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I’m sure by now you’ve heard most of the professional players;
both men and women actively
participate in golf workouts.
It’s no secret. But why then
do most amateur golfers ignore
this? Is it because it seems
like work? Or, does the thought
of actually breaking a sweat
get you tired already? Vijay
Singh Does Golf Workouts Either
way…the proof is in the bag.
The number one player in the
world, Vijay Singh, does his
golf workouts all the way
through Sunday of each tournament.
Does it look like it’s hurting
his game? I don’t think so.
Back in 1997, a young, very
athletic golfer came on the
professional scene and blew
everyone away. I think you
know who I’m talking about.
Tiger Woods Golf Workout Routine
Tiger took golf to another
level. A real eye-opener for
the veteran players who were
hitting the 19th hole after
every round…and the last thought
on their mind was “exercise”.
What a wake-up call to be
totally dominated by a player
who was only 20 years old
at the time. Annika Sorenstam
Credits Her Golf Exercises
How about the year Annika
Sorenstam shot a 59 and totally
dominated the LPGA? Do you
know what she attributes it
to? Golf workouts! She hired
a trainer and got serious
about her fitness. And look
what happened? She hasn’t
looked back since. She just
recently came out with an
instruction book and devoted
a chapter to golf workouts.
To my recollection, that’s
the first women’s instruction
book to include golf workouts.
Working out to playing better
golf isn’t just for the guys;
Annika has proved that. Now
more LPGA players are working
out to try and catch her,
just like the guys did with
Tiger. Senior Golfers Now
Do Golf Fitness Programs How
about the senior tour? Now
players are realizing they
can still make good money,
even after they’ve turned
50 and can’t really compete
with the young guys anymore.
With the money at stake, they
too are all working out. This
group of players both amateur
and pro is the biggest demographic
that needs it the most. With
age comes a decline in both
flexibility and strength.
When the body declines, the
swing goes right along with
it. The result is a big loss
in yardage, more mishits,
and ballooning scores. The
end result…frustration! I
can’t tell you how many times
I’ve played with and received
phone calls from older golfers
who are just about ready to
quit the game. They are SO
frustrated at this rapid decline,
that golf’s not fun anymore.
But there is hope. The answer?
Get your body moving just
a little better. How? By participating
in golf workouts that focus
on golf-specific strength
AND flexibility. It’s amazing
to see golfers in this age
bracket dramatically improve
their driving distance, accuracy
and scores. You don’t have
to accept that with age, your
body declines. No way! You’ve
got to fight it all the way!
I’m dead serious. The ones
who do, are the ones who are
enjoying the game again and
taking all the money in their
foursome. What Is A Golf Workout
What is a golf workout anyways?
Is there such a thing? You
bet there is. The golf swing
is an awkward movement that
puts a tremendous amount of
stress on the body. To prevent
injury and improve swing speed
and distance requires your
body to be both strong and
flexible specific to the swing.
I could spend dozens of pages
describing what this entails,
but for the sake of this concise
article, let’s keep it simple.
Golf Is Rotational The golf
swing is a rotational movement,
with your body in golf posture.
Slight flex of the knees and
a bending forward at the hips.
Since the golf swing is primarily
rotational, wouldn’t it make
sense to focus on rotational
strength and flexibility?
That is improving your turning
ability related to range of
motion and speed. So anything
involving twisting with resistance
such as a medicine ball, a
dumbbell, or even a weighted
club would work. You need
to have a resistance to take
your body beyond where it
normally goes. For instance,
if you took a club and placed
it behind your neck, got in
your golf posture and rotated
back and forth; do you think
that by itself would improve
your range of motion or power?
Use A Weighted Golf Club No,
you need to add resistance
to accomplish this. Take a
weighted club and make golf
swings. Now you’ll be making
a bigger turn AND improving
your power. Same thing with
a medicine ball. Make turns
back and through holding a
4 to 6 pound ball and you’ll
see a BIG improvement. In
fact, most of your abdominal
work should be rotational.
Doing straight crunches won’t
improve your driving distance.
Doing rotational movements
with added weight will. This
is where I could go on and
on, but I won’t overload you.
Golf Workouts Will Transform
Your Golf Swing I hope I’ve
convinced you to take a real
serious look at what all the
other successful professional
players are doing to stay
at the top of their game.
Doing golf workouts can and
will dramatically change your
game forever. Now get out
there and get it started.
No procrastinating. Do it
right now! About The Author:
Mike Pedersen is a respected
golf fitness expert, author,
and founder of several online
golf fitness sites. Check
out his best-selling golf
fitness system at PerformBetterGolf.com
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