Rock your Pelvis!!

Article by Dr Larry Callaway

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When you read that tag line what do you think? I personally think of Elvis or Michael Jackson doing their thing on stage. What does Rocking your Pelvis have to do with the golf swing? What am I getting at with rocking your pelvis? What is the pelvis?

Hopefully you asked those questions to yourself? And even if you didn’t ask those questions I am going to try to answer them.

  1. What is the pelvis? The pelvis is the elephant ear looking bones that attach at the bottom of your spine. It includes several bones. I think this will help.
  2. What is Rocking your Pelvis? Rocking your pelvis is the movement of your bones in forward and backward motion. This includes some lower back movement and some hip movement, but a big majority of the movement comes from these bones pivoting. The Bones are pulled and pushed by the CORE muscles creating what is called anterior and posterior tilt. Or simply “sticking your butt out” and “pulling your butt under.”
  3. What does Rocking your Pelvis have to do with your golf swing? Now when I say those terms often times even watching my clients do not know how to perform this very simple motion. Not being able to perform this motion can take YARDS off of your swing. The pelvis basically through this tilt or rocking moves through an entire figure 8 form approach to back swing to contact and follow through. If you are unable to do this simple motion you are not going to be able get the distance you are looking forward, you are predisposing your self to an injury, and possibly worse getting bad scores!!!!

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY?

  1. On a firm surface lay on your back. Now created a gap under your lower back by pulling your gluteal muscles towards or lower spine. It should almost feel as if you are sticking your chest out. Then reverse that push your belly button through the floor. Repeat that motion 30 times per day. Eventually getting so you can inhale create and gap and exhale push your belly button through the floor.
  2. Seated on a chair, ball, or disc on a chair. Perform the same motion. It may be more difficult than on the floor that is because you have put yourself in a fight with gravity. This motion should feel as if you are rocking on your sitting bones. (30 times per day)
  3. If you can do one and two successfully see if you can do the same motion standing. If you can feel free to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I will try to challenge you more.