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The polo swing analysis session is a 30 minute in depth assessment of your movement. These sessions aim to identify areas that you can improve on to bring your polo up to the next level. By correcting and improving your movement through these sessions and through your bespoke training plan, you are able to improve your play more quickly and effectively.
This is not a polo lesson and will not go through how to hit a ball, you should have a basic understanding of polo before booking this session.
In person sessions are recommended for the best result and take place at Conroy polo (Guildford, Surrey). The session begins on the wooden horse to collect information on your swing. We then sit down to go through your movements and work on a plan for you to take away.
· You will need to wear sensible boots and a riding hat when on the wooden horse.
Alternatively, if you are unable to attend in person but would like an analysis done you can send a recording of your swing which can be reviewed over video chat and a plan made.
To book call or message Ellie on 07868 831034 or email ellie@flairphysio.co.uk
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The swing analysis is a specific session that focuses on your movement patterns. The sessions start by viewing your swing on the wooden horse. After this we talk about your movement, and I might ask you to try some different movements. This will identify any possible issues with what you do. I will then work with you to build a plan that consists of exercises for the areas we’ve discussed. These exercises will be designed for you to do either at home or in a gym depending on what works best for you.
The swing analysis session is useful as it provides you a way to improve your polo in the time that you aren’t on the horse. We often find during these sessions that there are areas of weakness or stiffness, or ways you’ve adapted to compensate your movement that can’t easily be fixed during a normal riding or stick & ball session. It might be the case that you’ve never noticed how an ankle injury when you were ten has meant your still loading more weight in to one side that the other or an old shoulder injury as you limiting how far your able to lift in your swing. By addressing this and building better body control you become more efficient when your on the horse.
For these sessions to be effective you should have had at least a few polo sessions with a coach first. I will often mention principles of the swing or ideal swing patterns and positions but the focus here isn’t to teach you how to hit a ball, it’s to improve the technique that you have already been taught. This session is great for anyone who is keen to see progression in their play but to achieve the best results you have to be willing to put the time in to following the exercise plan after. We may find a few quick fixes but for most people it will normally take some time to see results.
You might get lucky and find that there’s a few things that can be fixed very quickly but as a general rule it will take 6 to 8 weeks of following the plan for you to have made a change in your movement. Don’t worry you don’t have to book in that many swing analysis sessions, in fact for most people I would only recommend having an analysis re done around 6 months after the initial. This gives you time to put your new skills to use before looking for any new issues.
I’d recommend having an analysis done in the run up to the start of your season, so here in the UK I normally see people in March and April as they prepare to get ready for summer, but you can have them whenever you feel ready to improve. Though I would avoid starting this in the direct run up to a competition as some changes can have a negative impact on your polo while you adjust and improve.