| Golf is a game requiring mastery in a variety of areas | | | | swing development. The golfer must understand two |
| for success. Breaking down the game of golf into | | | | additional categories directly affecting the game of |
| categories. Success and development within is | | | | golf. The next category the golfer must understand |
| required in the areas of mechanics, physical, | | | | and develop is nutrition. Nutrition is a fairly basic |
| nutritional, and mental. Mechanics is the development | | | | component to understand in relation to golf or any |
| of the proper biomechanics of the golf swing. Physical | | | | other athletic endeavor. Essentially, nutrition is the |
| entails developing the body around the golf swing. | | | | process by which one fuels their body for their sport. |
| Nutrition incorporates fueling the body for proper | | | | Basically if poor nutrients are given to the body |
| success on the golf course. Mental is the | | | | during athletic endeavors, outputs on the field of |
| development of the correct mind set to excel at the | | | | competition (i.e. golf course for golfers) will be less |
| game of golf. | | | | than optimal. Nutrition in relation to athletes is not |
| Each and every one of these categories has a direct | | | | solely concerned about weight loss, but more so on |
| affect on the development of your golf game. Often | | | | providing the body with the nutrients required for |
| the golfer tends to focus only upon the development | | | | success on and off the course. Weight loss and good |
| of the golf swing through mastery of biomechanics | | | | health go hand-in-hand with proper nutrition, but with |
| of the golf swing. Developing the biomechanics of the | | | | athletes the number one concern is properly fueling |
| golf swing requires you to correctly master each | | | | the body for success in their chosen sport. Nutrition |
| phase of the golf swing. Often the golf swing is | | | | in golf and athletics in general are required for |
| broken down into phases. These phases are address, | | | | success during competition and development of the |
| backswing, transition, downswing, and follow through. | | | | athlete in their chosen sport. |
| Not only is it required of the amateur to master each | | | | For example, nutrition fuels the body in the |
| movement entailed in the phases of the golf swing. It | | | | development of it physically. In order to develop |
| is also necessary to perform each specific movement | | | | higher levels of strength and power within the golfer, |
| with the correct timing. Finally, the discussion of the | | | | proper nutrition will undoubtedly increase the success |
| biomechanics requires you to create efficiency and | | | | within this category. If the body is provided proper |
| repeatability within the golf swing. After recognizing all | | | | nutrients, the ability of it to develop the physical |
| the intricacies involved in the development of | | | | requirements needed of the golf swing will occur at a |
| efficient golf swing mechanics. It is understandable | | | | much more optimal process. |
| why golfers spend an in ornate amount of this part | | | | The final category lending itself to develop of one's |
| of developing their golf game. | | | | golf game is mental. Often referred to as a key |
| What golfers at times fail to recognize that additional | | | | element of success within the game of golf. |
| categories exist requiring development to create the | | | | Numerous materials exist on the development of the |
| optimal golf swing. If ignored these aspects can | | | | mind within golf. It is often a category that is address |
| negatively affect the development of the golf swing | | | | once a proficiency in the area of golf swing |
| and golf game. The next category requiring | | | | mechanics has materialized, but at times is |
| development within the golfer is categorized as | | | | overlooked by many amateurs within the game. A |
| physical. Physical refers to the development of the | | | | grasping of the basic concepts of positive mental |
| body around the golf swing. Often times the body is | | | | outlook, visualization, and preparation can improve a |
| a hindrance in the development of the biomechanics | | | | golfer's success rate on course a great deal. As with |
| of the golf swing. The golf swing requires certain | | | | all other categories requiring development for the |
| levels of flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, and | | | | game of golf, the mental side of game is in need of |
| power within the body to execute the golf swing | | | | attention. |
| correctly. If the body is lacking in any one of these | | | | Development of a golfer's swing and game consists |
| physical categories, the ability to perform the | | | | of much more than the golf swing itself. It requires |
| biomechanics of the golf swing correctly will be | | | | efficiency within the biomechanics of the golf swing. |
| hindered. The end result is the possible inability to | | | | Inside these biomechanics of the golf are ingraining |
| master the biomechanics of the golf swing. The | | | | the correct sequence of the golf swing and the |
| common result is the development of compensations | | | | timing required. Developing the biomechanics of the |
| in the golf swing. For example, the golf swing requires | | | | golf swing can hinge upon physical components of |
| a high level of flexibility to complete a full shoulder | | | | the body. Certain levels of flexibility, balance, |
| turn. If the golfer is lacking flexibility, the ability to | | | | strength, endurance, and power are required to |
| complete a full shoulder turn will be compromised, | | | | execute the golf swing correctly. On top of |
| thus causing compensations in the golf swing. | | | | developing the body for the golf swing proper |
| Each and every physical component has a direct | | | | nutrition is required. Nutrition fuels the body during a |
| effect on the execution of the golf swing. | | | | round of golf and assists in the process of developing |
| Compensations can easily occur if these physical | | | | a well rounded golf game. Finally, the correct mental |
| aspects are not developed around the golf swing. In | | | | approach is required for success within this game of |
| addition to developing these physical aspects of the | | | | golf. The mental side of the game requires just as |
| body, it is of equal importance to develop these | | | | much attention as the other components in the |
| parameters around the biomechanics of the golf | | | | development of your game of golf. All in all a |
| swing. This type of training is termed cross-specific | | | | comprehensive approach in the development of your |
| training. Cross-specific training can be defined as the | | | | golf game is required for optimal success in the game |
| developing the physical parameters of the body to | | | | of golf. This entails time and effort in the areas of: |
| the positions, movement, and requirements of the | | | | golf swing biomechanics, developing the flexibility, |
| golf swing. This simply states the components of | | | | balance, strength, endurance, and power required |
| flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, and power | | | | physically of the golf swing, properly fueling the body |
| must be developed around the requirements of the | | | | with optimal nutrition, and development of a sound |
| golf swing. | | | | mental approach to the game of golf. |
| After understanding the physical component of golf | | | | |