Thursday, August 18, 2011

Golf Flexibility Training – Revealed Secrets Of The Power And Grace Of The Pros

Golf Flexibility Training – Revealed Secrets Of The Power And Grace Of The Pros

We watch the professional address the ball, raise the club and unleash their swing. Bham! The speed and power leaves us with our mouth open. The length and power of the drive keeps us bewildered. Yet we can do similar ourselves.

It is all down to getting the body flexible enough to carry the swing off in the proper format. Golf flexibility training will give you this.

Before we go any further let me explain. The Golf swing is not a natural movement, it is a function of us (the Golfer) putting the body under tension by stretching and twisting. In order for us to get the maximum return on this we have to be able to twist our body into the best position for us to execute the swing. This means being flexible!

Golf flexibility training is not only simple it is easy as well. Also takes only a little time each day. Did I mention it helps reduce injury? It does. Because it conditions the body to move in this unnatural way and strengthens what is needed for it to do so.

What have we agreed on so far. That Golf flexibility training is essential to help our Golf swing, it is easy and takes very little time. Another benefit is that the muscles involved learn to relax when in position to execute the Golf swing. When muscles are relaxed they actually work better than when under tension. This means more power and better control in your Golf swing.

The sort of exercises that you can do in Golf flexibility training are to develop these attributes in the muscles used in the Golf swing. These muscles are your (in simple terms) Thighs, stomach, lower back.

The Thighs can be stretched simply placing your feet a couple of inches apart and reach down towards your toes. Only go as far as you can, do not over stretch. The idea is not to inflict pain.
This stretches the back of the thighs. Balance this out by doing the same to the front. Place one had against something solid like a wall. Raise the opposite leg by the knee and grab your foot (left hand supporting, bend the right knee and grab that foot). Now gently pull the foot towards your bottom.
That is the front and back of the thighs stretched.

For the lower back, stand or sit up right, chin up and spine straight. I find it easier to have my arms straight out to each side. Then rotate as far as you can one way, hold it for 1-2 seconds and go back through the start position and repeat to the other side.

These are just a starting point as there are many more Golf flexibility training exercises that you can do, but these will help you get a head start.

As with any type of training it must be taken under the guidance of an expert so see one before you start any Golf flexibility training exercises or Golf fitness training of any type.

Do this and you will increase your core muscle strength, muscle and skeletal flexibility, thus giving you a better, more balance and control in your Golf swing.

I hope this simple article and the advice in it have helped you understand the necessity of Golf flexibility training exercises and how to do the simplest of them. If not then reread, if so go try! You will notice the difference that Golf flexibility training exercises make to your game and so will your opponents!

Remember have fun!

Golf Flexibility Training – Revealed Secrets Of The Power And Grace Of The Pros

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