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Weight
Training for Golfers Is The Missing
Link To A Great Game
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by: Mike
Pedersen
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Weight
training for golfers may sound
exhausting to you and even an
oxymoron, but I can tell you it’s
not a secret anymore. Weight training
for golfers is a must if you want to
achieve your highest level of golf
performance.
You don’t need to fear it! Embrace
it and realize you will not only play
your best golf…you will feel better
than you have in years! I receive
dozens of emails everyday from golfers
who were skeptical, but gave it a shot
and their results are amazing!
Worst case scenario for some of them
is better health. The time you spend
working on your golf swing technique
is critical to your success. Some of
these golfers embarked on one of my
weight training for golfers programs
and didn’t put any time on the
range.
The result for just a small percent of
them was more energy, less aches and
pains, and a dramatic drop in
bodyweight. Needless to say they were
still more than thrilled they did it.
But for the majority of these golfers
I hear from have results that have
evened amazed me. Increases of up to
50 yards on their drives! Slashing
their handicaps by up to 8 strokes!
And even winning their Club
Championships!
These are very exciting emails to
receive…and it’s proof that weight
training for golfers DOES work! I can
say with every fiber in my body, that
if you improve your body’s ability
to move from both a strength and
flexibility standpoint, it is
virtually impossible to not see
improvement in your golf swing and
game.
Don’t you think if you could make
just a little bigger backswing you
would hit it further? Or, if your
lower back muscles were a tad bit
stronger, you wouldn’t walk off the
course with an aching back? I know
you’ll agree with me.
Weight training for golfers is not
going into a gym and plopping down on
a machine. This does nothing for your
golf game! Golf is played “on your
feet”, and in a very dynamic
position (golf posture), that requires
a unique set of muscular strength,
endurance and flexibility.
The right program is one that involves
balance and coordination exercises,
along with sequence of motion
movements with resistance. This
resistance can be as simple as
exercise tubing, hand weights, or even
weighted medicine balls.
Just take a look at the demands the
golf swing puts on your body and
you’ll soon realize your weight
training for golfers program needs to
be dynamic. One that incorporates
movements similar to your golf swing
in both body positions and movement
patterns.
Seek out a qualified golf trainer who
has a proven track record with
golfers. One of the most affordable
ways is to search for golf fitness,
golf training or even golf exercises.
Remember if you use google, which is
maybe how you found this article, the
first few colored results at the very
top are “paid advertisements”. The
ones with the white background are the
organic or real search results.
There are many choices out there. Just
do your research and you’ll be on
your way to starting your weight
training for golfers program.
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
fitness training site - Perform
Better Golf.
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