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1). Why Does Tiger, Phil And Vijay Have Obscene Power?
Who doesn’t want to pound the golf ball 300-plus yards? We see PGA Tour players all the time ripping it down the middle of the fairway, and we would all love to do it too.
Take a look at the long drive champions pounding it well over 400 yards. Amazing if you ask me.
How do they do it? Everyone’s got an opinion on that question, but lets take a look at one part of the equation.
2). Improve Your Golf Swing And Driving Distance With Golf Stretches
The golf swing is arguably one of the most difficult athletic actions to perform. The golf swing requires you to draw the golf club through a long range of motion with proper technique and exact timing.
Any error in swing plane, timing, or sequence will cause your golf swing to suffer, and suffer it will. Unfortunately, the result of your golf swing suffering will be errant shots, poor golf scores, and frustration on the golf course.
3). How To Set Up A Golf Fitness Program To Improve Your Golf Game
Professional golfers on the PGA Tour understand the connection between golf swing mechanics and the body. The most notable players in the world have regimented golf fitness programs they adhere religiously too. The benefits of such programs have been well documented in the media. Press clippings from Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, and Phil Mickelson all refer to golf fitness exercises being a component of their regular practice schedule.
4). Golf Flexibility Exercises Can Improve Your Shoulder Turn
I had a very interesting conversation during my workout this morning at the gym. I was performing a series of golf flexibility drills (Tops, Windmills, & Spiders to be exact) and a friend and very good golfer approached me.
My friend, local club champion and a scratch golfer, was asking me about the series of flexibility exercises I was working on.
5). Oh, My Aching Back!
Are you an individual who is suffering from a lower back injury?
Is your lower back stiff and sore when you get out of bed in the morning? Or, heaven forbid, are you one of many individuals that has undergone back surgery?
Probably everyone reading this article has experienced a lower back problem at some time or another in their lives. They are no fun, can be very debilitating, and when it comes to golf, they certainly won’t help lower your handicap or drive the ball 300 yards.
6). There’s A Better Way To Improve Your Golf Game!
How many of you have gone to the local pro shop or golf store, bought the latest and greatest club, and found that it did not help your scores at all?
I imagine all of us can say yes to this question at some point in our golfing careers. The reality of this situation is that new clubs will not necessarily improve your game. Don’t get me wrong! I enjoy getting new clubs just like you.
7). To Get Better Feel In Your Golf Swing, You Need A Golf Fitness Program
Probably what separates the PGA Touring pro and the amateur golfer is “feel.” Every pro I know can “feel” where the club and clubhead are at any point during the swing.
Not an easy task, especially for the weekend golfer.
Many amateurs struggle with the idea, concept, or understanding of how to develop “feel” for the swing. It is a process that requires time, patience, and practice.
8). Rotation, Rotation, And More Rotation In Your Golf Swing
In real estate, it’s location, location and location.
In golf, it’s all about rotation. More power requires better rotation. To keep your body healthier, it’s about better rotation. For consistency, you’d better be able to rotate.
The body rotates around a spine angle that should be fixed or stable, keeping your club on the proper swing path. Are you able to do this with your swing?
This may be the idea that separates the high handicapper and low handicapper: the ability to rotate your body, keeping the club on a consistent swing plane.
9). How To Warm-Up For Your Golf Game In 5 Minutes With Golf Fitness Stretches
It is well known that in every professional sport athletes perform a series of flexibility exercises and drills to prepare them to play a game. The game of golf is no different. Unseen to the general public, many PGA Tour players perform a series of golf flexibility exercises to prepare them to play golf. It is done prior to hitting the driving range or putting green.
10). Improving Your Golf Game, the Optimal Recipe
There are hundreds, probably thousands, of articles about how to improve your golf. Just pick up any weekly or monthly issue of any golf magazine. You
11). Save The Body Sway For The Dance Floor, Not In Your Golf Swing
Body motion in the swing is necessary, but too much of a good thing can wreak all kinds of havoc with your golf swing.
I received a question over the weekend from a BioForce Golf subscriber about “body motion” in the swing.
