Motor patterns

Ever wonder how we can repeat something like a golf swing over and over with the same results (hopefully)? How do all those muscles know how to fire in the correct sequence? Motor patterns. Instead of having to coordinate individual muscles every time, our brain saves the info like an app. When we have to hit a shot, we already have the basic software programmed. All we have to do is make slight adjustments based on lie, wind, etc... and swing the club. But what if a past injury or unhealthy posture has made us re-write the program in order to avoid pain, putting us out of sequence? Where do those motor programs come from anyway? The motor programs for higher level activities, like golf, are built on the fundamental functional patterns that we establish as babies when we are flexible, have unrestricted joints, and can achieve authentic movement. If our primitive functional patterns have flaws, how can we expect to run our high level patterns effectively? Fix/train the fundamental pattern (foundation) and the advanced patterns can be executed without compensation.

That means better golf shots!!