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Golf Swing Weight Training A New Approach
Golf swing weight training is as specific as you can get in regards to golf training to improve power, distance and iron yardages with every club. Wouldn’t you love to add 10 yards to every iron? Instead of a 150 6 iron, you’re hitting a...
golf tips - chipping tips
chipping tips
Chipping tips are boring to most of us. Instead of learning how to pitch, chip, and putt better, all of us tend to want to blast our driver when we get to the driving range.
If you're really serious about lowering your golf...
Golf With Tony
Golf With Tony Did I ever tell you about the time I called my cousin Rick to round out a foursome with Tony Kukoc (one of the World Champion Chicago Bulls)? Rick's a big guy, he's got a great sense of humor and we usually end up having a lot of...
Power Golf Exercises That Are Proven To Add Distance
Power golf exercises are a unique set of exercises that you do
not do in a gym on machines, nor do you lift heavy weights. For
that matter, you can do simple power golf exercises right in
your home with minimal equipment.
You see...to...
What Should I Know About Biomechanics of the Golf Swing?
If you’ve read some of my articles in the past, we focused a lot on training the body to help you provide more power, consistency and accuracy to your golf swing. Today, we are going to get a little more scientific. So hang with me. I am going...
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How to Unleash Your True Golf Potential (Part 1)
Time and time again we see today’s golfers out on the driving range trying to better their game. Whether it’s working their short game or driving the long ball, hours upon hours are spent on trying to master proper technique in order to take strokes off their game. What most golfers are unaware of is that the proper technique they are striving for is often hampered by something call muscle imbalance. Muscle imbalances are postural deficiencies that will cause faulty movement patterns, discomfort or even pain during activities such as a golf swing.
Muscle imbalances can be caused by many other factors besides golf, for example sedentary lifestyle, occupation, and injury just to name a few. Repetitive movements such as a golf swing can cause muscles on one side of the body to tighten while the apposing muscles become weak and lengthened. This will often result in the loss of power and accuracy in a golfers swing. For a golfer to achieve his or her true potential, one must correct these imbalances that are hampering their ability to perform proper technique.
Muscle balance can be achieved through a method of exercise
called Corrective Exercise. This type of exercise program focus’ on identifying and correcting both tight (short) muscles and lengthened (weak) muscles through a series of strengthening and flexibility exercises. Achieving muscle balance will result in a strong balanced posture and allow the body to perform at an optimal performance level (increased power and accuracy).
In Part 2 of this article I will discuss the particular muscle imbalance of the common golfer and the corrective strategies that will help them unleash there true golf potential.
For additional information please contact (Craig LePage) craiglepage@yahoo.com
Or log on to www.lakenormanfitness.com
Craig LePage, CSCS, NASM-CPT
About the Author
Craig is a well-known Fitness Pro in the Charlotte, NC area with over 12 years experience. Craig has written for Charlotte, NC area Newspapers, authored his own fitness & nutrition program and is a frequent guest on a Charlotte area radio show that focus’ on health and wellness. He has co-authoring a golf specific exercise book (Play Better, Longer – Golf) and is working on his third book.
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