Hip Exercise to Increase Balance in the Golf Swing

By DTS on November 17, 2009 — 2 comments

Athletes need good hip mobility to move efficiently in their sport. The hip joint withstands large rotational forces and is vulnerable to injury in sports that require “quick cuts” or in twisting movements like the golf swing.

In golf the hip is exposed to a great deal of stress on the downswing. The increased risk of hip injury is greater today because of the greater rotation favoured by the modern golf swing. The hip rotator cuff can be sufficiently warmed-up and activated with the following exercise:

Note: hip activation complex-II is a more advanced version of the exercise and can be performed with athletes demonstrating good core control. In this video, our athlete does not maintain proper core stability to progress to this drill.