Tiger Woods Elbow Injury and Poor Grip Strength Training on the PGA Tour
Poor grip training and hand, wrist & elbow training on the PGA Tour will continue to produce hand, wrist & elbow injuries. The people in the know that report on the PGA Tour have to be made aware of this hole in the boat. Fundamental hand and grip strength exercise concepts are overlooked because traditional ‘grip-only’ hand training has become so organically accepted over the years.
When I was a junior golfer, I was also told to grip a tennis ball to strengthen my hands… bad advice!
The back of our hand, wrist & elbow house our ‘grip-stabilizing’ band of muscles. Each time we grip anything (think gym, practise & play), these muscles contract in support of the grip. Otherwise the hand and fingers would collapse. It is a co-contraction, meaning the ‘hand-opening’ muscles contract to support the action of the ‘hand-closing’ muscles. We call this co-contraction GRIP! But we … Read more