| There are hundreds, probably thousands,
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| | swing mechanics the bottom line is that
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| of articles about how to improve your
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| | you must find quality information,
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| golf. Just pick up any weekly or monthly
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| | instruction and practice, practice,
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| issue of any golf magazine. You will read
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| | practice. No ifs, ands, or buts.
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| page after page on how to get better at
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| | Physical "Golf Fitness" Recipe
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| your driving distance, how to improve
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| | The physical side of golf has to do with
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| your putting, how to improve your short
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| | preparing the actual physical body to
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| game. The list goes on and on and on. (I
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| | perform the athletic movement you are
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| could probably fill this whole article
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| | asking it to do. Every movement that your
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| with the titles of the articles that are
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| | body performs, be it walking down the
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| "supposed" to fix your game). This tells
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| | street, playing catch, or swinging a golf
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| me a few things about golfers: 1) we all
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| | club, requires effort from your body.
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| want to get better, 2) we are anxious to
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| | Your body has to perform "work" to
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| absorb all the information possible to
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| | complete these physical actions. To swing
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| get better, and 3) golf is a game of
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| | a golf club with the correct biomechanics
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| continual improvement.
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| | in an effective and efficient manner,
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| The question that may be running through
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| | your body needs to be flexible, balanced,
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| your mind at this point is: "Why is this
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| | strong, have endurance, and power.
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| article any better the ones I read last
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| | It becomes obvious that to swing a club
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| week?" The answer is that it is not. It
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| | on the correct path you body has to have
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| is different, not necessarily better or
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| | the "platform or base" to do it
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| worse. The difference is the perspective
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| | correctly. Your platform consists of the
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| from which this article is written. Let
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| | flexibility, balance, strength,
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| me explain.
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| | endurance, and power we discussed in the
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| I currently work on the PGA Tour as a
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| | previous paragraph. These 5 pieces to the
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| personal trainer/strength and
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| | golf fitness puzzle are developed through
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| conditioning coach. Previous to my
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| | training which create what is called a
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| position on the tour I worked in
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| | "transfer of training effect" into the
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| professional baseball with the San Diego
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| | golf swing.
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| Padres and the Milwaukee Brewers training
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| | Quite often I see amateur golfers lacking
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| elite athletes. This article will look at
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| | the necessary amounts of flexibility,
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| improving your golf swing through the
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| | balance, etc. and it hinders any
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| "my" eyes, which is a perspective
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| | possibility of developing the correct
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| different from players, swing coaches,
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| | biomechanics of the golf swing.
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| and sports psychologists. This article
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| | So simply put, you have to develop a
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| will not speak directly about specific
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| | better swing; you need to develop more
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| drills or mental thoughts that should be
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| | flexibility into your body, improve your
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| incorporated into your swing. We will
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| | balance, become stronger in your overall
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| look at golf from a broader perspective
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| | body, improve your muscular endurance and
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| and provide some insight on how to
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| | what we are all after, and improve your
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| approach improvement in your golf game on
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| | power.
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| a day-to-day basis.
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| | Think of your golf fitness as a cookie
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| I see improvement in the sport of golf
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| | recipe. If you leave out any one
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| contingent upon three ideas. These ideas
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| | ingredient, your cookie will taste
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| are categories that any golfer or any
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| | terrible.
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| other athlete can apply to their daily
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| | Don't leave out any ingredients in your
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| lives for improvement in their sport of
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| | golf fitness plan.
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| choice. The three keys to improvement in
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| | Mental/Emotional
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| any athletic endeavor, golf included,
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| | You have probably read articles of "the
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| are:
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| | mental side of golf," which I think are
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| 1) physical,
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| | great reads and have a significant
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| 2) biomechanical, and
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| | benefit to your game. I know personally
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| 3) mental/emotional
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| | when I am confident in my swing, hitting
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| Realize that entire books are written on
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| | the fairway off the tee is much easier.
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| these three subjects, and the point of
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| | That has to do with confidence in my game
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| this article is to present these keys to
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| | in addition to success on the course. I
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| pique your interest for more information
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| | would like to interject a point that I
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| to help you improve your game.
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| | have seen from working with numerous
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| Biomechanical (Golf Swing Mechanics)
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| | professional athletes.
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| Biomechanics is essentially physics
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| | Let me begin by asking you a question:
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| applied to the body. The study of
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| | "which occurs first, success or
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| biomechanics concerns itself with how the
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| | confidence?" The answers I hear half the
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| body moves and what allows it to perform
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| | time are success and the other half of
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| certain human movements. For example,
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| | the time confidence. Let me first tell
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| biomechanics studies how the body moves
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| | you that it is a trick question. The
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| to throw a baseball 95 miles per hour or
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| | answer is as follows: "Proper preparation
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| how to swing a golf club to create club
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| | precedes success and confidence." So with
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| head speed of 120 miles per hour.
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| | that said, I found through experience
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| Biomechanics looks at how the body moves
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| | that both success on the course and
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| to perform these actions efficiently.
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| | confidence in your game are a direct
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| Biomechanics in relation to the golf
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| | result of being properly prepared
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| swing concerns itself with how the body
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| | physically, mentally, and biomechanically
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| swings a golf club to get the most
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| | for competition.
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| efficient and effective swing possible
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| | So just thinking about making a putt
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| from the human body. I would estimate
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| | usually does not work. Making that putt
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| that probably 95% of the books, articles
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| | or putting that drive into the fairway is
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| in golf magazines and television programs
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| | more a result of days upon days of
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| deal with the topic of biomechanics. When
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| | physical and biomechanical preparation of
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| it comes to the biomechanics of the golf
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| | your swing. This will then foster what is
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| swing, the research is pretty solid, and
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| | required to make those shots on the
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| "they" (swing coaches, instructors,
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| | course. One additional observation: I
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| etc...) know mechanically what the golf
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| | have found that creating the mental focus
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| swing should do, and how the body is
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| | required for golf is much easier when you
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| suppose to work to perform it correctly.
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| | have developed the physical foundation
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| Biomechanically, the human body is not
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| | for your swing. If you trust that your
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| perfect. The perfect golf swing or the
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| | body will do what you ask it do, when you
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| perfect pitching motion has yet to be
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| | want it to do it, mentally the game
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| achieved by any human. The professionals
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| | becomes much easier.
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| in such sports get very close. Their
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| | Where can I learn more?
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| efficiency ratings when it comes to these
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| | Again, remember my perspective is from a
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| athletic actions are in the 90's in terms
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| | different corner. I also believe that if
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| of percentages, but there is yet to be a
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| | you put these three philosophies to work
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| human who has achieved 100% biomechanical
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| | on a daily basis your golf game will
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| efficiency in any movement. Don't expect
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| | improve by leaps and bounds.
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| to be near 100% efficiency. To get better
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