[Common Golf Injuries and Prevention Strategies]

3 minutes ago, GolfSpy_KFT said:

If someone has limited mobility or ROM in the lumbar spine, for example, that could in turn lead to an increased risk of injury directly related to the golf posture. It's not necessarily a black and white statement. Movements a golfer makes throughout the swing will certainly play role in the risk of injury, but to completely dismiss the golf posture as a potential cause is incorrect IMO. 

I didn’t dismiss golf posture I stated improper posture can lead to issues, good golf posture will be less likely to unless for example there’s someone like Jason day, zalatoris, at some point Niemann and others who have bad swing movements like too much side bend or restricted hip turn. I agree to claims I was disagreeing with this statement. This is nearly a back and white statement. Good golf posture and good swing mechanics will very rarely cause any back pain issues. 

Back Pain

The golf posture lends itself to a predisposition for lower back pain.

Limited range of motion in of itself won’t cause back pain, it’s when the golfer with limited rom tries to do things they plysicslly can’t do and then have to make compensations for it that lead to issues. I played a lot of golf with 70+ aged golfers with limited range of motion. None of them had back issue because they never did anything that they weren’t physically capable of.

9 minutes ago, GolfSpy_KFT said:

When speaking about compensations, that also plays into the golf posture lending itself to injury. Someone who lacks core strength to stabilize the trunk during a golf swing may put too much reliance on the muscles of the lower back, which could lead to an increased risk of injury.

I doubt that zalatoris or day lack core strength and they both had back issues caused by bad swing mechanics. So has most everyone else who practiced the hip restriction trend of the early 2000s.

Compensations don’t always come from lack of physically strength or core strmfhr. Most people’s compensations come from improper sequencing of the swing and improper mechanics which causes the club to be out of position and thus things like dumping the trail shoulders and trail side bend to shallow the shaft and then having to early extend to get to the ball. I’ve seen this move from guys that are physically fit and resistance train and have strong cores.

 

[Common Golf Injuries and Prevention Strategies]

Another example of bad swing mechanics that causes back issues is Jason Day. The whole restricted hip turn ruined his back. He goes to Chris Como and fixes swing and and also no more back issues

[Common Golf Injuries and Prevention Strategies]

Disagree the golf posture has any influence on back issues. If that was the case every pro would Have back issues. It’s improper setup at address and improper sequencing and tilting in the swing that causes issues for most people. Things like too much trail side bend (see zalatoris and his issues) also something couples has done as a compensation in his swing which led to issues.

some injuries come from areas that aren’t the exact location of the pain. Poor shoulder mobility can lead to elbow issues as can how the forearms and wrists are working. 

 

[Ben Hogan's Swing]

Hogans swing was good for what he wanted to do and for anyone fighting a hook. What stands out that doesn’t get talked about enough and what more amateurs need is the right hand.

But as far as best swing, greatest swing, Sam Snead is used much more in instruction than hogan is. The one thing that has stood the test of time in golf swings is the use of the ground. All the good ball strikers use the ground well and similarly. Look at swings like Norman, Bradley Hughes, others from that time and before, Scheffler, Rory and Tiger to an extent you see the same thing happen with their trail foot