| Who doesn?t want to pound the golf ball 300-plus | | | | with your flexibility. Increasing your flexibility will |
| yards? We see PGA Tour players all the time | | | | improve your power. |
| ripping it down the middle of the fairway, and we | | | | This is where the idea of a larger shoulder turn |
| would all love to do it too. | | | | comes into play. Increasing your flexibility allows |
| Take a look at the long drive champions pounding | | | | you to take a larger shoulder turn. |
| it well over 400 yards. Amazing if you ask me. | | | | A bigger shoulder turn (resulting from your |
| How do they do it? Everyone?s got an opinion on | | | | improved flexibility) allows the body to coil more, |
| that question, but lets take a look at one part of | | | | store more energy, and translate it into clubhead |
| the equation. The shoulder turn is an integral part | | | | speed. |
| of what allows these guys to crank on their | | | | Increasing your shoulder turn is a result of |
| drivers. | | | | improving your flexibility. In the bigger picture |
| Take a look at Tiger, Phil, or Vijay on tour. Watch | | | | flexibility adds to your entire swing. |
| what they do with their driver on the backswing. | | | | In addition to an increased shoulder turn, |
| All these guys take a monster of a shoulder turn, | | | | improving your flexibility allows you to take the |
| coiling their bodies, and just waiting to unload it on | | | | golf club through a larger range of motion. |
| the downswing. | | | | Why is this relevant too more power in your golf |
| This allows them to flat out rip the golf ball off | | | | swing? |
| the tee! | | | | It becomes a simple equation in physics. |
| So how can the amateur emulate such a swing, | | | | If you are able to draw the club through a larger |
| increasing the distance of their drives, and feeling | | | | range of motion in an efficient manner, the ability |
| pretty good about themselves and their game? | | | | to generate more power will be available. |
| There are two concepts to focus on: | | | | Simple! |
| ? Increases in distance are related to increased | | | | Next question; how do you develop more |
| Clubhead Speed. | | | | flexibility relative to your golf swing? |
| ? Clubhead speed is contingent upon Developing | | | | Golf Specific Flexibility Exercises are the Answer! |
| more Power in Your Golf Swing. | | | | Golf specific flexibility exercises develop your |
| Developing more power in your swing is directly | | | | flexibility around the golf swing. |
| related too: | | | | This will enhance your ability of your body to take |
| 1. Your Golf Swing Mechanics | | | | the golf club through a greater range of motion, |
| 2. Your Body | | | | and take a bigger shoulder turn allowing you to |
| Efficient golf swing mechanics will allow for the | | | | generate PGA Tour like clubhead speed. |
| greatest amount of power to be transferred to | | | | Now understand, developing flexibility for golf is |
| your clubhead. | | | | not simply performing a toe touch stretch. That is |
| The generation of this power lies within your | | | | not going to get it done. |
| body. | | | | You must develop flexibility in the areas of the |
| It is your body swinging the golf club, not the | | | | body that are integral in swinging the golf club. |
| other way around. Your body develops the power | | | | In addition, you must develop flexibility through |
| that is transferred into clubhead speed during the | | | | the ranges of motion that are required for the |
| swing. | | | | golf swing. |
| In order to develop more power in your swing | | | | These are the reasons it is necessary to use; |
| you must develop more; | | | | Golf Specific Flexibility Exercises |
| ? Flexibility | | | | Golf specific flexibility exercises develop your |
| ? Strength | | | | body around the golf swing. Focusing on the |
| ? Endurance | | | | muscles incorporated in the golf swing. Developing |
| ? Power | | | | the ranges of motion required of the golf swing. |
| Improving in all of these areas will translate it into | | | | Improving the shoulder turn in your swing, and |
| a much more powerful and athletic golf swing (if | | | | increasing the power in your golf swing. Take a |
| they are efficient), and end up with more | | | | look at Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Vijay |
| clubhead speed. | | | | Singh. They will all show you the same in their golf |
| Like I said, a little more complex than first | | | | swings. Flexibility and a full shoulder turn are |
| thought, but very doable. | | | | needed to develop power. |
| Developing more power in your golf swing begins | | | | |