From the unquestioned expert in the field, the authoritative guide to yoga for golfers
''Working with Katherine for the last couple of years has allowed me to compete at a very high level.''
--Gary McCord, CBS golf commentator and Senior PGA Tour player
Katherine Roberts, founder and host of the ''Yoga for Golfers'' program on the Golf Channel, offers her unique educational methods in this groundbreaking book, providing instruction to the millions of golfers--including many top tour professionals--who have turned to the art of yoga to improve their game. Based on 20 years of expertise, Yoga for Golfers connects the mind and body to create a powerful fitness regimen, including:
- Yoga postures specifically selected for a golfer's needs
- Proper breathing techniques
- Mind-relaxation methods
- Injury-reducing stretches
- Visualization tools--for success on and off the course
Author(s): Katherine Roberts
Edition: 1
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Year: 2004
Language: English
Commentary: 46625
Pages: 190
Terms of Use......Page 5
Want to learn more?......Page 6
Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 13
Acknowledgments......Page 15
Introduction......Page 17
1 Theories of Yoga: Breaking Old Stereotypes......Page 21
2 Traditional Yoga versus Yoga for Golfers......Page 23
Improved Flexibility and Strength......Page 28
Enhanced Breathing Awareness......Page 29
Increased Sense of Balance......Page 30
4 Improve Your Golf Performance and Overall Health with Yoga......Page 32
5 Why Condition for Golf?......Page 37
Is Technology Lowering Golf Scores?......Page 38
How Do We Define "Good Posture"?......Page 40
The Golf Swing from a Dynamic Posture Perspective......Page 41
Posture and Golf......Page 42
Factors That Determine the Flight and Destination of a Ball......Page 43
6 Golf Anatomy and Biomechanics......Page 45
The Spine......Page 46
Address......Page 48
Backswing......Page 50
Downswing......Page 52
Follow-Through......Page 54
Strengthening Various Muscle Groups......Page 55
Baseline Rotational Test......Page 57
Abdominal Strength......Page 58
Torso Flexibility......Page 59
8 Guidelines and Strategies for a Successful Yoga Experience......Page 60
Finding More Joy......Page 62
9 Breathing Awareness—In Yoga and Your Golf Swing......Page 64
10 Various Forms of Yoga......Page 68
Always Remember M.B.A.—The Three “Rules” of Practicing Yoga......Page 70
Important Terms......Page 71
Selecting the Right Series of Yoga for Golfers Poses for You......Page 72
12 The Warm-Up Sequence......Page 74
Par Sequence......Page 75
Birdie Sequence......Page 77
Par and Birdie Sequence......Page 79
Eagle Sequence......Page 84
14 Neck and Trapezius......Page 90
Par How-To......Page 91
Birdie How-To......Page 92
Eagle How-To......Page 93
15 Hands and Wrists......Page 94
Par How-To......Page 95
16 Shoulders......Page 96
Par How-To......Page 97
Birdie How-To......Page 98
Eagle How-To......Page 99
17 Rhomboids and Upper Back......Page 101
Birdie How-To......Page 102
Eagle How-To......Page 103
Par How-To......Page 105
Birdie How-To......Page 106
Eagle How-To......Page 107
Par and Birdie How-To......Page 108
Eagle How-To......Page 109
20 Chest and Thoracic Spine......Page 111
Par How-To......Page 112
Birdie How-To......Page 113
Eagle How-To......Page 114
21 Core Strengthening for Abdominals......Page 115
Par How-To......Page 116
Birdie How-To......Page 117
Eagle How-To......Page 118
22 Core Strengthening for the Back......Page 119
Par How-To......Page 120
Birdie How-To......Page 122
Eagle How-To......Page 123
23 Low Back......Page 125
Par How-To......Page 126
Birdie How-To......Page 128
Eagle How-To......Page 129
24 Hips and Glutes......Page 131
Par How-To......Page 132
Birdie How-To......Page 133
Eagle How-To......Page 135
25 Balancing Poses......Page 137
Par How-To......Page 138
Eagle How-To......Page 139
26 Legs......Page 141
Par How-To......Page 142
Birdie How-To......Page 143
Eagle How-To......Page 145
Par How-To......Page 146
Birdie How-To......Page 148
Eagle How-To......Page 149
Par How-To......Page 150
29 Relaxation and Visualization......Page 152
Letting Go......Page 154
Standing Twist with Foot on Chair, Transitioning into Forward Fold......Page 156
Standing Quad Stretch......Page 157
Standing Twist with Club Behind Shoulders......Page 158
Standing Cat/Cow Pose......Page 159
Warrior Crescent Lunge......Page 160
Eagle Arms with Club......Page 161
Seated Twist......Page 162
Acceptance......Page 163
32 Your Sequences: Fifteen, Thirty, and Forty-Five Minutes......Page 165
Fifteen-Minute Yoga Practice......Page 166
Thirty-Minute Yoga Practice......Page 169
Forty-Five-Minute Sequence......Page 172
Twist Supported by Blankets Under the Knees......Page 173
Legs up the Wall or Resting on a Chair......Page 174
Chest Opener with Bolster or Towels Under the Spine......Page 175
A Closing Meditation......Page 177
Glossary of Yoga Terms......Page 179
Resources......Page 181
Bibliography......Page 183
Index......Page 185
