Golf

Beginning with research for his doctoral thesis on the golf swing, combined with 20+ years of running his company, Dynamic Golf Therapies, Dr. B has established himself as an expert in the field of golf injury prevention / treatment and performance improvement though fitness. Personally trained and certified by Dr. Greg Rose of Titleist Performance Institute and Advantage Golf, Dr. B has worked with hundreds of golf patients throughout the metro NY area. He has treated PGA / LPGA professionals, National Amateur Champions and local amateurs of all handicap levels. Beyond his expertise in body mechanics, Dr. B is himself a 2 handicap competitive golfer with multiple club championships to his credit, providing him a deep understanding of the game.

“Dr. Birsky couples his knowledge of the mind/body connection and golf swing body mechanics to create custom therapy programs for golf students. The resulting physical changes allow me, as the golf professional, to make swing changes the student requires to improve his/her ability to play and enjoy the game.” - PGA Head Professional in Fairfield County CT

GOLF VIDEOS:

The following videos were produced after conducting hundreds of individual golf evaluations and recommending exercises to patients. Though the verbiage is golf specific, the exercises themselves are excellent for any rotational sport such as tennis, paddle, pickleball, baseball, softball, lacrosse, etc.

Exercise 1: Golf Posture and Back Shoulder Flexibility. Great exercises for any athletic posture along with shoulder external rotation.

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Exercise 2: Connected Swing: Learn to move your hips and shoulders independently in a synchronized fashion. Hugely important for golf and valuable for tennis, pickleball, paddle, etc.

Exercise 3: Balance. Everyone needs better balance!

Exercise 4: Deep Squat: Improve your hip flexibility and gain strength in your glutes and quads.

Exercise 5: Lat Flexibility: The latissimus dorsi muscles attach your shoulders to your hips and are heavily used in rotational sports. It is vital that you keep both sides flexible.

Exercise 6: Toe Touch: Learn this new way to stretch your hamstrings while educating the right muscle activation sequence. Critical for proper posture in any sport.

Exercise 7: Seated Rotation: Rotational sports require rotational flexibilty….end of story.

Exercise 8: Hip and Thorax Flexibility: Power in rotational sports requires proper sequencing of shoulder and hip rotation. Flexibility between the two is a must. Everyone needs these exercises.

Exercise 9: Hip Rotation: You must rotate your hips joints in a proper golf swing. Back pain and poor ball striking are often a direct result of poor flexibility in your hip joints.

Exercise 10: Hip Flexor /Quad Flexibility: A leading cause of low back pain is overly tight hip flexor (psoas) muscles. Learn to stretch these properly.

Exercise 11: Glutes Strength: Glute strength is critically important in all sports and life in general. Learn how to squat properly hinging at the hips, not your back.

Exercise 12: Core Strength: Needed by everyone. These particular exercises are the best.

Driving Range Exercises: A properly warmed up body plays better. Simple as that!