8 Riseley Street
Applecross WA 6153
1300 RISELEY
1300 747 353
9364 4073
mail@riseley.com.au
Golfex
Anyone might hit a good drive, but to do it consistently is what makes you a great golfer. To repeatedly hit a powerful drive over 18 full holes of golf requires great efficiency of movement which can only come from correct biomechanics and conditioning.
Swing Efficiency = Consistent Power
We have developed the GOLFeX program to help you achieve swing efficiency and power. In particular our program will improve your swing so that you can amplify the benefits of the X-Factor for greater driving power.
A consultation includes a digital video analysis of you swinging your golf clubs. We then will conduct a thorough biomechanical assessment of your strength, power, flexibility and swing coordination and then put it together with the analysis of your swing video
Armed with this information the physiotherapist will produce a customised training program to help you become a more efficient and more powerful driver.
What is The X-Factor?
Notice how far the belt buckle is ahead of the shoulders.
Many golf coaches emphasise the importance of developing a large separation or differential between the hips and shoulders during the backswing. This angle differential between the pelvis and trunk is formed by two virtual lines through the pelvis and trunk and is called the X-Factor (see diagram below). Maximising pelvis and trunk differential during the backswing, has been associated with longer driving distances. What's more, an increase in the X-Factor early in the downswing, termed the X-Factor Stretch is even more important to an optimal swing.
X-Factor and X-Factor Stretch are thought to cause rapid stretching of the pelvis, trunk and upper arm muscles prior to shortening of these same muscles. This pattern of muscle activation is called a stretch-shorten cycle. The benefits of improved performance associated with a stretch-shorten cycle in the golf swing have been attributed to two mechanisms: the stretch reflex and the storage and release of elastic energy by the muscles of the trunk and pelvis. All available evidence suggests that the greater the X-Factor stretch, the further the ball will be hit
