European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 scene stars and stripes pages twisting like Tiger pro golfer Woods an excellent example of lows Tress motion i spent some time last week looking barely changes position through the course of the at Tiger Woods butt of it was the starting Point for Tyler the fitness director of is a Wall at one at club Golf in As he explained of club golfs testing rooms is plastered with graphs How to help casual athletes avoid injury and up their showing How the shoulders and arms of pro game this summer be it softball or any other rotation much has been made of Woods burgeoning upper body and the role his reported 300pound Bench press routine plays in his less discussed is the View from the rear As Woods Ferrell noted during a Frame by Frame video the outline of his pants will show a set of gluteal Muscles forcefully contracting As they open the hips and Transfer Power to the upper body and ultimately the the Point Ferrell made is that the Power Woods and Otner top golfers have trained their gluteal and abdominal Muscles to Les fit and Les experienced players Are loading onto their lower to hit the Ball the natural tendency is to swing the arms harder and twist the shoulders that creates a horizontal Shear Force on the spine estimated in Amateur Golf ers at 125 the physics Arent exactly the but consider How youd feel after twisting 80 or 90 times while carry ing a 125pound Box of even though pros Are hitting much their Load on the lower Back is anywhere from 40 to 80 percent mov ing from their they have placed much of the swings stress on Muscles better suited to handle it Muscles that in Many of us have weakened from years of office work and Golf pros have placed much of the swings stress on Muscles better suited to handle it Muscles that in Many of us have weakened from years of office work and golfers build acceleration in but and heres the key for the Back they also decelerate and Stop in when Ferrell charted my it was an uneven morass of with Trie hips continuing to push laterally against the lower Back when they should have been slowing Steps to a stronger swing what to do a recent Golf digest article on Woods workout regimen noted his focus on strength and flexibility of the Core there Are plenty of ways to build the whole from stronger gluteal and abdominal to More flexible Ferrell suggests a couple of simple Home tests sit on the Edge of a chair arms feet on the thighs parallel to the ground then twist your if you rotate less than 45 youre in trouble if you Are serious about an aggressive Golf or Tennis or try a full squat lower your rear end toward the ground with your feet and see if you can go All the Way Down without Tum bling careful on that if you then the strength and flexibility in your lower body Proba Bly need for More generic Core both yoga and pilates build strength and try both and pick your the sport and health Chain in the area is working on a series of sport specific pilates classes that try to relate Golf for the three gluteal Muscles Medius and to the Basic Nancy Minimus sounds like a Toga party Are far More pilates manager for the said that the Benefit important than the average Bunso steel infomercial to athletes goes beyond strength to muscle memory would Lead one to vanity they should and breath control teaching the body How to fire be the body workhorses responsible for lifting a deep and controlled Way v t it n uni it 14 i i f i i and carrying and coupled with the abdominal and other Core they can surround the lower Back with strength and allow a golfer or Tennis player to Gener ate a whip like add flexibility to the picture and you get a swing like in which a line drawn from the hip to roughly along the enough it is not but it is very we talk about initiating movement in the Sanchez for people trying to do it on their the web site offers a number of exercises that need Only a Swiss Ball and a body As Ferrell you cannot have a Strong co n d o 51 cd cd cd 3 3 Tiger Woods tees off May 30 during the prom for the memorial Golf tournament in Woods gets High Points from fitness experts and Power in his Golf shots for generating Power from his not his Send us a photo of yourself Reading stars and stripes for a Chance to win Cool shirts and a Nintendo Wii game console grand