| Golf fitness exercises in the form of weight | | | | The golf swing requires you to maintain a set |
| training can benefit the golf swing. The | | | | spine angle, rotate around this fixed spine angle, |
| professional golfer utilized golf exercises in the | | | | and generate power during the swing. The weight |
| form of weight training to improve the golf swing. | | | | training exercises utilized for golf should focus |
| Unfortunately an information gap exists for the | | | | upon these three components of the swing. |
| amateur player on what are the proper weight | | | | In order to efficiently execute these actions, |
| training exercises and techniques to utilize for the | | | | certain levels of flexibility, balance, strength, |
| sport of golf. All to often an amateur will utilize a | | | | endurance, and power are required. Weight |
| general fitness or football orientated | | | | training exercises can assist in the development |
| weight-training program to improve their golf | | | | of these physical parameters for the golf swing. |
| game. The utilization of such programs may | | | | Flexibility and balance training do not typically utilize |
| provide some benefit to the amateur golfer and | | | | external resistance (i.e. dumbbells, barbells, |
| their game, but these are not the ideal weight | | | | medicine balls). But the components of muscular |
| training programs to utilize for golf. | | | | strength, endurance, and power will absolutely |
| Golf as with any sport, requires the athlete to | | | | utilize resistance training. |
| place the body in specific positions, execute | | | | Common weight training exercises utilized in a golf |
| certain functional movements, and develop | | | | fitness program entail rotation, the development |
| specific forces. For example; A lineman in football | | | | of core strength, and endurance. A few exercises |
| must place themselves in a 3-point stance, extend | | | | I commonly utilize in this section of my golf |
| forcefully from this position into their opponent, | | | | fitness programs are Medicine Ball Rotations, |
| and attempt to move an individual weighing | | | | Rotational Dumbbell Lunges, Alternating Cable |
| anywhere from 250-300 lbs. in a specific direction. | | | | Chest Presses, and Single Arm Lat Pull Downs. |
| The physical requirements to execute this set of | | | | Again these are only a few exercises that can be |
| athletic movements are quite different than | | | | utilized in such a program. |
| athletic actions involved in the golf swing. As a | | | | Remember, training for the sport of golf is |
| result the training of a lineman for football is very | | | | different than training for football or general |
| different than fitness training for a golfer. | | | | wellness. The sport of golf requires you to train |
| This is the reason why a football based or general | | | | to the positions, requirements, and physical |
| fitness program are not the ideal programs to | | | | outputs of the sport. If you keep this principle in |
| utilize for the sport of golf. The key component | | | | mind when choosing the strength training |
| of weight training for golf is the following; Train | | | | exercises in your program, the benefits will show |
| the body to the anatomical positions, ranges of | | | | in your golf swing and on the course. That being |
| motion, and physical requirements of the sport. | | | | said, golf fitness exercises in the form of weight |
| This will create a "transfer of training" effect of | | | | training can be a very beneficial component of a |
| the weight-training program onto the actual golf | | | | golf fitness program. |
| swing. | | | | |