Golf Training Exercises - Weight Training For Golfers

Here's one of many simple golf swing training exercises that will infuse power and distance with all golfers... no matter age, ability or current health and fitness level.

by Mike Pedersen, Golf Swing Training Specialist
Author - Power Golf Training Program

This is where the "rubber meets the road". If you want to hit longer golf drives that stay in the fairway, and don't take a toll on your body in the form of injuries, you've got to do some simple golf exercises, specific to your golf swing. These exercises are fun too! When you do them, you will know immediately that they will greatly benefit your golf swing.

I've heard horror stories of golfers hiring personal trainers in the gym, only to be sat down in all the machines, do a "general fitness" program that is not beneficial for golfers. You won't get that here! This is all about GOLF SPECIFIC TRAINING.

Muscles Used In The Golf Swing

There are specific golf muscles you should focus on to increase power and distance. Don't get me wrong though... EVERY major muscle in your body is used during a golf swing, but there are a few certain areas you should really focus on to get the most "bang for your buck" from your golf training. I don't want you wasting any time with exercises that will not enhance power and distance.

Core Golf Muscles

I'm sure you've heard that buzzword a time or two on the television when you're watching a professional tournament. It seems the commentators have learned a new word, so why not look good using it? It's kind of funny because most of these guys commentating wouldn't know their core from the toes, but they'll throw the word out. Anyways...I want you to think of the center of your core being your belly button. It can extend up to your abs to your sternum, and can go down through your hips at the bottom.

I want to show you a simple, fun and very effective core golf exercise. In the picture below, I'm sitting on an exercise ball, using a weighted medicine ball. If you don't have either, no worries...just sit in a chair holding a single dumbbell with both hands instead of the medicine ball. As you'll see, no gym required for any of my simple golf training exercises.

Instructions:

• Sit on exercise ball in upright posture with eyes looking straight ahead.
• Take medicine ball or single dumbbell in both hands and bring it to chest height.
• While looking straight ahead rotate slowly to the right. When it gets tight stop.
• Then slowly twist the other way, continuing to hold ball or weight at chest high./li>
• Go both sides 6-8 times, rest and repeat one more time.

Benefits to the golf swing:

• Improves core rotational strength for increased power during swing.
• Helps maintain perfectly erect posture of upper back during swing.
• Improves the "x-factor" between lower body and upper body for more stored energy.

This is such an easy exercise to do. Just ease into it, as to not rotate too far and cause undo stress on your lower back. Rome wasn't built in a day, so take it easy. You shouldn't even break a sweat with this simple golf exercises, and yet after just a few days of this, you will have a newfound amount of swing power, resulting in more yards off the tee.

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