| I'm sure by now you've heard most of the
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| | program that focuses on golf-specific
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| professional players; both men and women
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| | strength AND flexibility. It's amazing to
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| actively participate in golf workouts.
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| | see golfers in this age bracket
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| It's no secret. But why then do most
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| | dramatically improve their driving
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| amateur golfers ignore this? Is it
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| | distance, accuracy and scores.
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| because it seems like work? Or, does the
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| | You don't have to accept that with age,
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| thought of actually breaking a sweat get
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| | your body declines. No way! You've got to
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| you tired already?
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| | fight it all the way! I'm dead serious.
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| Vijay Singh Does Golf Workouts
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| | The ones who do, are the ones who are
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| Either way...the proof is in the bag. The
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| | enjoying the game again and taking all
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| number one player in the world, Vijay
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| | the money in their foursome.
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| Singh, does his golf workouts all the way
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| | What Is A Golf Workout
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| through Sunday of each tournament. Does
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| | What is a golf workout anyways? Is there
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| it look like it's hurting his game? I
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| | such a thing? You bet there is. The golf
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| don't think so. Back in 1997, a young,
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| | swing is an awkward movement that puts a
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| very athletic golfer came on the
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| | tremendous amount of stress on the body.
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| professional scene and blew everyone
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| | To prevent injury and improve swing speed
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| away. I think you know who I'm talking
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| | and distance requires your body to be
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| about.
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| | both strong and flexible specific to the
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| Tiger Woods Golf Workout Routine
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| | swing.
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| Tiger took golf to another level. A real
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| | I could spend dozens of pages describing
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| eye-opener for the veteran players who
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| | what this entails, but for the sake of
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| were hitting the 19th hole after every
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| | this concise article, let's keep it
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| round...and the last thought on their
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| | simple.
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| mind was "exercise". What a wake-up call
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| | Golf Is Rotational
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| to be totally dominated by a player who
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| | The golf swing is a rotational movement,
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| was only 20 years old at the time.
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| | with your body in golf posture. Slight
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| Annika Sorenstam Credits Her Golf
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| | flex of the knees and a bending forward
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| Exercises
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| | at the hips. Since the golf swing is
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| How about the year Annika Sorenstam shot
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| | primarily rotational, wouldn't it make
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| a 59 and totally dominated the LPGA? Do
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| | sense to focus on rotational strength and
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| you know what she attributes it to? Golf
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| | flexibility? That is improving your
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| workouts! She hired a trainer and got
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| | turning ability related to range of
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| serious about her fitness. And look what
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| | motion and speed.
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| happened? She hasn't looked back since.
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| | So anything involving twisting with
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| She just recently came out with an
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| | resistance such as a medicine ball, a
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| instruction book and devoted a chapter to
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| | dumbbell, or even a weighted club would
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| golf workouts.
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| | work. You need to have a resistance to
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| To my recollection, that's the first
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| | take your body beyond where it normally
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| women's instruction book to include golf
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| | goes.
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| workouts. Working out to playing better
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| | For instance, if you took a club and
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| golf isn't just for the guys; Annika has
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| | placed it behind your neck, got in your
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| proved that. Now more LPGA players are
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| | golf posture and rotated back and forth;
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| working out to try and catch her, just
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| | do you think that by itself would improve
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| like the guys did with Tiger.
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| | your range of motion or power?
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| Senior Golfers Now Do Golf Fitness
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| | Use A Weighted Golf Club
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| Programs
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| | No, you need to add resistance to
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| How about the senior tour? Now players
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| | accomplish this. Take a weighted club and
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| are realizing they can still make good
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| | make golf swings. Now you'll be making a
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| money, even after they've turned 50 and
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| | bigger turn AND improving your power.
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| can't really compete with the young guys
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| | Same thing with a medicine ball. Make
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| anymore. With the money at stake, they
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| | turns back and through holding a 4 to 6
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| too are all working out. This group of
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| | pound ball and you'll see a BIG
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| players both amateur and pro is the
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| | improvement.
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| biggest demographic that needs it the
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| | In fact, most of your abdominal work
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| most.
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| | should be rotational. Doing straight
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| With age comes a decline in both
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| | crunches won't improve your driving
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| flexibility and strength. When the body
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| | distance. Doing rotational movements with
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| declines, the swing goes right along with
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| | added weight will. This is where I could
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| it. The result is a big loss in yardage,
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| | go on and on, but I won't overload you.
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| more mishits, and ballooning scores. The
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| | Golf Workouts Will Transform Your Golf
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| end result...frustration! I can't tell
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| | Swing
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| you how many times I've played with and
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| | I hope I've convinced you to take a real
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| received phone calls from older golfers
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| | serious look at what all the other
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| who are just about ready to quit the
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| | successful professional players are doing
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| game.
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| | to stay at the top of their game. Doing
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| They are SO frustrated at this rapid
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| | golf workouts can and will dramatically
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| decline, that golf's not fun anymore. But
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| | change your game forever. Now get out
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| there is hope. The answer? Get your body
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| | there and get it started. No
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| moving just a little better. How? By
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| | procrastinating. Do it right now!
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| participating in workouts for golf
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