Using a golf training club is one of the most effective ways to increase golf swing speed and power. You can’t get anymore golf –specific than using a golf training club.
There are many golf training clubs on the market and new ones coming out every year; but the one I’m talking about is a weighted golf training club. When you can literally mimic your athletic movement with resistance, you stand the make the biggest improvement…and quickly.
The goal of most strength coaches and trainers is to come up with exercises that closely resemble that particular athletic movement, but with some for of resistance. It could be handweights (dumbbells), medicine balls, tubing, or even a stability ball.
The direct impact on a golfers swing using a golf training club is an almost immediate increase in driving distance. This is because you are training your golf muscles during the movement, through the same (or even bigger) range of motion, with many repetitions.
A secondary benefit of using a golf training club that’s weighted is promoting an increase in backswing and follow through range of motion. This equates in more power at impact. Golfers are always trying to find ways to improve golf flexibility and power; and this is one way to do it.
Using a golf training club won’t be the cure to all your physical ailments and limitations, but will give you a head start on swinging with higher clubhead speed.
Just think about it! Swinging a golf training club won’t improve hamstring flexibility, nor will it strengthen your lower back. There are many specific areas of the body that don’t get worked when swinging a golf training club.
This is where you would do specific golf exercises, stretches and drills to isolate those weak areas to greatly improve your overall golf performance and prevent future injuries.
Another benefit of a golf training club that’s weighted is a quick warm up before you hit balls at the range or even play. Swinging it 20-30 times will quickly get your golf muscles prepared to hit balls more effectively.
Just beware! When you swing it before practicing or playing, you’ve got to swing your regular clubs, and hit balls with them, to make sure your sequence of motion is correct, before you hit the course.
As you can see, there are many benefits of using a golf training club; so go out and get one. They are a great training aid as part of your ‘off-season’ training program.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
The Simple Golf Swing Review
Let me start off by saying that I was extremely leary about buying something off of the internet to help improve my golf swing. And come on, "The Simple Golf Swing"?
Everyone knows a perfect golf swing like Tiger Woods is anything but simple. After reading some of the testimonials and since the price of the book was so low (I spend more on golf balls) I decided to buy the book because it is 100% guaranteed - if it sucked I would just get a refund.
One of the main reasons I decided to buy the book was because I don't have time to have a golf trainer or practice all the time. So I decided to buy the book and I spent a few hours reading it from front to back over and over. I decided I would just print the book out and bring it with me to the golf course in the morning so I didn't forget anything. Let me just put it this way, my friends were amazed at my golf swings and were convinced that I had a personal golf trainer.
The first day that I had tried out the tips that I got from the Simple Golf Swing I improved my handicap from a 17 to a 13. I improved my accuracy and distance hitting the golf ball as well.
This was just my first time using the Simple Golf Swing tips and they were definetly helping my golf swing. Two days later I went back to the course and had even better results. It was a rainy day, so I wanted to test out some more tips that were in the Simple Golf Swing book. My first tee I had a great hit even with the wetness of the ball and club. I have never had a ball fly this straight and high in the rain before. Every hole after the first was the same. I would've never dreamed of making such solid contact thru 18 holes. The ultimate test came on the 5th hole where I'm sitting at 200 yards out in the middle of the fairway on an uphill par 4. I grab my 3 iron which still looks new from lack of use and I nail it within 15 feet of the hole. I wound up shooting 80 and the only reason that I was that high, was club selection between my sand and pitching wedge. I was getting so much action on my sand wedge that 3 times I hit the front of the green and it sucked right back off the green. That's the first time that has ever happened to me. To top things off my playing partner, seeing me hit so well, asked me what I'd changed. I gave him a brief lesson and within two holes he's hitting them a far and as straight as I've ever seen him.
I honestly recommend The Simple Golf Swing even if you already think you are Tiger Woods. A lot of people have had success with The Simple Golf Swing and you can read more testimonials on their website.
Everyone knows a perfect golf swing like Tiger Woods is anything but simple. After reading some of the testimonials and since the price of the book was so low (I spend more on golf balls) I decided to buy the book because it is 100% guaranteed - if it sucked I would just get a refund.
