| Improve your golf swing with strengthening | | | | a time. |
| exercises and you will also improve the speed of | | | | 7. The above exercises can also be done lying on |
| the ball and the distance. Power has to be behind | | | | your back, or lying on either side of your body |
| your stroke. | | | | doing one arm at a time. |
| You can attend a gym, but it is recommended | | | | 8. Bend both wrists upward towards the inside |
| that you can also use dumbbells or free weights. | | | | forearm at the same time, then one at a time. |
| The thinking behind this is to have the body do | | | | 9. Contract your lower abdomen and bend slightly |
| the work, not the machines. | | | | forward at the waist line keeping your chest |
| Choose the weight load that you would be | | | | raised. The chest is raised to eliminate your spine |
| comfortable using. Add the desired weight load to | | | | curving downward. Initiate movements ten and |
| each hand. Build strength, not bulk. | | | | eleven. |
| Consider the numerous ways that your arms | | | | 10. Open your arms in and out from side to side. |
| move. Because of the different arm positioning, it | | | | 11. With arms at your sides, bend your arms |
| is best that as a cautionary measure to begin | | | | forward and backward as though you are on a |
| with light weights in each hand. Increase weights | | | | swing. |
| when you feel it can be managed safely. Plan and | | | | The above exercises are focusing on upper body |
| schedule your own repetition program. | | | | and arm strength to help you have the power to |
| 1. Press arms above your head - perform slow up | | | | hit the golf ball for greater speed and distances. |
| and down movements bending elbows outward to | | | | There are other exercises to strengthen the |
| the sides. | | | | lower body and overall body strength. It would be |
| 2. Press arms above your head - perform slow | | | | to your advantage to do these exercises also. |
| up and down movements bending elbows in front | | | | The perfect golf swing is when you hit the golf |
| of chest. | | | | club square in the exact correct spot on impact |
| 3. Start with arms above your head, opening | | | | with the correct amount of speed and send the |
| arms wide to the side, return to head position and | | | | golf ball flying straight to the designated hole. And |
| repeat. | | | | to do this you will need muscular and skeletal |
| 4. Start with arms above your head, sway both | | | | strength, correct body alignment, and flexibility |
| arms from side to side cautiously. | | | | from your shoulders to the bottom of your feet. |
| 5. Start with arms at chest level and do full | | | | Take advantage of visiting and learn how to |
| extension forward of chest bending elbows in and | | | | improve your golf swing with strengthening |
| out at chest level. | | | | exercises to hit the ball longer distances and with |
| 6. Repeat the above exercises using one arm at | | | | greater speed. |