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Golf Conditioning For The Golfing Athlete
Drop 5 to 10 strokes of your game
with proper golf conditioning
Every golfer wants to play better golf, and golf is a highly athletic event! The most common method used to achieve this goal is a combination of professional lessons and more practice. Although this approach seems logical, it is the very reason many golfers end up injured and rarely reach their potential. Why? Simply, because few golfers associate the need for improved physical conditioning with their quest for improved performance.
Fitness Together approaches golf conditioning in a truly sport specific manner. Our program is built entirely upon the principles of functional exercise. Unlike exercise programs developed upon a bodybuilding format, or upon muscle isolation exercises, functional exercises are designed to restore balance, lengthen, strengthen, and coordinate movement patterns specific to the golf swing. The human brain does not think in terms of isolated muscles. Instead, it recruits groups of muscles in uniquely programmed sequences. A golfer's conditioning program must therefore be designed to integrate the whole body.
There are 4 physical factors that must be addressed in order to help the golfing athlete. These are flexibility, stability, strength & power. It is important to address these factors in the correct order.
Flexibility The first step in the Fitness Together golf-conditioning program is to improve flexibility, as this is the catalyst for all subsequent aspects of golf conditioning. Stretching allows the development and maintenance of optimal joint range of motion in the golfer's body. When the golfer is not flexible, the body's biomechanics are altered, progressively disrupting swing mechanics. In other words, optimal joint range of motion is a biomechanical prerequisite of the golf swing. Once flexibility is restored to appropriate areas and the musculoskeletal system is balanced, then stability can be handled.
Stability Stability is important since a stable body creates a solid framework or all movements and activities. Additionally, a stable, well-balanced body is less likely to be injured. What exactly does stability really mean, and how does it apply to the game of golf? There are two key types of stability. The first is the ability to remain in one position (static) for a period of time without losing good structural alignment. The second type of stability is the ability to keep all working joints in optimal alignment during any given movement. When you have inadequate postural stability, you have a very poor chance of ever reproducing a good shot consistently.
Strength When stability is achieved, strength can be built using functional movement patterns that will readily transfer to the game of golf. The need for strength can't be overstated.
Power Finally, the last progression is to develop power. The more power a golfer can transfer from his or her body through the club to the ball, the father he or she will be able to drive the ball.
Conclusion You can drop 5 to 10 strokes off your golf game if you incorporate these tips in your workout. Any attempts to improve golf strength or power without first restoring flexibility and stability will always prove to be less fruitful and more likely to lead to injury!
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Serving the following areas: Cohasset, Scituate, Hingham, Hull, Norwell, Duxbury, Marshfield, Kingston, Plymouth, Pembroke, Massachusetts and Surrounding Areas
Michelle Cox
Fitness Together
790 C.J. Cushing Hwy. (3A)
Cohasset, MA 02025
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