| One of the best ways to lengthen your drives, | | | | Here's how you do these: |
| improve your short game, and lower your score | | | | Golf Exercises : Crunches |
| is by doing golf exercises. Especially exercises | | | | 1. Lie on your back |
| designed to strengthen your core! Ever wonder | | | | 2. Put your feet on the floor |
| how even the smallest athletes on the PGA and | | | | 3. Put your hands on the sides of your head (just |
| LPGA crush the ball and send it fifty or so more | | | | to have somewhere to put them) |
| yards than you can? Well, core strength is one big | | | | 4. Pull your torso off the ground by rolling up |
| issue. Professional golfers have to have very | | | | toward your knees. Do this until your stomach |
| strong cores in order to have the control and | | | | muscles tighten. Don't do a full sit up! |
| stability they need for accurate shots and for | | | | 5. You should start with however many you can |
| maintaining proper form when addressing the ball. | | | | reasonably do, and work your way up. |
| You don't have to be a professional, however, to | | | | Golf Exercises: Back Extensions: |
| develop this same strength. You just need to do | | | | 1. Lie on your stomach |
| the right golf exercises. Even after a few weeks, | | | | 2. Put your hands beside your head |
| you'll start to notice a huge difference in all | | | | 3. Now, tighten your back and rear muscles so |
| aspects of your game. | | | | that the top half of your torso and your legs |
| Let's look at some specific exercises, so you'll | | | | come off the floor. |
| know what I'm talking about. | | | | You probably won't be able to do as many of |
| Golf Exercises: Crunches and Back Extensions | | | | these as crunches. Don't worry. It will all even |
| Two of my favorite exercises are crunches and | | | | itself out as you practice. You'll want to work |
| back extensions. Crunches work your abdominal | | | | your way up to three sets of each of these |
| muscles and back extensions work the opposite | | | | three or four times per week. It's best to |
| muscles in your back. | | | | alternate sets, crunches, back, crunches, back, |
| We'll talk about how to do these in a moment, | | | | crunches, back. |
| but first, let's talk about why you have to do | | | | If you'll really do these on a regular basis, you |
| both of them. | | | | should begin to see a real improvement in several |
| If you work out in a gym at all, I'm sure you've | | | | aspects of your game in only three or so weeks. |
| seen people do all kinds of crunches. You might | | | | You're stability will increase, which will greatly help |
| not have seen all that many folks doing back | | | | everything from your drive to your putting. There |
| extensions. Whether we're talking about golf | | | | are other benefits to these golf exercises, too. |
| exercises or exercises for other sports, you need | | | | Your stamina will increase because your back will |
| to work out the muscles that work oppositely of | | | | be stronger. This will not only result in a lower |
| each other equally. Your stomach and your back | | | | score, but your enjoyment of the game will |
| go together just as you triceps and your biceps | | | | increase. |
| go together. Work one out at the expense of the | | | | Nest, to learn more about the best golf exercises, |
| other and you're going to risk injury. So, do as | | | | check out my website. |
| many crunches as back extensions. | | | | |