The question from our subscriber asked how not to fall into the trap of too much movement backwards during the golf swing.
What we are really talking about is weight transfer during the golf swing.
12). How To Integrate Weight Training Properly Into Your Golf Exercise Program
Are you too confused about weight training for golf?
There are many opinions in the golf world on whether weight training is beneficial or counter-productive to the golf swing.
On the PGA Tour it is a well-known fact that the majority of professional golfers are implementing golf fitness exercises into their training regimen. The goal of such golf fitness exercises is to improve their play on the golf course.
13). Jet Fuel For Your Golf Swing
Improving your golf swing, golf game, and scores on the golf course hinges upon a lot of factors. Obviously, improving your golf swing, putting, short game, and golf course management will help. Most golfers, not all golfers mind you, ignore their golf fitness. Is your body strong, flexible, and powerful? Can your body fuel your golf swing, and what.
14). How To Choose A Golf Fitness Trainer
I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve been asked this question during my travels around the country and world on the golf circuit; “Sean, I am looking for a golf fitness trainer in my area, what do you suggest?”
Finding a golf fitness trainer for you, simply takes a little knowledge and time on your part.
Bottom line there are thousands of fitness experts, personal trainer, instructors, and conditioning coaches available to you.
15). What Can Be S.A.I.D. About The Golf Swing?
Probably the question that first comes to your mind when you read this title is: what is S.A.I.D. and how does it help my golf game? The reality is that S.A.I.D. is very connected to your golf swing and is a very important principle if you want to hit the ball farther and lower your scores.
Before introducing S.A.I.D. let us discuss improvement in the game of golf.
16). “How to Develop More Consistency in the Golf Swing”
Imagine every one of your shots in the middle of the fairway, every chip two feet from the hole, and every putt nailing the center of the cup. Well,
17). Clubhead Speed Or Power, Which Comes First In The Golf Swing?
A question for the ages in relation to the golf swing. Golfers around the world are familiar with the term clubhead speed. It is the rate at which the golf club is traveling at impact with the golf ball. Golfers are also familiar with the term power.
They know that power is directly related to clubhead speed. Knowing the connection between the two, which comes first?
Clubhead Speed and Power in the Golf Swing
Take a moment to answer the question; which comes first, clubhead speed or power?
Write down your answer and continue reading.
18). Improve Your Golf Swing By Focusing On Your Finish Position
Watch the pros on Tour and notice how in-control they look at the finish position of the their golf swing. Why? Because they are!
They are in perfect balance. Even the pro who might look a little “crooked” at the end of the swing has a balanced swing. Vijay, who is slightly bent to the side at the finish position of his driver, is still in perfect balance.
19). How To Cure Your Slice By Developing A Better Golf Swing
The slice is probably one of the most common swing flaws for amateurs. It is an outside-to-inside swing path that creates side spin on the golf ball.
The side spin causes the ball to cut hard to the side, making it a very frustrating day on the course. It also seems to be one of the most difficult swing flaws to fix.
There have been hundreds of so-called golf training aids that guarantee to cure your slice.
20). How To Drive The Golf Ball Straighter And Longer With Golf Fitness Exercises
This is probably a burning desire of most every golfer on the planet. The desire to drive the golf ball farther and straighter, allowing us to lower our golf scores on the golf course. One of the keys to driving golf the straighter and longer is a golf fitness program. This type of a training program incorporates exercises to improve your golf swing.
21). How To Get Rid Of Tension In Your Golf Swing
I think we have all been there. You are staring down a long par 4 from the tee box. The fairway is lined with trees on both sides. The landing area is “tight” and hitting 3 wood or iron is not an option, the hole is too long.
You pull out driver and tee up the ball, knowing to win the skin with your buddy you have to land this tee shot in the fairway.
22). Finish Your Round of Golf with Birdies
All the major tournaments, especially the U.S. Open and the PGA, are a true test of endurance. They are usually located in a part of the country where
23). Keep Your Golf Swing In Shape All Year With A Golf Fitness Program
Some PGA Tour players have been playing for a couple of weeks in Hawaii and California. Others like Vijay and Ernie have been playing on the European Tour. Regardless of how many tournaments the pros have played this year, they have been working on their games for more time than most of us realize. Make no mistake about it: in golf – or baseball, football, basketball or any other pro sport – there is no longer an off-season.