One of the main reasons I decided to buy the book was because I don't have time to have a golf trainer or practice all the time. So I decided to buy the book and I spent a few hours reading it from front to back over and over. I decided I would just print the book out and bring it with me to the golf course in the morning so I didn't forget anything. Let me just put it this way, my friends were amazed at my golf swings and were convinced that I had a personal golf trainer.
The first day that I had tried out the tips that I got from the Simple Golf Swing I improved my handicap from a 17 to a 13. I improved my accuracy and distance hitting the golf ball as well.
This was just my first time using the Simple Golf Swing tips and they were definetly helping my golf swing. Two days later I went back to the course and had even better results. It was a rainy day, so I wanted to test out some more tips that were in the Simple Golf Swing book. My first tee I had a great hit even with the wetness of the ball and club. I have never had a ball fly this straight and high in the rain before. Every hole after the first was the same. I would've never dreamed of making such solid contact thru 18 holes. The ultimate test came on the 5th hole where I'm sitting at 200 yards out in the middle of the fairway on an uphill par 4. I grab my 3 iron which still looks new from lack of use and I nail it within 15 feet of the hole. I wound up shooting 80 and the only reason that I was that high, was club selection between my sand and pitching wedge. I was getting so much action on my sand wedge that 3 times I hit the front of the green and it sucked right back off the green. That's the first time that has ever happened to me. To top things off my playing partner, seeing me hit so well, asked me what I'd changed. I gave him a brief lesson and within two holes he's hitting them a far and as straight as I've ever seen him.
I honestly recommend The Simple Golf Swing even if you already think you are Tiger Woods. A lot of people have had success with The Simple Golf Swing and you can read more testimonials on their website.
Friday, February 9, 2007
Better Golf Solutions
Better Golf Solutions Start With One Simple Approach
Better golf solutions is a mystery for the average golfer. Finding the magic bullet that’s going to cure your game overnight isn’t going to happen. In looking for better golf solutions, you’ve got to think about what’s the main reason you’re not making a sound, repeatable golf swing that generates power and accuracy?
Common approaches to better golf solutions are taking more lessons; buying new golf equipment that will hopefully make up for your swing faults (such as offset/oversized drivers and irons); purchasing training aids that promise the world, but end up in your garage gathering dust or being sold on ebay; or going to the range with a new level of practice commitment.
The six million dollar question! Did it help? Are you happy with your results?If the answer is yes…congratulations on your success! If the answer is no, than what in the world is left? You’ve done everything right? I want you to think real hard for a second.What one thing is critical in swinging a club, hitting the ball square and long, and producing results?
YOU!
You dictate your outcome!Let me explain.You body has a current level of physical capability. It is what it is. Whatever that level is, will be your outcome. No ifs, ands, or buts about it! You will never consistently play to what you think your potential is until you improve your “physical capabilities”!
If golfers knew this little secret, they’d save hundreds, if not thousands of dollars a year on lessons, gimmicky training aids, equipment and range fees.
You are an athlete! A golf athlete! You’ve got to “prepare your body to perform”.What other athletic event do you know of where the athlete just shows up without working on his/her physical attributes?
None!
I hate to be so blunt, but it is a fact. Only until you realize this, and take it to heart will you achieve your golfing goals. Your BODY determines your outcome. Your BODY makes your golf swing. Your BODY physically plays for 18 holes. Your BODY dictates your confidence. I hope you’re getting the point here.
I can’t say this strong enough!
Take the approach like an athlete and you will never have to think of better golf solutions.
Need more help ? Click on Golf Fitness Guide in the left margin of this page.
Better golf solutions is a mystery for the average golfer. Finding the magic bullet that’s going to cure your game overnight isn’t going to happen. In looking for better golf solutions, you’ve got to think about what’s the main reason you’re not making a sound, repeatable golf swing that generates power and accuracy?
Common approaches to better golf solutions are taking more lessons; buying new golf equipment that will hopefully make up for your swing faults (such as offset/oversized drivers and irons); purchasing training aids that promise the world, but end up in your garage gathering dust or being sold on ebay; or going to the range with a new level of practice commitment.
The six million dollar question! Did it help? Are you happy with your results?If the answer is yes…congratulations on your success! If the answer is no, than what in the world is left? You’ve done everything right? I want you to think real hard for a second.What one thing is critical in swinging a club, hitting the ball square and long, and producing results?
YOU!
You dictate your outcome!Let me explain.You body has a current level of physical capability. It is what it is. Whatever that level is, will be your outcome. No ifs, ands, or buts about it! You will never consistently play to what you think your potential is until you improve your “physical capabilities”!
If golfers knew this little secret, they’d save hundreds, if not thousands of dollars a year on lessons, gimmicky training aids, equipment and range fees.
You are an athlete! A golf athlete! You’ve got to “prepare your body to perform”.What other athletic event do you know of where the athlete just shows up without working on his/her physical attributes?
None!
I hate to be so blunt, but it is a fact. Only until you realize this, and take it to heart will you achieve your golfing goals. Your BODY determines your outcome. Your BODY makes your golf swing. Your BODY physically plays for 18 holes. Your BODY dictates your confidence. I hope you’re getting the point here.
I can’t say this strong enough!
Take the approach like an athlete and you will never have to think of better golf solutions.
Need more help ? Click on Golf Fitness Guide in the left margin of this page.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
A Better Golf Swing
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.
For more information, click on Golf Fitness Guide or The Simple Golf Swing in the left
margin of this page. These are two great resources to improve your game.
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.
For more information, click on Golf Fitness Guide or The Simple Golf Swing in the left
margin of this page. These are two great resources to improve your game.
The Solution To Golf
Into the hands of Hugh McKay, a golf club was gently pressed one day.
A game for life his friend would say, good exercise, great fun,
you must learn to play.
A simple machine this wand like toy, but oh, what a challenge for
man or boy.
The premise is simple, hit it straight and far, use just enough strokes,
into the hole for par.
Where then is the challenge, where is the thrill, in hitting a little
white ball sitting still.
In no other sport is there a simpler task, for there you must strike
the ball flying past.
So off to the links Hugh headed one day, this game for an athlete should
be no problem to play.
But try as he may, try as he might, the ball always took a contrary flight.
Sometimes to the left, but most often right.
He would hit it too hard, then he'd hit it too light.
He studied and practiced, a plan he had laid, but the harder he worked
the worst that he played.
Then one day after a very long round, he was determined the root
of his problem be found.
For at baseball and tennis he'd played with a flair, but at golf his game
was just pitiful to fair.
It must be so simple, it can't be that hard, when a teenage girl can
play like a star. To answer his question he went to the bar.
He drank and he pondered, he pondered and drank.
If his question were answered, it'd be whiskey to thank.
The solution came easy, after a plenty to drink.
The problem with golf,
Too Much Time To Think!
A game for life his friend would say, good exercise, great fun,
you must learn to play.
A simple machine this wand like toy, but oh, what a challenge for
man or boy.
The premise is simple, hit it straight and far, use just enough strokes,
into the hole for par.
Where then is the challenge, where is the thrill, in hitting a little
white ball sitting still.
In no other sport is there a simpler task, for there you must strike
the ball flying past.
So off to the links Hugh headed one day, this game for an athlete should
be no problem to play.
But try as he may, try as he might, the ball always took a contrary flight.
Sometimes to the left, but most often right.
He would hit it too hard, then he'd hit it too light.
He studied and practiced, a plan he had laid, but the harder he worked
the worst that he played.
Then one day after a very long round, he was determined the root
of his problem be found.
For at baseball and tennis he'd played with a flair, but at golf his game
was just pitiful to fair.
It must be so simple, it can't be that hard, when a teenage girl can
play like a star. To answer his question he went to the bar.
He drank and he pondered, he pondered and drank.
If his question were answered, it'd be whiskey to thank.
The solution came easy, after a plenty to drink.
The problem with golf,
Too Much Time To Think!
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