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What
Are Long Drive Golf Exercises
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by: Mike
Pedersen
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Long
drive golf exercises can add up to 30
yards to your drives in a very short
amount of time. It’s quite obvious
to hit long golf drives you need to
have power. Power is the equivalent of
both strength and flexibility specific
to your golf swing.
The key to implementing long drive
golf exercises is to look at the main
movement in your golf swing.
What is it?
Is it a lateral movement
(side-to-side)? Is it a vertical
movement (up and down)? I’ll stop
the “twenty questions” and cut to
the chase.
It’s a ROTATIONAL movement!
Golf is rotational! You make a
backswing (rotate). And you make a
downswing (rotate).
If this is the case…what strength
and flexibility exercises should be
done to maximize your long drives?
You guessed it – ROTATIONAL
exercises!
You don’t need to go to a gym and
sweat for 2 hours a day. You don’t
even need to spend much on equipment.
All you need is you, a couple of
pieces of affordable golf exercise
equipment and a little creativity.
There are dozens and dozens of
rotational strength and flexibility
exercises you can do right in your
home or office that will reap HUGE
dividends on the course. In my 350
page Ultimate Golf Fitness Manual, I
have pages and pages of these strength
and stretching exercises for long
drives.
I’m a firm believer in working the
“total package” in regards to
exercising all the major golf muscles
in your body. Every golfer is
different, and has unique needs
(limitations) that should be
addressed.
The major muscles involved with long
drive golf exercises are the core
muscles (first-and-foremost), the
hamstrings, glutes and lower back
muscles.
The secondary (support) muscles for
incorporating long drive golf
exercises are the shoulder rotators,
forearms (wrists), upper back (lats),
and the hip girdle. These muscles are
“icing-on-the-cake” muscles in
regards to hitting power golf drives
every time you step on the tee box.
This is not rocket-science, but you do
need to make sure you are doing the
correct exercises that will give you
the biggest return on your investment.
I hope you have a better, initial
understanding of long drive 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 golf
swing tips site - Perform Better
Golf.
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