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Golf
Balance Exercises To Create A
Rock-Solid Golf Swing
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by: Mike
Pedersen
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Golf
balance exercises should be a must for
every amateur golfer. One of the
biggest issues with most amateurs is
balance, stability and body control in
their golf swing.
So often I see a golfer swinging
outside their physical capabilities
and losing their balance, resulting in
a severe mishit that will end up being
a double or triple bogey.
There is a physical requirement to
maintaining your golf balance
throughout your swing. The golf swing
position commonly referred to as golf
posture is a very unnatural position
for the body to be in at address, let
alone throughout the swing.
Having a forward tilt over the balls
of your feet require a high level of
both strength and flexibility in your
hamstrings. Just get in your golf
posture and reach back behind your
upper leg to see how tight your
hamstrings are.
If your hamstrings are tight and/or
weak, you will have no chance at
maintaining your golf posture and
ultimately balance throughout your
golf swing.
How about your quadriceps?
The play a critical role in keeping
your golf swing stable. Rotating your
upper body around a somewhat fixed
lower body takes a tremendous amount
of leg (quad) strength. Also your
quads help maintain your knee flex
that you had at address. If your quads
are weak, your legs will straighten,
causing you to come out of our swing.
As you can see, your golf balance
requires muscular strength and
flexibility. Without it, you’ll be
falling all over your swing forever!
One great golf balance exercise
(drill) is swinging and actually
hitting balls on one leg. Give it a
try! You’ll soon find out how
difficult it is. But stick with it,
and you’ll become a pro at it. If
you can hit straight balls on one leg,
using both legs will be a cinch.
In all of my advanced golf performance
training programs, I have the golfer
do a majority of their strength
exercises on one leg. It is brutal! It
takes so much focus and concentration,
you’ll be sweating before you even
grab the weight.
I have literally dozens of golf
balance exercises in my dvds, books
and websites that will dramatically
improve your balance, stability and
overall control. It’s amazing how
many emails I get from golfers who
thought these golf balance exercises
were easy until they did a full set of
just one exercise.
They thought differently after that!
This could be your missing link to a
great game! Focus on those golf
balance exercises!
About The Author: Mike Pedersen is one
of the top golf performance swing
trainers in the country. Golf
Magazine's expert at GolfOnline.com,
author and founder of several
cutting-edge online golf performance
sites. Take a look at his just
released golf performance dvds and
manual at his golf
swing fitness training site -
Perform Better Golf.
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