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A Better Golf Swing Is Inevitable
By: Mike Pedersen
A better golf swing is inevitable…for any golfer, with the right
approach. It doesn’t matter age or ability. It’s a reality…and
can happen very quickly!
To achieve a better golf swing, a golfer needs to realize just
how physically demanding it is on the human body. You are swing
an object (golf club) at up to 100 mph. This puts a tremendous
amount of pressure on the joints, tendons, ligaments and
muscles.
If these tissues of the body are weak, tight or brittle they
will rupture and eliminate you from playing golf indefinitely.
If it doesn’t, your performance will pay the price. The outcome
either way is not what you want…but will happen without an
emphasis on strengthening these areas.
Along with strengthening comes stretching. Stretching muscles to
attain a better golf swing is common among most golfers.
Although it is common, most golfers don’t stretch. Why? Because
it is viewed as ‘work’. But if it were viewed as a form of golf
improvement it would be a different story.
Swing mechanics cannot be improved if your golf specific
strength and flexibility are ignored. It is an impossibility,
unless you compensate for this lack of capabilities in your golf
swing. Teaching pros are now starting to realize there is a
definite connection between golf swing mechanics and fitness.
But that’s where the BIG gap is. Between instruction and
physical fitness. This is the ultimate combination for total
golf performance and I have been preaching it for several years
now. When your physical capabilities are improved, your golf
swing mechanics become much easier to achieve.
The next time you visit your teaching pro, to achieve a better
golf swing, you’ll be able to do what he/she wants and the
desired outcome will be achieved. This outcome is inevitable
when you get your body moving better. Your golf swing mechanics
fall into place.
It will only be a matter of time when all golfers will approach
their golf improvement this way. It’s the only way that will
warrant lasting results and ultimately a better golf swing.
About the author: Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf fitness
experts in the country. He is Golf Magazine's expert at
GolfOnline.com, author of the Ultimate Golf Fitness Guide -
http://www.ultimategolffitnessguide.com and founder of several
cutting-edge online golf fitness sites. Visit his new golf site
at http://www.performbettergolf.com |
