a recreational
player or professional, a junior, senior, man or woman, you have unique strengths and weaknesses. Of the hundreds
of training devices on the market today, not one is more effective at improving your overall ability to play the game of
golf better than your own body. Golfers are athletes and should be treated as such. Flexibility and strength are two
variables of the conditioning equation that provide and contribute to the mobility, stability, posture, balance, power,
endurance and ultimately, the coordination needed for an efficient golf swing. Proper conditioning maximizes your
ability to play the game.
As a golfer and Physical Therapist specializing in Golf Conditioning, Injury Prevention and Orthopedic Rehabilitation I
understand the game and the biomechanics involved. All exercises I teach are biomechanically sound and safe,
meaning they are effective in accomplishing their intended goal while NOT placing undue stress in other areas, such
as the vulnerable back, neck or shoulders. I utilize a scientific and practical approach in my golf conditioning programs
and do not claim to reveal any ‘secrets’ or promise Tigeresque drives. What I will do is:
1. Discuss your experience, goals and any relevant medical history
2. Evaluate your golf swing and identify your strengths and weaknesses as they relate to your body throughout the
swing
3. Perform a comprehensive flexibility, strength, posture and movement evaluation
4. Develop an individualized golf specific conditioning program to overcome your weaknesses and improve your
strengths
Anybody can benefit from a golf specific conditioning program but everybody is different. Combined with lessons and
practice, improved flexibility, strength, balance and coordination will provide a more consistent, repeatable and efficient
swing while reducing your risk of injury. Better scores will follow. You will also be more confident over the ball and
come away with a greater understanding and appreciation of the mechanics involved in the golf swing.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to throw me an e-mail.
Best Regards,
John Hinds
Physical Therapist
Titleist Performance Institute Approved Golf Fitness Professional
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