| Golf fitness exercises are an integral part of | | | | for this reason these muscles need to be flexible, |
| increasing club head speed. The creation of ball speed | | | | strong, and power. |
| occurs by improvement in two areas. Number one is | | | | Knowing the importance of the core relative to the |
| your swing mechanics. The more efficient at which | | | | golf swing, the next question to ask is how can we |
| you execute the biomechanics of the golf swing, the | | | | increase club head speed with training the core? |
| greater amount of energy will be translated into the | | | | Club head speed in terms of the body is measured |
| golf ball at impact. So, first and foremost, increasing | | | | as power. Increasing the power outputs of the core |
| club head speed is directly connected to your swing | | | | will assist in improving your club head speed. |
| mechanics. | | | | Assuming you have developed the required levels of |
| The second part of increasing club head speed is | | | | flexibility, strength, and endurance within the core to |
| connected to your body. In order to execute the | | | | simply execute the biomechanics of the golf swing |
| biomechanics of the golf swing efficiently, certain | | | | efficiently. The addition of power training exercises |
| levels of flexibility, strength, endurance, and power | | | | will assist in improving the power outputs for the golf |
| are required from your muscular system. If you are | | | | swing. |
| lacking in any of these physical capacities, the ability | | | | These types of exercises will focus on creating |
| to execute the golf swing will be inhibited. | | | | increased force outputs by the core in a rotational |
| The results will be compensations and a loss of club | | | | movement pattern. Exercises often found in this |
| head speed at impact. In order to ensure the body | | | | section of a core program for golf are medicine ball |
| has the required levels of flexibility, strength, | | | | side throws, medicine ball reverse throws, jump |
| endurance, and power to execute a swing, golf | | | | squats, and medicine ball overhead throws. All of |
| specific exercises can be implemented into a training | | | | these exercises develop the power outputs of the |
| program. | | | | core over time if performed on a consistent basis. |
| Such a training program will focus upon the core | | | | Remember the importance of golf exercises, and golf |
| section of your body. The core is a reference to an | | | | training programs for increasing club head speed. |
| anatomical area of the body from just above the | | | | Increased ball speed is contingent upon both your |
| knees to just below the chest. The core incorporates | | | | swing mechanics and body. Improvement in both of |
| all the muscles of the front, sides, and back of the | | | | these areas is required if the desire is to increase the |
| body. Muscles groups found within the core are the | | | | distance of your drives. Utilize golf exercises to train |
| glutes, abdominals, obliques, and hamstrings. | | | | the areas of the body needed to execute the golf |
| Why does a golf fitness specific training program | | | | swing. Secondly, work on the actual mechanics of the |
| focus upon the core? | | | | golf swing through proper golf instruction and |
| Simply because the majority of movements of the | | | | practice. |
| golf swing involve the musculature of the core, and | | | | |