| ive golf exercises can add up to 30 yards to your | | | | in your home or office that will reap HUGE |
| drives in a very short amount of time. It’s | | | | dividends on the course. In my 350 page Ultimate |
| quite obvious to hit long golf drives you need to | | | | Golf Fitness Manual, I have pages and pages of |
| have power. Power is the equivalent of both | | | | these strength and stretching exercises for long |
| strength and flexibility specific to your golf swing. | | | | drives. |
| The key to implementing long drive golf exercises | | | | I’m a firm believer in working the total |
| is to look at the main movement in your golf | | | | package in regards to exercising all the major |
| swing. | | | | golf muscles in your body. Every golfer is |
| What is it? | | | | different, and has unique needs (limitations) that |
| Is it a lateral movement (side-to-side)? Is it a | | | | should be addressed. |
| vertical movement (up and down)? I’ll stop | | | | The major muscles involved with long drive golf |
| the twenty questions and cut to the chase. | | | | exercises are the core muscles |
| It’s a ROTATIONAL movement! | | | | (first-and-foremost), the hamstrings, glutes and |
| Golf is rotational! You make a backswing (rotate). | | | | lower back muscles. |
| And you make a downswing (rotate). | | | | The secondary (support) muscles for |
| If this is the case
what strength and flexibility | | | | incorporating long drive golf exercises are the |
| exercises should be done to maximize your long | | | | shoulder rotators, forearms (wrists), upper back |
| drives? | | | | (lats), and the hip girdle. These muscles are |
| You guessed it — ROTATIONAL exercises! | | | | icing-on-the-cake muscles in regards to |
| You don’t need to go to a gym and sweat | | | | hitting power golf drives every time you step on |
| for 2 hours a day. You don’t even need to | | | | the tee box. |
| spend much on equipment. All you need is you, a | | | | This is not rocket-science, but you do need to |
| couple of pieces of affordable golf exercise | | | | make sure you are doing the correct exercises |
| equipment and a little creativity. | | | | that will give you the biggest return on your |
| There are dozens and dozens of rotational | | | | investment. |
| strength and flexibility exercises you can do right | | | | |