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Bryson & Anatomical Governors ¶

By: Ed C on March 21, 2020, 2:44 p.m.

Thought people might be interested to see Bryson talking about the golf swing with Chris Como: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aeTZTMSZcw

Bryson starts talking about swinging with "end range of motion potential" @ minute 3:00 into the video. Tyler, based on all your experience with 3D, I'm really curious what your reaction is to elite level golfers seeking out "end range of motion" ... his terminology makes no sense to me, but I respect his unabashed curiosity.

Is "end range of motion" something that Dustin Johnson does with his bowed left wrist? Another golfer I see do this is Collin Morikawa, and his strokes gained Approach numbers are top-5 this year, albeit a small sample size

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Re: Bryson & Anatomical Governors ¶

By: Tyler F on March 24, 2020, 7:17 p.m.

+Ed C Challenging topic to discuss briefly. Although, I hope this helps clear up a thing or two. Let me know if you have any other specific questions on this topic.

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Re: Bryson & Anatomical Governors ¶

By: Ed C on March 24, 2020, 8:44 p.m.

+Tyler F

Thanks, you definitely touched on the question I had in my mind, which was: could playing this way cause injuries in the long term? With no margin of safety on end range of motion, basic intuition tells me that can easily accelerate wear & tear on a specific point in the body, but excited that an elite player like Bryson is determined to experiment and plow new ground. It is entertaining!

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Re: Bryson & Anatomical Governors ¶

By: Tyler F on March 25, 2020, 10 a.m.

+Ed C Yes, flirting with end range can be risky injury-wise. It's one of the reasons I like to do end range strength training. Eldoa fits into an extreme version of this. Strengthening the muscles in the extremely lengthened state. It can build a little more of a buffer to injury risk.