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Power
Golf Exercises That Are Proven To
Add Distance
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by: Mike
Pedersen
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Power
golf exercises are a unique set of
exercises that you do not do in a gym
on machines, nor do you lift heavy
weights. For that matter, you can do
simple power golf exercises right in
your home with minimal equipment.
You see…to improve the power in your
golf swing, you need to look at the
mechanics that create the power.
It’s not your arms swinging the club
as hard as you can! It’s not your
legs driving your body through the
swing! And it’s not swinging some
funky 50 inch shaft with a 600cc
titanium head either.
It’s quite simple!
The power in your golf swing is your
CORE!
Your core is the engine to your swing.
If your core is weak or inflexible,
you will never be able to hit a
powerful tee shot. This is harsh…but
very true!
The modern power golf swing is one of
being “connected” with your upper
body. Not letting your letting your
arms get separated from your body.
Rotating your upper body as a whole,
over a somewhat stable lower body will
produce maximum power at impact.
So the perfect power golf exercises
involve rotational movements with
resistance in your core area. The are
many exercises you can do that will
dramatically improve your driving
distance and power…and no gym
required!
A simple power golf exercise for your
core is my Seated Twist w/Dumbbell:
• Sit upright in your chair.
• Hold single dumbbell straight out
from chest with arms fully extended.
• While keeping your head focused
straight ahead, rotate your arms to
the right, then to the left as far as
you can go both ways.
• Do this non-stop for 20 total
rotations.
• Pause for 15 seconds and repeat 2
more times.
At first you will feel very restricted
in your midsection. That’s a sign of
how limited your rotational
flexibility really is. But do this
exercise daily and you will see
improvement quickly.
The next time you step out onto the
course, you’ll blast your drives up
to 20 yards further!
As you can see above…the key is
ROTATIONAL exercises with resistance,
whether it be a single dumbbell,
exercise tubing or even a weighted
golf club.
Doesn’t matter what you use, as long
as it is up to 5 pounds in weight and
you can handle it easily in both
hands. If you’re already in good
shape go for 10-15 pounds and increase
your rate of speed. This will both
improve your “fast-twitch” core
muscles and also your range of motion
for a bigger backswing and a complete
follow through.
So you see…I wasn’t fibbing! It
doesn’t take a gym or fancy
equipment to do effective and proven
power golf 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 power
golf swing site - Perform Better
Golf.
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