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    The Best Exercises for Increased Hip Mobility in Golfers
    Carter Schmitz

    The Best Exercises for Increased Hip Mobility in Golfers

    Hip mobility is important. The hips are the bridge between the lower body and trunk. They help move the pelvis, which is directly...
    Tight Hamstrings? Let's loosen em up...
    Carter Schmitz

    Tight Hamstrings? Let's loosen em up...

    Stretching isn't the answer to your tight hamstrings. It may help, but passive tactics like static stretching will only take you so far...
    GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Prone Shoulder Rotations
    Carter Schmitz

    GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Prone Shoulder Rotations

    SHOULDER. HEALTH. This exercise moves the shoulder joint through a full range of rotation while challenging the posterior shoulder...
    Golf Fitness for Seniors
    Carter Schmitz

    Golf Fitness for Seniors

    Humans are adaptable. Meaning, we adapt to the stressors that our body absorbs. And this includes even the most experienced of athletes....
    GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Band Lateral Side Bends
    Carter Schmitz

    GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Band Lateral Side Bends

    This golf exercise is one that you will find in almost all of our programming at SCRATCH. I like to throw it in almost weekly, maybe...
    Stretching vs. Mobility... Which is BEST for GOLFERS?
    Carter Schmitz

    Stretching vs. Mobility... Which is BEST for GOLFERS?

    Static stretching is very different than dynamic mobility. At SCRATCH, we will make use of both within our golf fitness programming. Very...
    The Best Fitness Exercises for Golfers
    Carter Schmitz

    The Best Fitness Exercises for Golfers

    Hate to break it to you... there is not a singular, or group of exercises that is "best for golfers." However, there are TONS of great...
    GOLF Spinal Mobility - 3 Minute Flow!
    Carter Schmitz

    GOLF Spinal Mobility - 3 Minute Flow!

    Too often we are taught to "brace" and "build tension" in our core. But yet... our spine is built to move. It should flow with our...
    5 MINUTE HIP MOBILITY FOR GOLFERS...
    Carter Schmitz

    5 MINUTE HIP MOBILITY FOR GOLFERS...

    Find some room. Click play. Follow along. 5 minutes to get those hips moving and grooving. . . . Carter Schmitz, CSCS, TPI...
    MOVE YOUR SPINE FOR BETTER GOLF!
    Carter Schmitz

    MOVE YOUR SPINE FOR BETTER GOLF!

    The traditionalist view: In order to protect our spine, we should work to build a stronger core (this is not false), via exercises that...
    The Three E's of Golf Mobility
    Carter Schmitz

    The Three E's of Golf Mobility

    Explore. Expose. Expand. In order to truly build a usable mobility, one that contributes to our more holistic movement potential, we need...
    Is Joint-Friendly actually Joint-Unfriendly?
    Carter Schmitz

    Is Joint-Friendly actually Joint-Unfriendly?

    This is a super intriguing thought process I spun down last week. Many practitioners in this world talk about “joint-friendly” training...
    3 Must Have Hip Mobility Drills!
    Carter Schmitz

    3 Must Have Hip Mobility Drills!

    We all know how important the hips are in the golf swing. Are yours moving like they should be? Check out this video for three hip...
    Top 10 Training Tips for Golf Off-Season: Part 2
    Carter Schmitz

    Top 10 Training Tips for Golf Off-Season: Part 2

    Part 2 Welcome back! Let’s breakdown the last 5 training tips you should take into consideration as we approach the 2021-2022 Golf...
    Top 10 Training Tips for the Golf Off-Season: Part 1
    Carter Schmitz

    Top 10 Training Tips for the Golf Off-Season: Part 1

    I was driving from Minneapolis to Milwaukee earlier this week and I couldn’t believe it, but there were some leaves already turning...
    PREVENTING and ELIMINATING Lower Back Pain
    Carter Schmitz

    PREVENTING and ELIMINATING Lower Back Pain

    Way too often our world focuses on reactive mechanisms to problems, as opposed to proactive, and there are many reasons for this. It’s...

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