4 September 2010
Golf Fitness Secret Revealed – Want To Lower Your Score?
Posted by Arleen Cauchi under: Golf .
Want to gain distance on your drives and eliminate nagging back pain? What would that do for you game?
The secret is out of the bag. More and more professional golfers and successful amateur golfers are turning to golf fitness as their number one choice to improve their golf game, their general conditioning and overall quality of life. In addition, a proper golf fitness routine can eliminate any existing pain you have in your back, shoulder, elbow or knee and help prevent any future injuries.
I am not talking about running down to the gym and pumping weights. I am suggesting a golf fitness program specific to the needs of golfers designed to work the specific muscles golfers use when making the golf swing. A golf training regimen designed to increase power, flexibility, balance and speed.
Flexibility is an incredibly important component of your golf swing. If you cannot make a full turn, you cannot achieve the power and consequent distance you desire. The primary cause of flexibility loss is tight muscles and muscle imbalances.
According to Tiger Woods:
"...very flexible players ... can generate tremendous clubhead speed while swinging in balance. That's also one of the keys to my power. I'm convinced that if you increase your flexibility, you'll add power to your swing."
One of the techniques used by golfers to develop flexibility is stretching. This is a great way to help flexibility but not the end all. Especially considering the golfer may be doing their stretches totally wrong or not even working the correct muscle groups.
When you make a golf swing, you are generating lots of force on your body. Realize that swing speeds can approach 120 mph, and you must have a strong core in order to control your swing as well as protect your spine from injury. A strong core is a fundamental necessity for balance and control in your golf swing.
Do you fade on the back nine? Wayward shots? Legs tired? Mental mistakes? All a sign of lack of endurance. You want finish your round as strongly as you started it - and that comes with working the muscles responsible for endurance, the slow twitch muscles. Your golf fitness program should include both progressive and cyclical exercises that build endurance as well as speed and power.
Many golfers turn to training aids or the latest and greatest golf clubs to try and improve their game. Here is a secret for you. It is your body that is the machine in this game. It is your body that needs the tuneup. All the training aids and new golf clubs in the world won't help you if you have a bad swing, a weak core and no endurance, balance and flexibility. I've never seen a new driver cure a bad or weak golf swing - put your money into the machine that drives your swing, your body!
Now you know why more and more golf professionals and amateurs are choosing a golf fitness program for their use. A proper golf fitness plan can add distance to your drives by increasing core strength, balance and flexibility while at the same time giving you the endurance to finish your round strong and play free of nagging pain. Proper conditioning also prevents injury and add longevity to your game so you can play more golf for more years,.
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