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Improve your swing
The game of professional golf has transformed over the years.
Many spectators, journalists, and pros themselves state that
golf is now a game of power. Driving distance is integral
to winning on Tour, club manufacturers gear much of their
advertising around the “power game”, and it is a wish of most
every amateur.
Improved distance off the tee or with any club on the course
requires increased clubhead speed. Clubhead speed is a product
of power in your golf swing. Increasing the power in your
golf swing will improve your clubhead speed. Equaling more
distance on every shot you desire.
The question to ask is how do you increase the power in your
golf swing? Three components exist directly affecting the
power in your golf swing:
1) Efficiency of Your Golf Swing Mechanics
2) Power Generating Capacities of Your Body
3) Equipment
Review of the list indicates three integral components exist
that directly affecting your clubhead speed. First and foremost
are your golf swing mechanics. Golf swing mechanics can either
be efficient or inefficient.
Efficient golf swing mechanics allow for you to input the
greatest amount of power developed within your golf swing
into the club and golf ball.
Inefficient golf swing mechanics result in the exact opposite.
Inefficient swing mechanics create what is described as “energy
leaks” within your golf swing. “Energy leaks” cause less power
to be translated to the club and golf ball. This is because
large amounts of energy are lost during the mechanics of the
swing.
Again, to improve your clubhead speed and the power outputs
within your golf swing. It is necessary to develop efficient
golf swing mechanics.
Secondly, equipment does play a role in your clubhead speed.
The technological advances in both club and golf balls have
an effect. The key to increasing your power outputs in relation
to equipment is to get the correct club and ball for your
swing.
Matching up your swing and swing speed with the correct equipment
will allow you to get the most clubhead speed out of your
swing. For example, if your average swing speed is 95 and
you are using extra stiff shafts. This could easily result
in a loss of clubhead speed in your swing.
It is strongly recommended you get fitted for your equipment.
Getting fitted matches up the correct equipment with your
swing. Allowing you to get the most “bang for your buck” in
terms of your golf swing.
Finally, we come to the topic of this article and that is
your body. Your body has a direct affect on clubhead speed.
It is your body swinging the club, and generating power within
the mechanics of the golf swing.
That being said, developing power within your golf swing
is directly related to the ability of your body to generate
power. Often times this is the forgotten component by many
amateurs in relation to developing power.
In order to increase the power outputs in your golf swing
it is necessary to implement golf fitness exercises into your
training program.
Golf fitness exercises increase the ability of your body
to generate power within the golf swing. Resulting in increased
clubhead speed.
What is the best golf fitness exercise to increase power
in your golf swing?
Before answering that question we must look at the mechanics
of the golf swing. The golf swing is both a linear and rotational
movement.
Composed of finite biomechanical movements performed in a
specific order. In addition to performing the biomechanics
of the golf swing in a specific order, timing each movement
is also required.
In order to perform the mechanics of the golf swing correctly
it is necessary for the body to have certain levels of flexibility,
balance, strength, endurance, and power built within the body.
If one does not have these physical parameters developed
within the body to a certain level. The ability to perform
the mechanics of the golf swing efficiently, and generate
power will be compromised.
The answer to the question of the best exercise for improving
the power in your golf swing is not one specific exercise.
Improving power in your golf swing requires a “basket or
exercises” including flexibility, balance, strength, endurance,
and power training.
A combination of flexibility, balance, strength, endurance,
and power exercises are the key to enhancing the power in
your golf game.
To summarize, improving the power in your golf swing consist
of;
1) Efficient golf swing mechanics, 2) Proper equipment, 3)
Golf fitness training.
The combination of these three components result in increased
clubhead speed in your golf swing.
Not one single golf fitness exercise can improve the power
outputs in your golf swing. It is rather a combination of
flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, and power training
exercises that enhance clubhead speed.
Implement a comprehensive a golf fitness program into your
schedule will undoubtedly increase your clubhead speed, driving
distance, and overall performance on and off the course.
Sean Cochran
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