24). Why Do Injuries Occur In Golf?
Injuries occur in all athletic events quite frequently, certain sports more so than others. Golf is no different than any other sport. The severity of injuries in golf usually are not as severe as in other sports. The scenario of a 300 lb. defensive lineman slamming into the side of your knee tearing every possible ligament structure in the knee will never happen in the sport of golf.
25). Testing the Waters of Online Education: Reasons to Give Dist
Online learning is still a relatively new format for the delivery of classroom instruction. And while the benefits of attending a virtual cla
26). How To Optimally Prepare For The Golf Season With Golf Fitness Exercises
The PGA Golf Tour is in full swing and for many parts of the country and world the golf season is upon us. Many of you are anxious to dust off the golf clubs and get out to the golf course for your first round of golf. A question that may be on your mind is how do I get ready? How do I knock off 6 months of rust on my golf swing, feel comfortable with.
27). Balance Your Checkbook and Golf Swing
We all search for it. Balance in our daily lives. Balance while riding a bike. Politicians are always debating a balanced budget in Washington, and mo
28). How To Implement Golf Fitness Exercises Into Your Golf Swing Improvement Program
Over the last few weeks at BioForce Golf, we have had many questions about golf fitness exercises.
Questions such as: are these type of exercises beneficial to someone who has had a lower back injury, what are the best types of exercises to improve my clubhead speed, and what flexibility exercises can improve my back swing?
Through many of our free daily golf tips on our website, we have provided answers to these questions and many more.
29). The Absolutely, Positively, Best Way To Get Outstanding Results With Your Golf Swing
Working on the PGA Tour and with Phil Mickelson has brought me great insight onto how success occurs in professional golf.
I’m sure we’ll agree that all the players in the professional ranks have incredible talent. I also know that talent alone will not win tournaments at this level. It is often said that any one of the players on Tour can win any week.
30). Golf Fitness Exercises For The Woman Golfer
It is well known in professional golf how integral golf fitness exercises are for success at the highest level of golf. Men on the PGA Tour and women on the LPGA Tour understand the benefits of golf fitness exercises in achieving success. Outside the circles of professional golf many questions exist about golf fitness exercises. Questions such as; what.
31). Increase Your Golf Swing Clubhead Speed With A Golf Fitness Program!
Imagine hitting your driver farther in your 40’s than when you were in your 20’s!
I imagine a few of you are saying, “No way!”
Read this article to be convinced otherwise. I received an e-mail from one of our BioForce Golf subscribers about the amazing change in his clubhead speed.
He wrote in about how excited he was that his clubhead speed had improved to a speed higher than when he was in his early twenties! He stated that currently his clubhead speed is between 105-107 mph, and in his twenties it was 95-100 mph.
32). The Best Way To Eliminate Lower Back Injuries In Golf
One out of every two golfers will incur a lower back injury during their playing careers, are you one of them?
Almost every golfer on the planet has at some time or another felt their lower back “tighten” up on the course, after a round, or even getting out of bed. Why is this so? The reason for the high number of lower back injuries in the sport of golf is a result of the golf swing itself!
The golf swing is a rotational movement.
33). Golf Fitness Training Improves Your Golf Swing With Core Training
The words core training, golf fitness, and improving your golf swing have become common words in golf. It is well known the number of professional golfers utilizing a golf fitness program to improve their golf swing. Addition to this well-known situation a common word has become connected to the phrase golf fitness. This phrase has become a buzzword in the world of golf.
34). How To Correctly Weight Train For Golf Like Tiger, Vijay, And Phil
I often hear from amateur golfers about how training with weights makes them feel “tight” and it ruin’s their golf swing. Traveling on the PGA Tour I disagree with this point of view completely. It is well known that the top players on the PGA Tour; Tiger, Vijay, and Phil workout regularly. They praise the benefits of their workouts in the development of their golf swing.
