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Exercises For Golfers Pay Huge Dividends
Exercises for golfers may seem like an oxymoron, but I'm here to
tell they are most definitely not. Golf is physical! Golf causes
injury! Golf can very easily break down the body! To hit the
ball maximum distance, your body has to have a higher level of
golf specific strength and flexibility.
The above statements are fact.
To play your best golf you need to implement exercises for
golfers as soon as possible. The sooner you start, the sooner
you will see results on the course.
So what's the difference between going to the gym and plopping
down on machines and doing exercises for golfers?
First off...do you sit when you play golf?
Then why would you sit in a "controlled" machine thinking it
will improve your golf?
Golf is "on your feet" and in a dynamic position (golf posture).
Because the demands for golf are so unique, you need to approach
your golf improvement from a different angle than just going
into a gym and thinking it will help your golf game.
Exercises for golfers doesn't just mean strength exercises.
You've got to do golf
stretching exercises as well.
Whenever I hear a golfer say he/she needs to stretch more...my
first thought is "they are missing the boat". Golf stretching
without golf
exercise is not permanent flexibility.
Here's an example for you.
Stretch a rubber band. Now stretch it more and more. What
happens to the rubber band? It gets brittle and eventually
breaks.
Picture your muscles just like that rubber band.
The winning combination is golf exercise and golf stretching .
This will give you the best results.
When putting together your exercises for golfers program, take a
look at the body position required to make a mechanically sound
swing.
Once you realize this dynamic and very unique position, you can
do golf exercises specific to this position.
Things to remember.
* Do the majority of your golf exercises on your feet. * Do them
in your golf posture if at all possible. * Keep your knees
flexed, just like your golf swing. * Do as many rotational
exercises as possible. * Make sure to do the follow through side
of the swing. * Do a high enough repetition to promote golf
muscular endurance.
Exercises for golfers can be fun and keep you motivated to stick
with your program. Adherence is the main culprit for lack of
results. Like any fitness or weight loss program, if you don't
do it consistently you won't see the results.
Staying motivated by picturing the "end-result" on the course
will be a huge help. Envision you on that first tee a more
powerful and fit golfer. Picture blasting your drives by all
your playing partners. And lastly, paint a strong visual of you
having the lowest score consistently when you play in your
normal golf groups.
I hope you now have a better understanding of exercises for
golfers.
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 dvds
and manual at his improve golf swing
site - Perform Better Golf.
Written By: Mike Pedersen, CPT
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