Golfers who do Pilates
Camilo Villegas, David Duval, Rocco Mediate, Butch Harmon,
Annika Sorenstam, Tiger Woods, Carin Koch, Grace Park, Betsy King

Pilates and Golf Conditioning

Golf. Even the name of this sport evokes a sense of calm and leisure. But golfers know how difficult the game is to play. Success hinges on the swing. The perfect golf swing requires balance, stability, strength, flexibility and power – all in a split second, and consistently for 18 holes.

To improve, players need a golf training program that will produce the greatest results in the most efficient amount of time. With its focus on core strength, flexibility, stability and balance, Pilates is a great tool for golf conditioning. It can improve a player's golf swing and help prevent the types of injuries that plague golfers.

"It's not the big muscles that you target, it's the little core muscles that give you stability and rotational speed."
Greg Norman, Sports Illustrated, April 13, 2009

Mary is proud to introduce her Pilates Golf Conditioning Program to clients and golf enthusiasts. This Pilates golf conditioning program is designed specifically to enhance the biomechanics of the golf swing through better body mechanics. This specialized program allows the golfer to hit the ball consistently farther and straighter while helping to eliminate back pain and reduce the risk of injury. It will be further customized to a golfer's individual needs or injuries and evolve as the client's physical and athletic performance improves.

Benefits of the Pilates Golf Conditioning Program

• Improves golf game
• Prolongs golfing career
• Increases flexibility and range of motion
• Builds core strength
• Improves swing consistency and performance
• Alleviates pain and tension
• Restores natural posture and alignment of the body
• Improves stability, balance and spinal mobility
• Increases stamina

Mary is uniquely qualified, having received her Pilates for Golf Conditioning Specialist certification from Pilates for Golf developer Sara Christensen.

The Pilates Golf Conditioning Program

Mary's golf conditioning program begins with an individualized session to assess the golfer's movement including postural alignment, flexibility, coordination, strength and balance as well as to evaluate any injuries, performance goals or other special considerations.

While some of the exercises and stretches may be familiar it is an understanding of the underlying Pilates techniques that make them so effective. Many of the exercises have been especially adapted to men's physical requirements, thus increasing rotation and flexibility in the neck, shoulders, torso, and upper back.

Pilates Golf Conditioning Services

Pilates Golf Conditioning Private One Hour Clinic

Assess golfer's flexibility, strength, balance, alignment and posture
Learn an easy injury-prevention warm-up specific to golf
Create a customized workout program for optimal results
Create a golf day strategy for warming-up and staying flexible throughout the game
Once or twice per week. Ten weeks at Pilates Studio

Pilates Golf Conditioning Two Hour Clinic

See how body's bio-mechanics influence the golf swing
Learn an easy injury-prevention warm-up specific to golf
Begin exercises and stretches to hit the ball farther and straighter
Create a golf day strategy for warming-up and staying flexible throughout the game
One-time Two hour clinic at Pilates studio or Country Club

Pilates Golf Conditioning Group Class

Combination of Pilates Mat/Equipment work
Mat work and props for essential homework
Once per week for 6 weeks at Pilates studio

Pilates for golf has been highlighted in major sports and news publications.