| I often hear from amateur golfers about
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| | control body movements and center of
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| how training with weights makes them feel
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| | gravity.
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| "tight" and it ruin's their golf swing.
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| | After you have looked at the flexibility
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| Traveling on the PGA Tour I disagree with
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| | and balance components of a training
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| this point of view completely. It is well
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| | program for golf, it is time to shift
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| known that the top players on the PGA
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| | gears to the "weight training" side of
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| Tour; Tiger, Vijay, and Phil workout
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| | the equation. The golf swing requires the
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| regularly. They praise the benefits of
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| | development of strength within the
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| their workouts in the development of
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| | muscles of the body. You need muscular
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| their golf swing. I am a first hand
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| | strength to maintain a fixed spine angle,
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| observer of what they do in the gym on
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| | create an efficient weight transfer, and
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| the days they play.
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| | develop clubhead speed.
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| As a result, I see the reasons why
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| | The development of strength in the
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| amateurs do not workout as excuses rather
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| | muscular system is where the amateur
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| than legitimate reasons. I would guess
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| | commonly makes mistakes. Remember all the
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| that the difficulty amateurs have with
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| | exercises in a cross-specific training
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| weight training or working out in
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| | program for golf must revolve around the
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| relation to the game of golf is how to do
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| | movements of the swing, and create a
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| it correctly. This article will discuss
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| | benefit to your play on the course.
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| how to properly workout to improve your
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| | Typically, strength training is thought
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| golf game.
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| | of as a group of exercises that create
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| Weight training is not bad for the golfer
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| | "bulk" and build the "beach muscles".
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| if done correctly.
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| | Bench pressing 300 and developing biceps
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| Weight training done incorrectly is bad
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| | like Arnold does not mean you'll drive
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| for the golfer.
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| | the golf ball 300 yards.
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| This is where the amateur gets
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| | Developing strength for the golf swing is
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| sidetracked, frustrated, and ends up
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| | very different from "football" or
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| thinking weight training is bad for golf.
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| | "bodybuilding" strength exercises. The
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| A typical weight training program found
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| | golf swing uses the whole the body, from
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| at many health clubs can be detrimental
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| | feet to fingertips. As a result, golfers
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| to the golf swing. These types of
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| | need to strengthen the entire body
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| programs can make you feel "tight",
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| | cross-specifically to the movements of
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| adversely affect your golf game, and
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| | the golf swing. A key to strength
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| leave you frustrated.
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| | training exercises for golf is to
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| The reason why these "generic" training
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| | integrate the entire body into the
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| programs are counter productive to golf
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| | exercise patterns, rather than isolating
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| is their inability take into account what
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| | a specific muscle (a.k.a. bicep curls and
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| is required of the body in relation to
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| | bench press).
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| the golf swing.
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| | For example, bicep curls may make you
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| Golfers need to be very aware of a few
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| | look great for the beach or fill out your
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| important concepts when weight training
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| | golf shirt, but you do not swing the golf
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| in relation to the golf swing. First and
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| | club with your biceps only. You use your
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| foremost, any training program for golf
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| | entire body, and as a result the strength
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| needs to be cross-specific. A
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| | training part of your program, must
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| cross-specific training program develops
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| | incorporate the entire body. Exercises
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| the body to the positions, movements, and
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| | such as ball crunches, Russian twists,
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| requirements of the sport you participate
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| | single leg squats are beneficial strength
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| in.
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| | training exercises for golf.
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| Granted everyone's swing is slightly
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| | Completing the template of a golf
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| different but the base components are the
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| | specific training program is endurance
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| same. All golfers rotate around a fixed
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| | training. The golf swing is a repetitive
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| spine angle, transfer weight forward and
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| | movement. In a single round of golf the
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| back during the swing, generate clubhead
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| | swing is repeated numerous times. A week
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| speed, attempt to square the club at
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| | on Tour might find players swinging the
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| impact, and complete the swing in a
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| | golf club well over 1000's times. As a
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| balanced finish position.
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| | result, it is necessary to develop the
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| The main goal of a cross-specific
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| | endurance capacities of your muscular
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| training program is develop your body
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| | system.
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| physically around the golf swing. This
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| | Developing endurance in your muscular
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| induces what is termed a transfer of
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| | system allows you to repeat a movement
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| training effect onto the golf course.
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| | over and over again without getting
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| Simplified this states that the training
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| | tired, a key component of the golf swing.
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| you do in the gym pays off on the course
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| | Once the body becomes tired, the ability
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| in a positive manner.
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| | to swing the golf club properly becomes
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| Designing a weight training program for
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| | impeded resulting in miss hits, lost
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| golf is a simple process if done
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| | distance, and poor shots. Bottom line,
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| correctly. The best place to start is
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| | you need to make the same swing
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| with flexibility. Golfers need to be
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| | consistently to score consistently.
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| flexible. The golf swing requires you to
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| | Endurance training assists in this
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| move the club through a long range of
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| | process.
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| motion, thus requiring your body to be
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| | To summarize; weight training and working
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| very flexible. Areas of the body that
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| | out is beneficial to the golfer, if and
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| typically require large amounts of
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| | only if it is done correctly. The wrong
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| flexibility for golf are; the hamstrings,
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| | choice in the type of training program,
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| lower back, hips, and shoulders.
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| | exercise selection, or even exercise
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| Oftentimes the amateur's swing can
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| | sequence can hinder your golf game.
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| improve from just adding flexibility
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| | Choosing a training program that is
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| exercises to their training program.
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| | cross-specific to the golf swing and
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| Another aspect of a cross-specific
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| | induces a transfer of training effect
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| training program for golf is balance
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| | onto the golf course is best. This type
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| training. Balance is the ability of the
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| | of program incorporates; flexibility,
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| body to control its' center of gravity
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| | balance, strength, endurance, and power
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| and body parts efficiently. Balance
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| | exercises relative to the golf swing
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| exercises address both the nervous and
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| | providing benefits to your body and golf
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| muscular systems of the body creating
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| | game.
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| greater efficiency in its ability to
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