| Professional golfers on the PGA Tour
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| | the primary goal of improving the scores
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| understand the connection between golf
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| | on the golf course and play of the
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| swing mechanics and the body. The most
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| | golfer.
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| notable players in the world have
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| | This type of improvement is a result of
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| regimented golf fitness programs they
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| | using exercise to develop the physical
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| adhere religiously too. The benefits of
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| | parameters of the body relative to the
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| such programs have been well documented
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| | golf swing. A golf fitness program will
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| in the media. Press clippings from Tiger
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| | include flexibility exercises, balance
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| Woods, Vijay Singh, and Phil Mickelson
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| | drills, muscular strength exercise,
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| all refer to golf fitness exercises being
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| | endurance training modalities, and power
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| a component of their regular practice
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| | drills. Exercises from all of these
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| schedule.
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| | categories are included in a
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| The amateur can learn a lot from the
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| | comprehensive golf fitness program.
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| pros. They can learn the importance the
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| | Understand the exercises and drills
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| body has in relation to the golf swing,
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| | within each of these categories are not
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| how golf swing mechanics and the body are
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| | necessarily traditional type of
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| intertwined, and improvement in the golf
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| | exercises. For example, flexibility
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| game requires the implementation of a
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| | exercises for golf are less concerned
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| golf fitness program.
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| | about touching your toes, and more
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| Where most amateurs get "off-track" with
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| | concerned about completing a full
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| their golf fitness training is the
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| | shoulder turn. Flexibility exercises for
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| components and exercises incorporated in
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| | golf are geared towards developing the
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| such a program. Golf fitness programs are
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| | flexibility within your body to execute
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| quite different then "general" fitness or
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| | the components of the golf swing
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| "weight training" programs. A golf
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| | correctly.
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| fitness program is designed to develop
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| | The same can be said about every other
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| the golfer's body around the golf swing.
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| | category of exercise and drill
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| In order for this to occur certain
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| | incorporated in a golf fitness program.
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| parameters and exercises are required in
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| | The balance drills in a golf fitness
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| such a program.
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| | program are designed to improve the
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| First and foremost the amateur golfer
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| | golfer's balance capacities relative to
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| must understand the connection between
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| | the golf swing. Power exercises in a golf
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| the golf swing and body. The golf swing
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| | fitness program are designed to improve
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| is a complex series of biomechanical
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| | clubhead speed. Where as power drills in
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| movements execute by the golfer. In order
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| | other programs may be geared towards
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| for the golfer to execute the
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| | improving how fast you run.
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| biomechanics of the golf swing correctly.
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| | Once the amateur golfer understands the
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| It is necessary for the golfer to have
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| | connection between the golf swing and
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| certain physical parameters well
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| | body, the elements of the body needing
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| developed.
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| | development relative to the golf swing,
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| These physical parameters are
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| | and the components of a golf fitness
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| flexibility, balance, muscular strength,
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| | program. The final component of
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| muscular endurance, and muscular power.
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| | understanding is golf fitness training
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| High levels of flexibility, balance,
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| | order.
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| strength, endurance, and power are
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| | Often times the amateur golfer desires
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| required to execute the golf swing
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| | more power (i.e. clubhead speed) in their
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| correctly. Often times the amateur golfer
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| | golf swing. As a result they perform only
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| is not flexible enough, strong enough, or
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| | exercises to enhance the power components
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| powerful enough to execute the golf swing
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| | within their body. What the amateur
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| correctly.
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| | golfer fails to realize is developing
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| This results in the golfer developing
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| | golf strength, endurance, or power is
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| compensation patterns in their golf
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| | useless if they do not have the
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| swing. The result being poor shots and
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| | flexibility or balance capacities to
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| high scores on the golf course. Bottom
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| | execute the golf swing. Developing the
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| line is a physical foundation of
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| | body for the golf swing requires the
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| flexibility, balance, strength,
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| | amateur golfer to follow a specific order
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| endurance, and power is required to
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| | relative to their training programs.
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| develop an efficient golf swing. If the
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| | It is necessary for the amateur golfer to
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| amateur golfer is lacking in anyone of
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| | first develop their flexibility for the
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| these categories the foundation upon
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| | golf swing. Secondly proceed to
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| which the golf swing is being built will
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| | increasing their balance capacities in
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| be insufficient.
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| | relation to the golf swing. Continue the
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| Once the amateur golfer understands the
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| | process with developing strength and
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| connection between the golf swing and the
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| | endurance for the golf swing. Completing
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| body it is necessary to implement a golf
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| | the process with power drills to enhance
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| fitness program, A golf fitness program
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| | clubhead speed. This guarantees the
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| is different than "traditional" training
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| | effort placed within a golf fitness
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| programs in such this type of program
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| | program will enhance the golfer's swing.
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| develops the body around the golf swing.
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| | It becomes a simple process once the
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| A golf fitness program trains the body to
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| | golfer is educated on the relationship
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| the positions, movements, and
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| | between the golf swing and the body. The
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| requirements of the golf swing. A golf
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| | benefits a golf fitness program has upon
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| fitness program is not concern about
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| | the golfer's swing, and how to implement
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| "beach muscles" or how one looks in the
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| | golf fitness exercises correctly.
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| mirror. Rather a golf fitness program has
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