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Well, your statements are actually spot on but I appreciate the thoughts nonetheless. High skill items should come first. That's why what the workout is means so much. You can probably get more benefit and skip the swing speed loss with some self-massage (foam rolling or other), dynamic stretching and a few activation drills. I included a couple videos of some things we do with athletes of all levels and sports: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8IjAdP6ddI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyinXQyA92A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZadmPcBmj0M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBNrYsKvyLk That's a heck of a useful 10 minutes to spend for a golf warm-up. $20 of equipment that will last for years, easily portable, and done almost anywhere.

Depends on what your workout is. A clean, snatch or turkish get-up is incredibly high skill. Getting the hands to calm down relative to the big boy muscles being facilitated is a great primer for golf. I love it that you stretch after hitting. Stretching before will cause a loss of swing speed for at least 30 minutes - may not be a big deal as you warm up on the range but it's a fact. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21068685

It can be the cause but what's the cause of your hips stopping to rotate? Can be physical - they just don't move well...a simple hip rotation test will sort that out and you can do it yourself with a 6 and 7 iron. TPI's self-test (lower quarter rotation) is a free starting point for you and you'll have a decent answer in 15 minutes. It can also be mental - if your goal is the ball then the brain will initiate movement to there and stop caring after that. That's a great recipe for the body to stop. If the body stops and the arms keep going the only way to not hit yourself (self-preservation) is over-the-top. This has been showing time and again with club-throwing drills or other target focus tips. I'd look at both possibilities and yes a great idea to post vids.

20+ hours might work for some but to be honest "muscle memory" (if you believe in it) doesn't require that necessarily. Practice at the edge of your ability can really hone your action and make your limited time pay off. This is deliberately hitting big hooks, big slices, fades, draws, high, low...hitting 4 different clubs to the same flag...and so on. I enjoy The Inner Game of Golf by Tim Gallwey for great ideas on how the brain and body can work together to maximize your time.

Rib muscles often get irritated from forcing a turn when you're out of balance. Most common would be really going hard at the ball from the top of the swing. That's especially an issue if you're "stuck" or your arms get wrapped around your chest. also, folks that have poor ribcage (thoracic) mobility will be more likely to have issues here. Without seeing you in person my best guess is tempo and balance. If your weight gets outside the foot arches then the spinal muscles will be on fire trying to keep you upright and swinging the club - self preservation, right? If you really drive hard when the ribcage is fully turned (muscles are on stretch and weaker) then it's a recipe for trouble...for the ribs and for the results.

Lots of top players play better after a workout. The nervous system is excited, the big muscles are active so you're less likely to fall out of rhythm and enact handsy manipulations. I think it depends on what you're doing - what do you call a workout? To me that's self-massage, lifting free weights, calisthenics, and possibly conditioning. To others that just means running and stretching. Over time I convinced a lot of athletes over a wide range of sports that some modest-weight but up-tempo lifting is a great pre-game activity. It has so many benefits. In the pros many will work out after a round or game but that's to maximize recovery time. If you're not playing 5 straight days, it's less important and you have more flexibility.

It takes some individual observation to figure what's right for YOU. I can find a study out there to support any diet one cares to name. the key is finding things that make you feel full and are nutrient dense. I'm of Eastern European descent and thrive on meats, pickled/bulky veg, modest fruits, and almost no sweet or starch. You may be quite different - it takes less than a month to figure it out. Let me know if you need help.

Great answer! The better you go into the surgery, the better you come out. I can say with years of experience the single biggest mistake is people who get 80-90% of the way there and then push it too far. It's human nature and totally understandable. The surgery will be painful to an extent, but by far the hardest part is patience when you feel so close and "ready."

The programs mentioned may help but I have seen countless people also injured form doing them. They have kept many a therapist in business, I assure you. Quantity is a far cry from quality. Golf may not require "fitness" in the traditional physiological/cardio sense. However, the joint range and stability demands are far greater than many "sports" like running, cycling, rowing, and even swimming.

Sugar alcohols are a way to "hide" carbohydrate. They are in fact similar in structure to glucose and other single-unit sugars (monosaccharides). They do not contribute to tooth decay since bacteria don't like to eat them. They can in fact raise blood sugar levels but would be a compromise between high-fiber carbs and "refined" carbs. Essentially, you're getting the sweetness with less (but not zero) effect on metabolism and missing the potential hazards of artificial sweeteners. IMHO if you're on low-carb better snacks are handfuls of nuts. Hope that helps