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Core Flexibility Training Improves Golf Swing Power And Distance
Core flexibility training is critical if you want to improve
your golf swing power and driving distance. Your core is the
engine to your swing. If your core is inflexible you will not be
able to make a full backswing with minimal tension.
Picture your core being the middle of your body. That's as
simple as you can get it. It is mainly your abdominals, but can
also include glutes and lower back. This area of your body is
the most susceptible to injury.
That's why the majority of amateur golfers have a low back
injury at some point in their golfing career. They have never
focused on core flexibility training, as well as core strength
training for more power.
To produce more power and distance in your swing does not mean
swinging harder with your arms. Haven't you tried that before?
If so, did you hit it farther? I'll bet not.
Just like hitting a baseball, tennis ball are even throwing the
discus in track and field, you use your core for most of your
power. You rotate with your core to create torque, then you
unleash that stored up energy into the hit, whether it be a
baseball, tennis ball or golf ball.
The more efficient you become with using your core, arms,
shoulders and hands in a sequenced motion, the added distance
will come quite easy. You'll be shocked at how quickly your
driving distance goes up.
Core flexibility training incorporates "rotation". Golf stretching in
this manner warrants the best results in the shortest amount of
time!
Every core flexibility stretch you do should involve some form
of rotating. This is very important since the golf swing is a
rotate (turn) back and a rotate (turn) forward. The more range
of motion you can achieve in your core area the more power you
will produce.
Here's a little test you can do while your sitting there reading
this article!
Put your arms across your chest, keep your eyes focused straight
ahead. Now rotate as far as you can to the right and make a not
of how far it is. Did you get to a 90 degree shoulder turn
(that's where you need to be). Then rotate as far as you can to
the left. How far did you get.
This will be a "wake-up" call for many of you. If you find you
can't rotate at least 70 degrees of center, you'll have no
chance at maximizing your power and driving distance.
We do this simple core flexibility test seated to remove
cheating of the lower body. If you were standing, it would be
very easy to rotate your hips and get a bigger shoulder rotation.
Being seated removes this compensation!
A seated rotation is "true" core flexibility and range of motion.
I hope I've educated you on the importance of core flexibility
training to improve golf swing power and distance.
About the author:
Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf performance trainers in the
country, author and founder of several cutting-edge online golf
improvement sites. Take a look at his just released
golf fitness dvds and golf training book at his improve golf swing
site.
Written By: Mike Pedersen, CPT
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