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The short game for the professional, amateur, junior,
or woman golfer is an integral part of golf. A good
short game can be the difference between a good score
and great score. Often times golf fitness exercises,
the woman golfer, and short game are not connected.
The reality is golf fitness exercises can be a great
benefit to the short game of any woman golfer.
The short game does not necessarily require the power
associated with tee shots where golf fitness is a
benefit, but rather in a different set of requirements.
The short game requires a great deal more finesse.
Finesse in terms of finite control of the distance,
spin, and carry of every shot. This type of finesse
requires more motor control from the nerves and muscles
of your body. Increasing the motor control (i.e. the
ability of your body to execute finite actions) can
occur through the utilization of golf fitness training.
The specific type of golf fitness training that can
improve the motor control is classified as balance
training. This type of golf fitness exercise trains
both your nervous and muscular systems of the body.
As a result these exercised improve the interaction
of your nerves and muscles. One of the benefits of
this type of golf fitness training is the ability
of your muscles to control movement more efficiently.
As a result the ability to control finite movements
becomes much easier. This lends itself to improvement
in your short game.
In addition to improving the motor control of the
body for short game shots, balance training can in
addition improve your “feel”. Feel is
a term used to describe the ability of the woman or
any other golfer to know where their “body is
in space”. This concept explains how a golfer
can feel the club head, know the position of the body,
be aware of weight shifts, and body angles. All of
which are important aspects of developing a good short
game. Balance training exercises within a golf fitness
program can improve the “feel” within
in your short game.
One of my favorite balance training exercises for
golf is the airplane rotation. Before performing this
or any other golf fitness exercise, make sure you
are in good health, and cleared by your physician.
Begin this exercise by placing your feet together,
bend at the hips so your back is flat, and chest is
parallel to the floor. Extend your arms straight out
from the shoulders, keeping eyes focused on the floor.
Lift the right foot off the floor and balance your
weight on the left foot. Once the weight is balanced
on the left foot, extend the right leg back from the
hip. The right leg should be parallel to the ground.
Attempt to keep the right leg straight throughout
the entire exercise. Begin the exercise by rotating
the left arm downward towards the floor. At the same
time, rotate the right arm upward. Continue to rotate
to a position where the left hand is directly above
the left foot, and the right hand is pointing straight
up. Return to the starting position and repeat.
Outside of improving motor control and “feel”
golf fitness exercises can benefit the short game
and woman golfer in another area. It is well known
short game shots require “more” from the
hands and forearms. Short game shots require acceleration
of the club head through the ball, bouncing the club
on sand shots, and at times moving through thick rough.
All of which ask more from these body parts. As a
result increasing the strength in the hands and forearms
can benefit the short game. Golf fitness exercises
can do just that! These types of golf fitness exercises
develop increased levels of strength in the muscles
of the hands and forearms. As a result the ability
to hit chips and pitches from the rough, the bouncing
of the club in heavy sand, and accelerating through
the shot becomes much easier.
Some easy to perform hand, wrist, and forearm golf
fitness exercises to improve your short game are ball
squeezers and towel wringers. Both of these simple
to perform golf fitness exercises will improve your
strength in these integral parts of the body for the
short game. As with airplane rotations before attempting
these or any other golf fitness exercise make sure
you are in good health and cleared by a physician.
Ball squeezers can easily be performed with either
a tennis ball or racquetball. Simply place the ball
in your palm and squeeze with your fingers. Hold the
“squeeze” for 2 seconds and release. Repeat
for 10-15 repetitions and proceed to towel wringers.
Grasp a towel in your hands and “wring”
the towel. Perform the wringing of the towel in both
a clockwise and counterclockwise direction. Again,
perform 10-15 repetitions of this golf fitness exercise.
To summarize, the short game for the woman, junior,
amateur, or professional is of great importance. Improving
your short game can mean the difference between a
good round and great round of golf. The finesse required
in the short game can be improved through the utilization
of golf fitness exercises. Balance exercises within
a golf fitness program are the type of exercise that
can improve the finesse of your short game. Additionally,
the short game requires high levels of hand, wrist,
and forearm strength. Simple to perform golf fitness
exercises can improve the strength in these integral
parts of your body for the short game. So remember,
utilize balance and strength exercises in a comprehensive
golf fitness program to improve your short game.
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Sean Cochran is one of the most recognized golf fitness
instructors in the world today. He travels the PGA
Tour regularly with 2005 PGA & 2004 Masters Champion
Phil Mickelson. He has made many of his golf tips,
golf instruction and golf swing improvement techniques
available to amateur golfers on the website www.bioforcegolf.com.
To contact Sean, you can email him at support@bioforcegolf.com.
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