It’s Got To Be Golf-Specific To Improve Power
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I have seen so many “so-called” golf fitness systems that are really just “general” fitness in the gym. I see the pictures in these books and it will show a golfer (probably just a model) sitting on a leg extension machine supposedly doing golf exercises.
Here’s two immediate issues I have with this. First, in what part of the golf swing are you sitting? Second, in what part of the golf swing are you using just one muscle group in a “controlled” fashion?
The answer to both question is NEVER!
With that being said, if you see a book in the bookstore with golfers (models) sitting on machines, put that book down and keep looking.
Golf-Specific Exercise Requirement
1. Standing. The golf swing is on your feet, so many of your exercises should be done on your feet. In Mike Pedersen’s Golf Fitness System, he has up to 70% of his exercises and stretches on his feet, but he also uses a stability ball for working the core from both a rotational standpoint and stabilization.
2. In Golf Posture. The golf swing is very unnatural. You are bent over with your knees flexed, then you have to swing a 3 foot club around your body and not have too much extra movement laterally and up and down. Unless you train your body in this position, you won’t improve your golf swing. This is called, “sport-specific” training. You want to mimick the sport movement and incorporate resistance.
3. Rotational. What is the MAIN movement in the golf swing? It’s turning! Turning back on the backswing, and turning through on the downswing and follow through. So how would any exercises in a gym replicate this? They wouldn’t! That is why you must implement exercises that are rotational, and if they can be on your feet and in your posture, that’s even better.
I hope you now have a better understand of what “golf-specific” really means. That is why Mike Pedersen’s Golf Fitness Plan is the ONLY one I will ever endorse. He really has nailed it on the head!
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