Golf Stretches Articles

1). Golf Drills To Improve Your Game By : Susan Hill
Many people believe that simply getting out on the course and playing as often as they can is practicing their golf game. While playing often does help you improve, to really see improvement you need to perform golf drills that will target very specific components of your game so you can improve them. Just getting out on the course means you could just be “practicing” the same errors, drills focus on golf mechanics and will fix those errors.
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2). Quick Golf Tips for Restoring Muscle Imbalances By : Susan Hill
As a golf biomechanic, my focus is on looking for areas of poor flexibility and muscle imbalances which effect the mechanics of the golf swing and create opportunities for the body to break down in injury. Each of these situations presents possibilities for improvement in your swing as well as keeping the body in an injury free state. When the body is out of balance, this means some muscles are shorter than normal and some muscles are longer than normal.
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3). Increase Your Rotational Strength For A More Powerful Golf Swing By : Susan Hill
Every golfer dreams of a fluid, unhindered golf swing. So why do so few of us actually achieve it? The culprit is usually a weak core and poor posture. You should aim for a healthy 60-degree rotation in your trunk if you want to achieve a free, smooth golf swing. Here are two simple exercises that you can perform to improve trunk rotation: 1. Improve Rotational Flexibility Sit straight on a stool with your feet firmly planted on the ground.
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4). Golf Specific Core Exercises Improve Your Drive Distance By : Susan Hill
What if I could give you three important exercises for golf and you were able to hit the ball further than you’ve ever hit it before? What if these exercises could be performed with a minimal investment of time and required no equipment. How about if I made it so simple and convenient you could simply perform them in the evening in the comfort of your own living space? What are you waiting for…let’s get started.
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5). 3 Key Elements to a Golf Specific Fitness Program By : Susan Hill
Many of the top touring professionals know that winning on the tour today takes much more than a great game of golf. It means understanding every aspect of their physical and mental being and what factors influence their performance. Gain a competitive edge in your next round by integrating these three key elements into your current fitness program.
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6). Integrate Dynamic Stretching Into Your Pre-Round Routine By : Susan Hill
Flexibility has been singled out as one of the most important components of the golf swing. Any time you have tight muscles your body responds in restricted movement. So, optimal flexibility becomes the key to freedom of movement in the swing. Any time you can enhance your flexibility, you have the potential to lengthen your golf swing and create greater club head speed.
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7). Increase your Flexibility with These 3 Key Golf Stretches By : Susan Hill
Why is it a golfer rarely asks for a full 20 minute extensive warm up routine prior to golf, but rather those two or three key stretches guaranteed to yield the best results in the shortest period of time? No matter how hard those in the golf fitness arena try and convince golfer’s to stretch prior to a round of golf, our efforts are often fruitless.
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8). Golf Elbow Or Tennis Elbow – The Tell Tale Signs By : Susan Hill
Many athletes suffer from pain in their elbow that is generally attributed to repetitive stress. Golfers and tennis players are susceptible to conditions that are very similar to each other; they are called golf elbow and tennis elbow. Sometimes it may be a little hard to tell the difference between the two conditions. But there are signs that can distinguish between the two.
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9). 2005 US Open Winner - What Does It Take? By : Susan Hill
As the 2005 US Open began in Pinehurst, NC, the name Michael Campbell wasn’t being touted as likely to finish first. Michael had attempted in four previous Opens and had not survived the weekend. Fortunately his final round of 1 under 69 gave him the two stroke lead he needed to earn a victory over the top ranked player in the world, Tiger Woods. How.
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10). The Absolutely, Positively, Best Way To Get Outstanding Results With Your Golf Swing By : Sean Cochran
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.
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11). Golf Fitness Exercises For The Woman Golfer By : Sean Cochran
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.
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12). How Do The Golf Pros Train? By : Susan Hill
Before any golfer, pro or otherwise, picks up a club, they look at the capability of their body versus the requirements of the swing. What exactly does this mean? Most of us are aware that golf requires rotation at the hip joints, shoulder joints and spine. So, what if a golfer has a very tight low back or any restrictions in their shoulders? Well, the obvious answer is that any loss of range of motion creates swing flaws in addition to injuries.
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13). The Best Way To Eliminate Lower Back Injuries In Golf By : Sean Cochran
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.
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14). Golf Fitness Training Improves Your Golf Swing With Core Training By : Sean Cochran
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.
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15). The Best Golf Fitness Exercise To Improve The Power In Your Golf Swing By : Sean Cochran
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.
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16). An Easy And Simple Golf Conditioning Program By : Jack Moorehouse
Your body dictates your golfing ability. There’s no way around it. If you’re fit, chances are you’ll play better golf. If you’re not fit, chances are you’ll play poorly. While you should stay in shape all year round, the winter is great for starting a golf-specific fitness program. Regardless of age, gender, or playing level, participating consistently in a golf-specific exercise program pays dividends in your game and in your life.
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