Classes
 Pilates for Golf
Golf - the sport you can both love and hate!
Golf is a sport, a passion, an experience and for many of us, it is also be the greatest source of frustration known to man (or woman). However, that is a price we are willing to pay if we have experienced one of those magical moments when everything is aligned just right, and the ball rises majestically in the air, finally settling a few feet from the hole.
In those moments, all the forces of our body just seem to flow naturally with the club, and we are better golfers than we thought possible. Our energy, strength and flexibility are in one synchronous flow.
The ‘golf-body’ connection is possible for all of us
One of the hidden secrets of many of the world’s greatest pros is a set of proven exercises and techniques, called Pilates for Golf. Pilates can offer everyone greater conditioning, strength training, improved flexibility, reduced injuries, better cardiovascular endurance, and best of all, better golf performance and reduced strokes. While any conditioning and exercise program takes time, and we all would benefit from hands-on professional instruction, over the next few issues, I would like to offer you six exercises you can do at home or office, to tap at this hidden secret for yourself...
See full article in New Jersey Golf Links June 2007 issue
Experts agree...
Mark Yannotta, a renowned golf pro at David Glenz Golf Academy, has said this exercise is one of the most critical in his own strength and flexibility training and helps many of his students improve performance on the course or at the golf range.
Mark Yannotta Coaches Rolando Sarbia
 Rolando Sarbia is dancer who defected to this country from Cuba when the Ballet Nacional de Cuba refused to allow him to join the Boston Ballet where his younger brother Daniel is currently a corps member. He's been touted as the "Cuban Nijinsky."
So it's only natural that when he needed to improve his golf game he turned to Pilates and to pro coach Mark Yannatta.
 
Seen here Mark works with Rolando on his swing.
An invitation...
We invite anyone interested in a more formalized instruction, or who has questions about Pilates for Golf to reach out to - Barbara Hoon, Six Degrees of Wellness (973) 625-7665 or email her directly at info@sixdegrees06.com.
(Barbara is a certified Pilates for Golf instructor as well as owner of Six Degrees of Wellness, a Pilates and wellness studio for men and women interested in non-traditional, hands-on guidance to realize the full potential of wellness, strength, and energy.)
Notes from the Pro
Why Pilates for Golf? Pilates for Golf will help you hit the ball consistently further and more accurately. Doing Pilates exercises will build strength and flexibility to maintain better balance throughout your swing. All athletic movement starts with the core. Pilates for Golf will help reduce the risk of injury and back pain. Also Pilates for Golf will ultimately give you mental freedom to produce great golf scores, because you are stronger and more flexible.
Here's an example, Frank is an avid golfer who belongs to a private club. Frank was ready to quit the game because of all the bad information out there. With my help, Frank will shoot his best round ever this summer. We will introduce Frank to Pilates for Golf to give him more strength and flexibility to create the results that he will desire not only in golf but life!!!
Mark Yannotta- Golf Pro at David Glenz Golf Academy
Pilates For Golf
Pilates for Golf helps all golfers achieve the movement efficiency they need to perform optimally! Pilates is about movement from the center of the body, using all the muscles of the body and so is golf! The technique focuses on building strength in the core abdominal and lower back muscles, so that all movement will initiate from that area. Pilates can offer everyone greater conditioning, strength training, improved flexibility, reduced injuries, better cardiovascular endurance and best of all- better golf performance and reduced strokes!
What will I learn from Pilates Technique?
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Increased overall flexibility and balance to hit the ball further and straighter.
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Create better posture and concentrating on maintaining the correct spine angle throughout the golf swing.
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Proper breathing to enhance clear thinking on the course.
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Strengthen the abdominal and back muscles.
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Pilates is about focus and so is golf.
What will I learn about Golf?
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Your understanding and improvement of the biomechanics of the golf swing.
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Learn all the important pre-swing fundamentals.
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Learn how to improve facility address positions and grips.
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To know all the inner workings of: alignment, grip, posture, balance and ball position.
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Learn how all of these things one does prior to hitting are interrelated and force you to produce either a faulty swing or a productive one.
If you are interested in a private golf lesson with Mark, please contact him directly at 973 255-6762
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