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Golf
Core Exercises For More Power
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by: Mike
Pedersen
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Golf
core exercises. You hear that phrase
quite often on the television by the
commentators referring to the area a
lot of the touring pros focus on to
improve their power output and prevent
low back injuries.
Vijay Singh for example uses weighted
medicine balls to work his golf core
muscles throughout the whole week of
the tournament. In fact his caddie is
his rainier. How convenient! The best
of both worlds!
But hearing the phrase golf core
exercises and knowing what your core
is are two different things entirely.
As a fitness professional it’s easy
for me to throw out that phrase often
to impress would-be clients or
customers to my golf fitness training
products.
But that’s not the case.
Understanding what your core is and
how it plays a critical role in
producing maximum power injury
prevention and even stability is very
important. Once you know…you’ll
soon realize this may be your missing
link to a great game.
This area (core) starts roughly at
your belly button and goes up to the
bottom of your sternum. It is the
engine of your body and awareness of
your core affects golf the most. Think
of it as the link in the chain that
needs to be the strongest, not the
weakest.
Two simple golf core exercises that
will quickly strengthen your core is
ab crunches and back extensions. These
would be your initial exercises to
give you the strength to move onto
rotational exercises that put a little
more stress on your spine if the
muscles aren’t conditioned enough.
Once you’ve accomplished the above
golf core exercises, you can move on
to a crunch with a twist and a back
extension with a twist. This will hit
your rotational strength right
away...which will quickly equate to
greater power output and distance.
You can then progress up to standing
on your feet doing several different
variations of rotational movements
with a single dumbbell, standing
upright and also in your golf posture.
Now that you have a basic
understanding of golf core
exercises…you hopefully will see how
important it is in your overall golf
improvement plan.
So next time you hear the phrase on
the television…you’ll know what
golf core exercises are.
About The Author: Mike Pedersen is one
of the top golf fitness swing trainers
in the country, author and founder of
several cutting-edge online golf
fitness sites. Take a look at his just
released golf fitness dvds and manual
at his golf
swing trainer site - Perform
Better Golf.
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