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Six helpful tips golfers can use to prevent injuries

Mobility can be a great place to start in your training.

As most of the country is beginning to defrost after a long winter, your body may not be used to playing long rounds of golf or even practicing.

In preparation to swinging a club in the cold weather, many golfers fail to properly warm-up for a range session or their round and that can be a recipe for injury.

Common injuries among golfers affect the back, knees, wrists, shoulders and more. The back is not designed to rotate for a golf swing, so mobility can be a great place to start in your training.

Members of the NYU Langone Health Sports Performance Center team spoke to Golfweek’s fitness guru Averee Dovsek and gave some helpful tips on preventing injuries for golfers.

Contributors: Heather Milton MS, RCEP, CSCS, Jamie Nguyen MS, OTR/L, Monica Seu OTR/L, CHT, CLT

Golf instruction with Steve & Averee: Mastering the stinger shot

Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek explain how to properly execute a stinger golf shot.

The stinger shot is a lower flighted golf shot that reduces the spin of the golf ball and produces a farther roll out than a traditional full swing. This shot is one of Tiger Woods’ favorites and is used by golfers when they want to avoid trees or focus on accurate direction.

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This week, Golfweek’s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek explain how to properly execute a stinger. This shot may take some practice, but it’s the perfect thing to practice the next time you’re at the range. Check out this week’s video to see this tip in action.

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10 days of winter workouts: Box jumps for power

Everyone is on the hunt for more power in the golf swing and half the battle comes from lower body strength.

Everyone is on the hunt for more power in the golf swing and half the battle of speed comes from lower body strength.

Golfweek’s Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to do a plyometric box jump, which will help with lower body strength and will get players to use the ground during their golf swing. Start on a low box and work up to a higher box. Rushing into higher boxes off the bat could result in injury.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” and check here for previous episodes.

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Golf instruction with Steve & Averee: Settle the debate between two reads on the putting green

Let’s make more putts.

We all know the feeling of being confident in reading a putt, but once you walk around to the opposite side of your initial read you get confused.

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You may even see two completely different reads and this is a common issue among golfers.

This week, Golfweek’s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek explain how to read your putts like you would read a book when seeing the putt break two different ways. Check out this week’s video to see this tip in action.

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10 days of winter workouts: Medicine ball rotational throws

Better rotation, more power.

Exercises using a medicine ball can be a great start in developing a better turn, weight transfer and pivot.

Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a medicine ball rotational throw that helps with rotational power in the golf swing.

Many people are looking to gain speed in 2023 and this exercise is a great place to start. A lot of speed comes from your lower body and the rotation you can make, so a medicine ball is a great tool to increase your power and get comfortable with rotating.

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10 days of winter workouts: Medicine ball slams

Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a medicine ball slam that helps with the power of your golf swing.

There are many different variations of medicine ball exercises that can help you achieve rotational and power goals.

Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a medicine ball slam that helps with the power of your golf swing.

Many people struggle with controlling and implementing power at the proper time during their golf swing. The weight of a light medicine ball is a great tool to feel weight transfer and where to make impact with your power.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” and check here for previous episodes.

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Golf instruction with Steve and Averee: When to use a strong grip

How strong is your left hand when you hit a golf ball?

Most golfers think that hitting slices or pull shots are a result of a bad golf swing. The golf grip can easily feel overwhelming when you start to pick it apart, but a simple change in your grip can alter how you are shaping your shots.

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This week, Golfweek’s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek explain how a strong left hand in your grip can help minimize slices and unwanted shots.  Check out this week’s video to see this tip in action.

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Golf instruction with Steve & Averee: Go for the par 5 in two?

Golfweek’s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek explain how going for the green in two may not always be worth the risk.

We’ve all been there. You are playing a par 5 and waiting for the green to clear to go for it in two, but you slice your 3-wood into the woods. Your frustration with the game is at an all-time high and, consequently, so is your score.

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This week, Golfweek’s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek explain how going for the green in two may not always be worth the risk. They explain how to weigh the pros and cons of the decision making that goes into the shot and how it can affect your score. Check out this week’s video to see these tips in action.

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10 days of winter workouts: Full-body power movement

Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a full-body power movement known as a deadlift to rotational landmine press.

The holidays are here and many people are setting New Year’s resolutions. Golfweek is here to broaden your fitness knowledge and give you some golf-specific exercises with, “10 days of winter workouts.”

Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a full-body power movement known as a deadlift to rotational landmine press.

This explosive movement targets the quadriceps, gluteus maximus and anterior deltoids all while focusing on balance and power. This exercise contains unilateral movements, full-body coordination and works out your upper and lower body.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” and check here for previous episodes.

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Your 2022 picks: Our top 10 golf instruction tips (No. 1 is all about how you tee it up)

Today we’re talking instruction, which is led by Steve Scott, who has worn many hats, including PGA Tour Live analyst.

After an incredible year, we’ve been looking through the numbers and tallying up which stories drew your attention during the year.

We decided to share the findings with you, our loyal and wonderful readers, so we can reminisce together.

For the final 10 days of 2022, we’re offering up a snapshot of the top 10 stories from each of Golfweek’s most popular sections, including travel, the PGA and LPGA tours, instruction and amateur golf.

Today we’re talking instruction, which is led by Steve Scott, who has worn many hats, including founder of the Silver Club Golfing Society and PGA Tour Live analyst.

Steve is joined on occasion by our Averee Dovsek in these, the top 10 instruction posts of the year, as clicked on by you, our readers: