Get Ready And Fit For Golf

Get ready and fit for golf

As golfers look forward to a return to play on 29 March, one of the game’s leading experts in strength and conditioning has pinpointed the benefits of simple resistance drills for the regular golf club member.

Dr Dan Coughlan ( pictured above) is the national lead for sports science and medicine at England Golf, head of strength and conditioning at the European Tour and a senior clinical teaching fellow of sports medicine, exercise and health at University College, London. He says...

“People who resistance train have a huge reduction in their injury risk.

“There is about a 50 per cent reduction in risk of overuse injuries when you resistance train.

“Around 80 per cent of the injuries golfers experience are overuse or overload injuries so you can halve the rate of that back pain that may take you out of the sport for a little bit in summer."

“The biggest benefit is definitely that alongside that kind of health benefit of availability to train and play, if you are fit you are less likely to get sick and you are more likely to bounce back from illnesses and be able to play again sooner.

To watch a range of fitness videos prepared by Dan Coughlan for golfers of all ages and abilities, then please visit this England Golf YouTube channel.