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Golf
Fitness Helps Generate More Speed in
Your Swing!
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by: Sean
Cochran
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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. Swing speed is directly
related to the person swinging the
golf club. So the question to really
ask is:
How Do I Develop Huge Gains in My
Swing Speed?
Another term directly related to swing
speed and clubhead speed is power.
More Power = More Swing Speed = More
Clubhead Speed
Bottom line is we are looking to
increasing the power outputs of your
golf swing. This will allow for an
increase in swing speed. An increase
in swing speed translates to more
clubhead speed.
So how do we increase the power in our
golf swing?
Two aspects require tuning and
development of you wish to improve the
power in your golf swing.
§ Number One: Improve Your Swing
Mechanics
§ Number Two: Improve Your Body
Developing optimal swing mechanics is
the first part of the equation to
great power.
The golf swing is one of the most
difficult, finite, and complex
athletic movements performed. As a
result, it requires time spent on the
refinement of the movements involved.
Any athletic movement, the golf swing
included, can be performed efficiently
or inefficiently.
An efficient golf swing allows for the
highest percentage of power generated
by the golfer to be translated into
the club, and delivered into the golf
ball. An inefficient golf swing
decreases the amount of power
delivered to golf swing.
Efficient Golf Swing Mechanics = High
Power Outputs
Inefficient Golf Swing Mechanics = Low
Power Outputs
A pretty simple equation if you think
about it.
Now how do you develop efficient golf
swing mechanics?
Through a process of proper
instruction, proper practice, and
time. The body can learn either the
correct or incorrect way to swing a
golf club. In order to learn the
correct way to swing a golf club,
proper instruction is required.
Secondly, the body learns through
repetition. In order to learn
efficient golf swing mechanics it is
necessary to practice the correct way
to swing. Finally, this process takes
time.
The body will not learn how swing a
golf club correctly in a day. It takes
consistent time spent on the swing.
Putting it in math terms, the equation
for efficient golf swing mechanics is:
Proper Instruction + Proper Practice +
Time = Efficient Golf Swing Mechanics
Unfortunately, efficient golf swing
mechanics is only one-half of the
equation to increasing clubhead speed,
swing speed, and power.
The second half is your body.
The golf club cannot develop power on
its own. It is a combination of
developing efficient golf swing
mechanics and a body that can generate
power.
A Body that can Generate Power =
Increased Clubhead Speed
Your body swings the club through the
mechanics of the golf swing. In order
to perform this efficiently and
powerfully requires the development of
certain disciplines within your body.
Generating power in the golf swing
requires your body to be:
§ Flexible
§ Strong
§ Powerful
The development of these three
disciplines within your body allows
the foundation to swing the golf club
with more power.
If your body is inflexible, weak, and
powerless, generating clubhead speed
will be very difficult, let alone
performing the mechanics of the golf
swing correctly. How do you develop
such a body for the golf swing?
Quite simply by implementing a golf
fitness program. A golf fitness
program will develop the required
flexibility, strength, and power
required of the golf swing.
It comes down to this equation:
Efficient Golf Swing Mechanics + A
Flexible, Strong, & Powerful Body
= Increased Clubhead Speed
Put in place a plan to develop
efficient golf swing mechanics and a
powerful body. The swing speed and
clubhead speed you desire can be a
reality. Remember; proper instruction,
practice, time, and golf fitness
training are the keys to more power,
more swing speed, and more clubhead
speed.
Sean
Sean Cochran is one of the most
recognized golf fitness instructors in
the world today. He travels the PGA
Tour regularly with 2005 PGA &
2004 Masters Champion Phil Mickelson.
He has made many of his golf tips,
golf instruction and golf swing
improvement techniques available to
amateur golfers on the website
www.bioforcegolf.com. To contact Sean,
you can email him at support@bioforcegolf.com.
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