| The words core training, golf fitness, and | | | | balance, strength, endurance, and power. A |
| improving your golf swing have become common | | | | cross-specific core program will provide the |
| words in golf. It is well known the number of | | | | foundation for a better golf swing. Just |
| professional golfers utilizing a golf fitness | | | | because a program is labeled a ?core program? |
| program to improve their golf swing. Addition | | | | does not necessarily mean it will be |
| to this well-known situation a common word | | | | beneficial to improving the golf swing. |
| has become connected to the phrase golf | | | | |
| fitness. This phrase has become a buzzword in | | | | Once the golfer understands the concepts of |
| the world of golf. Unfortunately many do not | | | | cross-specific training, transfer of training |
| understand the phrase and the relevance it | | | | effect, core, and the biomechanics of the |
| can have on the golf swing. The phrase is | | | | golf swing. You can begin to piece together |
| core training. Core training can be a great | | | | the components of a golf fitness program. |
| benefit to your golf swing as a part of | | | | Outside of providing the foundation for the |
| comprehensive golf fitness program. | | | | golf swing through providing the golfer with |
| | | | the needed levels of flexibility, balance, |
| Unfortunately many amateur golfers are unsure | | | | strength, endurance, and power to efficiently |
| of the exact definition of core training and | | | | execute the golf swing. A golf fitness |
| the relevance it may or may not have on a | | | | program can also improve a golfer?s swing. |
| golf fitness program. The core is a reference | | | | |
| to an anatomical area of body. The core is | | | | One common area of desired improvement for |
| the anatomical area of your body from above | | | | most any golfer is increased distance. |
| the knees to below the chest. It includes all | | | | Increased distance in the golf swing is |
| the muscles, nerves, and bones within in this | | | | equated to increased clubhead speed. And |
| anatomical region of the body. It must also | | | | increased clubhead speed is directly related |
| be noted that the core includes all the | | | | to the golfer?s power outputs. Increasing |
| neuromuscular structures on the front, side, | | | | power within the golf swing is connected to |
| and back of your body. For example, your | | | | both swing mechanics and the body. The |
| lower back muscles are a part of the core as | | | | coiling and uncoiling within the golf swing |
| are your abdominals. | | | | directly affects the power outputs generated. |
| | | | In addition the body has a direct affect upon |
| Core training is an integral part of a | | | | power development in the golf swing. Power in |
| comprehensive golf fitness program because | | | | relation to the body can be defined as the |
| this is the anatomical area of the body where | | | | ability of the body to create the greatest |
| the majority of the golf swing occurs. For | | | | amount of force in a short amount of time. |
| example, the golf swing requires you to | | | | |
| rotate around a fixed spine angle. The | | | | If the golfer increases the ability of the |
| majority of muscles allowing rotation to | | | | body to generate more force, what will be the |
| occur around a fixed spine angle are found | | | | result within the golf swing? The golfer is |
| within the core region. The golf swing | | | | more powerful, an increase in clubhead speed |
| requires a full shoulder turn to execute | | | | will occur, and the golf ball will probably |
| correctly. The muscles allowing the shoulders | | | | travel farther. Interestingly enough |
| to rotate are mostly found within the core | | | | improving power outputs by the body in |
| region of the body. These are just a few | | | | relation to the golf swing, centers upon |
| examples providing a reference between the | | | | developing greater power outputs by the core |
| biomechanics of the golf swing and the core | | | | region. Again, the golf swing is a rotational |
| region of the body. | | | | movement centering in the core region of the |
| | | | body. Increasing the force outputs of the |
| Understanding the connection between the | | | | muscles in the core can invariably improve |
| biomechanics of the golf swing and the core | | | | the power in your golf swing. This again is |
| should begin to shine some light on why core | | | | only one example of where core training and |
| training can be beneficial to the golf swing. | | | | golf fitness can improve the golf swing. Many |
| Overall, the golf swing requires certain | | | | additional areas of improvement can occur |
| levels of flexibility, balance, strength, | | | | when the golfer develops the body correctly |
| endurance, and power to execute correctly. If | | | | for the golf swing. |
| the body lacks the required levels within | | | | |
| these physical components the golf swing will | | | | Understand the biomechanics of the golf swing |
| be difficult to execute correctly. Knowing | | | | require certain levels of flexibility, |
| that a large portion of the movements in the | | | | balance, strength, endurance, and power to |
| golf swing occur within the core region, it | | | | execute correctly. The golfer requires |
| becomes obvious developing these physical | | | | minimal levels of these physical components |
| components become necessary in order to | | | | at the very least to execute the golf swing |
| improve your golf swing. | | | | correctly. The core is an anatomical region |
| | | | of the body where much of the movements |
| The key component of core training in | | | | within the golf swing occur. A core training |
| relation to the golf swing centers upon the | | | | program can be beneficial to improving the |
| principle of cross-specificity training. | | | | golf swing if the exercises within the |
| Cross-specificity training implies the | | | | program are cross-specific to the movements, |
| exercises within the core program train the | | | | positions, and physical requirements of the |
| body to the positions, movements, and | | | | golf swing. If the core program is not cross |
| requirements of the sport. A core training | | | | specific to the golf swing, the benefits may |
| program beneficial to the golf swing must | | | | less than optimal. Realize a comprehensive |
| train the body specifically for the | | | | golf fitness program includes core training |
| anatomical positions, movements, and actions | | | | to develop the body around the golf swing. |
| encountered on the golf course. | | | | Such a program can improve the golf swing in |
| | | | areas like clubhead speed. And remember just |
| The goal of cross-specific core program is to | | | | because a program is labeled ?core? does not |
| develop a transfer of training effect. The | | | | necessarily mean it will improve your golf |
| majority of fitness programs and many core | | | | swing. The exercises within the core program |
| programs do not address the needs of the | | | | must correlate with the movements of the golf |
| golfer relative to improving flexibility, | | | | swing. |