35). Golf Fitness Helps Generate More Speed In Your Swing!
The golfing industry speaks about clubhead speed constantly. We see advertised in the golf magazines all the time. We hear about it on the Golf Channel endlessly
Clubhead speed is more a result of what you do with the golf club than an entity of its own. A driver is not going to generate clubhead speed on its’ own! Someone has to swing it!
Clubhead speed is contingent upon swing speed.
36). “How to Develop More Power in Your Golf Swing”
How can you develop more power in your golf swing? This is probably a question that all of us want an answer to. Most of us go to great lengths to do
37). Increasing Flexibility…Not Stretching… is the Fastest Way to
Flexibility is quite often a misunderstood principle, but most of us know it is important to golf. Before we discuss flexibility and its relevance to
38). How To Prevent Your Golf Swing From Breaking Down With Golf Fitness Exercises
It happens to all of us. We loose our golf swing, make some type of unknown modification in how we swing the club, and everything falls apart. What can we do to prevent our golf swing from leaving us?
Remember this saying as you continue to read this article; “Proper Preparation Precedes Success and Confidence”. Think about this phrase for a moment and then keep reading.
39). Getting to the Core of the Problem with Your Golf Game
Just about everything you do during golf practice and/or a game involves the core region of your body.Hitting a long drive off the tee, iron
40). My Core Strength Is Just Fine Thank You, But My Golf Swing Needs Help!
Some of us may have an idea about what core training entails. Swing coaches and trainers talk about it in relation to the swing, but what actually is the core?
When the question is asked, “What is the core?” The most common answer is, “Your abdominals.” The core can be defined as the region of the body that incorporates the hips, abdominals, obliques, and lower back.
41). One Out Of Two Golfers Will Have A Golf Swing Related Injury
I have a friend who blew out his ACL in his left knee while playing old man basketball. Old man being relative. A bunch of guys playing rec ball i
42). Improve Your Golf Swing With Keeping Your Golf Club On The Correct Swing Plane
We as golfers have heard the term swing plane many times during our golfing careers. But do we really know the definition of it and the bearing upon our golf swing?
Recently, I had a conversation with Dean Reinmuth (top 30 teaching pro ranked by Golf Digest) and I think he described swing plane the best. Dean suggests to think of the swing plane as an imaginary circle.
43). My golf buddies belly laugh watching my stiff and choppy gol
We would all like to have a fluid, beautiful swing like Adam Scott, power off the tee like Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, and the ability to repeat t
44). The Best Golf Fitness Exercise To Improve The Power In Your Golf Swing
The game of professional golf has transformed over the years. Many spectators, journalists, and pros themselves state that golf is now a game of power. Driving distance is integral to winning on Tour, club manufacturers gear much of their advertising around the “power game”, and it is a wish of most every amateur.
Improved distance off the tee or with any club on the course requires increased clubhead speed.
45). Improve Your Hands And Improve Your Golf Swing
It seems as though many golfers are unaware of the importance the hands play in the execution of the golf swing. Obviously, we know that the hands grip the golf club and attach the body to the club. But what is the importance of them during the swing?
The answer has to do with releasing of the club. Let’s go back and do a quick golf biomechanics review.
46). What Should I Know About Biomechanics of the Golf Swing?
If you’ve read some of my articles in the past, we focused a lot on training the body to help you provide more power, consistency and accuracy to you
47). The Jet-Lagged Golf Swing
The golf travel industry is huge. Destination resorts such as Myrtle Beach, Hawaii, Palm Springs, and Phoenix are springing up all over. Develope
48). Improve Your Golf Swing By Improving Your Tempo
We have all heard the word tempo in relation to the golf swing. Announcers on television speak of the “great” tempo Ernie Els has in his golf swing. What does tempo mean to the amateur and their golf swing?
Tempo in the Golf Swing
Tempo in the golf swing is a combination of many parts. Tempo is part timing in all aspects of the golf swing. It is part sequencing of each position within the golf swing, and it is part “feel”.
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