Golf Weight Training Is The Answer To Longer Drives
It is no secret that most of the male and female tour players who want to play their best
golf, do golf weight training exercises. But it's not the kind of grueling, sweating stuff
you're thinking about.
There is a HUGE misconception of what and how this type of
program should be done. It does not take going into a gym and lifting heavy weights; nor does
it take a 2-3 hour daily commitment.
I have seen many "so-called" golf weight
training programs, books, and videos etc that do in fact show the golfer in the gym and on
machines. Sitting on a machine, isolating one muscle group is not golf-specific or sport-
specific for that matter.
Golf is a dynamic movement done on your feet. Sitting in a
machine in a "controlled" environment will not improve your swing.
The golf
swing incorporates most of the muscles of the body in a sequential motion. I hope you can now
see sitting in a machine won't improve that.
So what truly is a 'golf-specific'
program?
For starters, doing a lot of exercise 'on your feet' and in your golf posture
will help. The more you can get in your posture and strength train, the quicker the benefit to
your game.
Golf also involves balance and stabilization. To improve this takes a
concentrated effort on core work and exercises involving balance (such as one-legged
exercises).
The more popular golf-exercises are done on a stability ball; using exercise
tubing; handweights; and even weighted medicine balls.
This allows you to do many
dynamic movements similar to your golf swing, directly relating to more power, distance and
accuracy.
These pieces of equipment are very inexpensive and portable. You can have a
complete golf weight training gym in your home for under $100 easily.
For example,
exercise tubing is approximately $20 and you can immediately do golf swings with it. This is
as golf-specific as you can get. Doing your actual movement with resistance will dramatically
increase your power output.
There are dozens of simple, golf weight training exercises
you can do with the above equipment (and in your home). The beauty of this type of golf
training is saving time and money, but most importantly making it fun and enjoyable.
When you do these types of golf weight training exercises you will be encouraged that it will
be the missing link to your best game.
Often, we try to get on the fitness, weight-loss
bandwagon, only to quit after just a week or so. With the above type of training, your doing
both. You not only see a dramatic improvement in your game, but the icing on the cake is
looking and feeling better.
I have worked with hundreds, if not thousands of golfers via
the web who have sent me emails stating how they have stuck with their programs longer than
any other time in their life. They say the connection between health and golf is what did
it.
So don't get overwhelmed the next time you here about golf weight training. With a
little research, you can be doing your golf weight training program in your home in no
time.