Anatomy Chains For Bronc Riders

Rodeo bronc riding—whether bareback or saddled—is perhaps the most violent test of tensegrity a human body can undergo. While a golfer or a figure skater is managing internal forces, a bronc rider is trying to survive external, chaotic, and rhythmic pulses of massive force. In this world, the body has to act like a shock

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Anatomy Chains For Putting

Putting is the polar opposite of the long-drive “trebuchet.” If the long drive is about explosive elasticity, putting is about absolute stillness and isolation. In putting, you are trying to “turn off” the powerful global chains (the “X” of the torso) so that the Arm Lines can move like a pendulum, independent of the rest

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Anatomy Chains For Power Shot Golfers

To hit the ball a long way, you aren’t just “swinging harder.” You are essentially turning your body into a trebuchet. In a powerful long-distance shot, the goal is to create maximum separation between the hips and the shoulders—often called the “X-Factor”—and then release that stored energy through the fascial chains. Here is the deep

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Anatomy Chains For Golfers

Golf is the “King of the Spiral Line.” While it looks like a low-impact sport, the golf swing generates a massive amount of torque in a very short window of time. Because the feet are planted and the body rotates at high speed, the fascia has to act like a high-tension spring. If you are

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Anatomy Chains For Tennis Players

Tennis is a “Spiral Line” dominant sport. In Tennis, you are dealing with a “Reciprocal Chain” system. You have to be “loose” enough to whip the racquet, but “stiff” enough to absorb the impact of a $100mph. It is a game of constant starting, stopping, and twisting. 1. The “Forehand Whip”: The Spiral Line (SL)

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