As you have probably heard and read many times since, serious golfers everywhere are now understanding the importance of taking the time to invest in their body to conditioning their ultimate swing machine and improve their golf performance. In fact, if you are serious about improving your golf game and you're not doing any physical conditioning off the golf course, you are in the minority and are probably reaching half of your potential.
Golfers of all levels are reaping the rewards of golf specific fitness. Weekend golfers, juniors, amateurs, men women, boys and girls. My oldest golf fitness client has been Sixty Eight, the youngest six! So as you can see, age is no barrier, nor is it an excuse not to be including regular exercise into your daily life. The benefit of also enhancing your golf performance is certainly a bonus.
Golf fitness is far from what most people think it is. Golf fitness usually does not involve lifting heavy. It does however involve intricate conditioning exercises and drill to enhance all the components of fitness which in turn improve golf performance. We are ultimately training not only the muscle, but also the central nervous system. Improve strength, power, mobility and flexibility throughout the joints required for efficient golf mechanics.
Efficiency is the key, and this is where the science begins. Conditioning is a science, so too is 'movement'. The golf swing is a very dynamic and complicated movement which takes considerable time to perfect, if ever. Strength and stability in some areas, mobility and flexibility in others, and movement across multiple planes ensure that golf is likened to other sports such as baseball and even Muay Thai. The ability to generate maximum power at impact, train the muscles to contract in the most efficient order to enhance consistency, effortlessness. Improving movement also ensure golfers remain injury free, and can create larger forces without placing added stress on joints such as the lower back, shoulders and wrists - all very common injuries with golfers.
So where do you start if you've never exercised before? If you really want to be a successful golfer, you must follow these 6 principles which are
6 Keys to Improved Golf Fitness Prowess
1. Increase dynamic flexibility.
While performing typical stretching exercises can improve static flexibility - that is, when the muscle remains a certain unchanged length. The golf swing requires a much more extreme range of motion and therefore requires dynamic flexibility beyond the static range. This means you need an individualized exercise program to increase dynamic flexibility in the joint that require a larger range of movement. Particularly the shoulder joint.
2. Build total body strength,
The body will only function at a level as strong as its weakest link. If one area of your body is weak, then your performance on the golf course will be limited. These weaknesses will result in poor swing mechanics and common swing faults. A weak left hip or glute muscle will lead to a 'slide', reducing the body's ability to create maximum power and club head speed at impact. Resulting in less distance and overcompensation to other weaker muscles and joints.
3. Develop core strength.
Most people think the core is your abs and lower back however your core actually covers all muscles from your chest, torso down to your knees. Your core is where you maintain stability and develop strength and power in your swing. A few abdominal crunches just won't strengthen your core. Core muscles must be strengthened while standing up, which is 'functional' and more specific to playing golf.
4. Maximise power.
Power equals speed times strength. your ability to demonstrate your strength faster. That means increasing club head speed which ultimately leads to longer drives. A faster club head speed means longer drives. Correct muscle sequence, on through difference planes of movement on a strong foundation and stance will help increase your ability to swing the club faster and develop maximum power. Your fitness program must therefore include strength, speed and power exercises.
5. Hit more quality balls at the range.
I understand that most golfers just enjoy hitting golf balls so they hit tray after tray of balls in every practice session. Focus on hitting quality practise shots, rest between shots to ensure adequate recovery and minimise fatigue. Fatigue leads to poor swing mechanics, swing faults and a higher risk of injury. Many golf injuries occur at the driving range more than the course. Something I tell all my golf fitness students is 'practice doesn't make perfect, Perfect practise makes perfect. Aim for quality of movement, set objectives for your session, warm up properly (dynamically) and make improve your golf.
6. Hire a qualified golf fitness professional.
A 'golf fitness' professional can identify your strengths and weakness which are affecting your golf game. They can then identify your specific needs and design an effective golf conditioning program which will save you the time, money and give you more bang for your buck with your golf game.
What should you expect from your golf-conditioning program?
1. You become more teachable.
Often, a teaching pro can give you advice or a swing fault correction to compensate for a physical limitation such as a lack of flexibility or poor core strength. This is also a great way to get injured. You will also be able to get into those positions that your teaching pro needs you to be in, you are more aware of your body and follow your pro's advice and instructions with quality and ease.
2. More consistency
Proper golf conditioning program will improve consistency by optimizing your flexibility, strength, and power to reproduce your ideal swing consistently. Remember we are conditioning your nervous system, your control centre so you can perform your optimal swing repeatedly, time and time again.
3. Longer Drives.
Increasing your strength and power increases your club head speed and stability. Simply put, the harder you hit the ball, the further it goes - simple physics. Some of my clients have increased their drives by 60 yards over 3 months, and an increase of 20 yards in as little as a week is quite the norm at our performance studio.
4. More energy
When I ask my clients how they feel after the 9th, or even how my professionals play on day 2 or 3, the answer is always the same. I played badly, ran out of gas, couldn't concentrate and couldn't maintain my form! Correct and effective golf conditioning programs will increase your energy levels, allowing you to play your eighteenth hole as well as your first.
Daniel Remon is Thailand's first and only TPI certified golf fitness specialist. He trains many of Thailand's leading professional golfers, trains the national team players in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and China and is also the dedicated golf fitness expert for the Nick Faldo Series. The Titleist Performance Institute is the leading golf fitness performance centres based on 13 years of research studying the best golfers in the world and how the body affects their golf game. Using the same testing and golf fitness programs as the PGAT and LPGA Tour players. For more information contact Daniel at daniel@fitcorpasia.com or visit http://www.fitcorpasia.com, http://www.bettergolffitness.com
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