Dr. David Wright Exercise Tip
Golf Life visited the Wright Balance Golf School at Arroya Trabuca Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California. The Wright Balance is dedicated to researching and teaching the fundamentals of physical and mental balance for your improved performance and increased enjoyment of golf
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- Instructor: Dr. David Wright
- Category: Lessons
- Topic: Fitness
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I'm Dr. David Wright, and this is a tip on how to balance your body left to right. If you take a look at Jay, you'll notice his right shoulder is lower than his left. And Jay, if you'll raise your hands, his fingertips, you'll see that the angle— that his left hand's much higher than his right. So his weight's more on the right side. As he walks, as he goes about his day, his hip is getting more stress, his knee on the right side, and his right ankle. So we're gonna show you an exercise program now It's gonna square up your body. To do this exercise, you're gonna recline flat on your back. You're gonna pull your knees up, as Jay is doing. And what— by pulling your knees up, you're gonna feel your back flatten. Now Jay's gonna put his arms back. He's gonna splay out his legs. Gonna put out his arms back. Notice the angle of his arms. You don't wanna try, uh, in a— to do this exercise in an uncomfortable position. It's gonna stress your body. First exercise he's gonna do is opposite legs. To a count of 20. So he's going to go 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Notice that he settles one leg before he starts the other. He's doing this again to a count of 20. Okay, now he's going to put his arms to his side for the next segment. If you need to take a rest between these, do so. Now Jay's going to do opposite arms. Notice the angle he goes out. He doesn't try to go right over his head. He goes out to the side a bit. That's fitting his power angle, by the way. You don't want to stress your shoulder at…