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Article #93: Golf Fitness Training Improves Your Golf Swing With Core Training

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






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