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Increase
Golf Swing Speed Easily
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by: Mike
Pedersen
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Golf
swing speed is an elusive term for
most amateur golfers. We’ve all
heard of it and know it relates
somehow to longer drives, but how can
we increase golf swing speed quickly
and effectively?
Do you think it’s swing harder? Have
you tried that approach? What
happened? I can take a wild guess. The
ball didn’t go anywhere! You were so
tense that your golf swing speed was
actually much slower.
That’s not what you want!
So how do you achieve the ever-elusive
higher golf swing speed?
It starts with your engine. Your core.
The center of your machine. The
stronger and more flexible you get
your core, the faster the arms, hands
and club will come through without
swinging harder. Resulting in longer
and much straighter drives.
Just take a look at the main movement
in the golf swing!
It’s rotational!
In ALL sports movement…what dictates
the power? One guess. It’s your
core. That’s why athletes spend so
much time throwing weighted medicine
balls, pulling weighted cables and
doing tons of twisting exercises with
resistance.
The same approach should be taken for
the golfer wanting to improve golf
swing speed. Start with simple
rotational exercises that incorporate
both strength and flexibility like the
seated rotation with a club.
• Sit upright with a club on your
shoulders behind your neck.
• Grab each end with your hands.
• While facing forward, focusing
straight ahead, rotate to the right
and back to the left.
• You will feel tight and restricted
at first.
• Maintain an erect posture with
eyes straight ahead.
• Do this slowly at first, then
build up the rate of speed.
• Rotate back and through 10 times
for 3 sets.
This is a starting (basic) core
exercise that will make a HUGE
difference if you haven’t worked on
your core before. You will notice a
difference in your range of motion and
power output on the course quickly.
You would then progress up to more
resistance related rotational
exercises with handweights, tubing
(cables), weighted medicine balls and
even weighted clubs.
With just a little bit of effort you
will see a dramatic increase in golf
swing speed!
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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