Static Golf Stretching

The above picture is me demonstrating a very effective static (holding) stretch for your shoulders and lower back. This would not be one you would do before practice or play.

The articles mentioning this negative view on stretching before golf are most likely referring to static/hold stretching (see above picture). This is where you get into a position and hold the stretch for 10,20,30 or even 60 seconds. This type of stretching is very effective on your “non” golf days. It’s a way to break through tight muscle fibers and get to higher levels of flexibility.

Unfortunately, before golf or practice is not a time you want to hold a stretch for longer than say 5 seconds. Doing so removes the sensory feelings you may have in your tendons, ligaments and even muscles, and when you go to fire them to swing up to 80+ MPH they are not ready for such a dynamic and explosive movement.

Dynamic Golf Stretching

The picture above is showing me demonstrating a movement, golf-specific stretching, rotating with a club back and forth in my golf posture. This will stretch your golf muscles specific to your swing. You will get to the first tee feeling very prepared to smack that golf ball.

Dynamic stretching is very effective in getting your body and muscles ready to perform at an optimal level. Focusing on muscles groups dynamically is the way to warm up for golf.

If you looking for a complete golf stretching program, including a dynamic golf warm up, you might want to take a look at our Total Golf Stretching ebook.

The hip region is a neglected area of the body for most golfers. Especially older golfers who may be battling a little arthritis in that area. My mission is to show you that simple exercises done daily can dramatically improve your golf swing and enjoyment of the game. And you don’t need a lot of equipment or a gym membership to do my golf training.

Golf Stretching DVD Program you can do in just minutes, click on the below button. If you’re not a DVD learner, you’ll want to check out my Total Golf Stretching downloadable ebook. Click here to find out more.

Just do this golf stretching exercise daily if possible, or at a minimum before your round and at the turn.

If you’re looking for a complete golf stretching program, you might want to check out my Golf Stretching DVD, where I’ve put together four 7 minute routines you can do throughout the week. So in ONLY 7 minutes, you’ve completed your golf stretching for the day!

If you’ve been struggling with your swing, and you want to find out how a golfer just like you finally found a way to play better, you’ll want to check out the improve golf swing success story he put together.

If one of the fittest golfers in the world (Tiger Woods) gets injured, what makes you think the average golfer, especially senior golfer won’t. Odds are they will, and will continue to until action is taken to strengthen and stretch muscles specific to your golf swing.

If any golfer thinks that being somewhat physically fit for golf is not advantageous, then I don’t know what planet you’re on. When was the last time you saw an unfit guy win on tour? Rarely ever! There’s a reason why. Don’t be in denial. Don’t be part of the masses of golfers who shun fitness, as you will also be among the masses who plays hurt all the time, and also watches your game decline year after year.

The focus of your winter (off season) golf program should be technique, golf swing strength and flexibility. That combination will dramatically improve your driving distance and even consistency. From now on I want you to think of the golf season as your time to prepare your body for the “next season”, not just a time to put the golf clubs away and forget about golf.

Like all other athletes in EVERY other sport, they all train in the off-season, so why wouldn’t a golfer do the same? It’s common sense to get better, you’ve got to put some “off the course” time in to see the results on the course. Doesn’t that makes sense?

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I know you’re time is limited with family obligations, and the holidays, but what if I told you, you could do a simple, easy and fun golf training program “in your home” with just a couple of pieces of very inexpensive exercise equipment in just a couple of minutes a day? Would you be interested? I think you would!

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I was really trying too hard with my arms, creating not only tension which slows clubhead speed, but making my upper body more dominant during the initial part of the downswing. This caused a whole host of issues with my swing, that resulted in the above mentioned toe shots, a lack of hip rotation and clearing through impact, a raising up out of my spine angle at impact, and a slight flip of the hands causing an early release through the ball.

With all that being said, I am now initiating my downswing with an emphasis on lower body weight shift/rotation and more importantly PASSIVE arms. I feel like my arms are now along for the ride, as opposed to them dominating my golf swing. This will take me some time to ingrain, but with my commitment to practice, I know I will get this, and have already seen some positive results on the practice range.

So when you are making your golf swing transition, and you want the proper sequence coming down, think passive arms, and a lower body shift/rotation. I think it will help you.

This is not so! It’s becoming more common to see the touring pro’s not reach parallel at the top, even with their golf driver. As long as you get a 90 degree shoulder turn with about half that in hip turn, you will have maximum clubhead speed, and better yet, more control over your golf swing.

I want to show you a drill you can do in your home, garage, office and of course on the practice tee.

See the club I have on the ground to the left of my right foot? See the club across my shoulders?. Match those up and you know you’ve made a full shoulder turn on your backswing.

Give it a try!

I am always on the lookout for golf swing trainers that will help golfers add more power and distance, and this one “fits the bill” completely!

It is now part of my power training routine, and I can already feel a difference in my flexibility and power.

It’s ONLY a fraction of the cost of a weighted club, and it’s the most portable of all of them!

Earlier we discussed power golf wrist hinge, and the correct way to do it, and now I want to give you a SIMPLE golf exercise to quickly strengthen your wrists for a powerful impact into that poor golf ball.

Stand erect with your arm at your side hanging long. Hold an 8 iron (I use my weighted golf club) in your hand with the clubhead on the ground. This puts your wrist in the uncocked (unhinged) position. Now, without moving your arm at all, raise the clubhead upward as high as you can, using only your wrist and forearm.

Slowly lower it back down and repeat 15 times. Switch arms and sides, and do 15 with the other arm. If you’re feeling spunky, do a couple of sets each arm. You’ll get a good burn in your forearm muscles.

This movement is identical to the movement of your wrist cock in your golf swing. Doing this simple golf exercise 2-3 times a week, will make a huge difference in your power, with strong wrists through impact.