| Power golf is a game very few golfers can play. | | | | No gym! No fancy equipment! Just simple |
| What I mean by that is
power golf takes a | | | | exercises done in your home with minimal |
| certain level of golf specific strength and flexibility. | | | | equipment. You don’t have to get |
| There are requirements that have to be in place | | | | overwhelmed thinking it’s a gut-busting, |
| to maximize your power and golf driving distance. | | | | sweaty workout. |
| It’s not as easy as getting the | | | | Although
when you get a taste of what being |
| latest-greatest’ driver at $500. | | | | fit’ feels like
it’s almost |
| It’s not buying Titleist ProV1’s at | | | | addicting. It’s like the runners |
| $45 a case. It’s not even taking more | | | | high’. You start looking a little better. |
| lessons (although swing mechanics are very | | | | Having more energy. Experiencing less aches and |
| important). | | | | pains. And best of all! You’re killing the ball |
| The answer is improved strength and flexibility | | | | long and straight! |
| from a rotational standpoint
in your core
to | | | | Every exercise you do to create a power golf |
| play a power golf game. | | | | game should be focused on core rotational |
| The golf swing is a turn (rotate back) and a turn | | | | exercises. It’s easy! Get in your golf |
| (rotate through). If there are limitations that | | | | posture and grab a single dumbbell or bag of |
| don’t allow you to rotate back fully and | | | | sugar. Something that weighs about 5 pounds. |
| store that torque (energy), then you will never | | | | Now make partial swings
staying in your |
| play a power golf game. I hate to sound harsh, | | | | posture for 20-30 swings. There’s one |
| but it’s the truth
plain-and-simple. | | | | simple and easy-to-implement rotational exercise. |
| Do you currently feel like you can make a full | | | | I’ll bet you can handle that one. |
| backswing with max torque in your core area? I | | | | How bad do you want to play power golf? |
| mean a 90+ degree shoulder turn with nothing | | | | How bad do you want to be the last |
| more than a 45 degree hip turn
and with both | | | | golfer’ to hit your second shot into the |
| heels on the ground? | | | | green? How bad do you want all your golfing |
| If you can’t
do you think hitting more | | | | buddies to be in the proshop after the round |
| balls is the answer? Or taking more lessons? I | | | | talking about one of your LONG drives? |
| hope not! It’s about getting off the course | | | | Start implementing exercises like the above |
| and doing some simple golf exercises and | | | | example and you’re one step closer to |
| stretches that won’t even take 20 | | | | playing power golf! |
| minutes to do
a couple times a week. | | | | |