USGolfer.net Golf Tip for Janruary, 2002.

Off season golf tips training tips that will help get you in shape for next season.

As I mentioned in a previous lesson, preparing your body for the golf season with proper conditioning is one of the three ways to improve your play in the off season and to avoid injury during the season. In this article, I will offer you some of my favorite golf exercises and conditioning drills.

Before you being any exercise program you should consult with your regular physician.

Begin with some general conditioning before moving into golf specific exercises. Find an aerobic activity that you like and commit to it 3-4 times per week for one hour. My personal favorite is cardio-kickboxing because it works all of the muscle groups and like golf, requires good balance. Start slowly at first and increase the intensity of your conditioning as your fitness level improves. If you prefer to see a personal trainer, choose one that has some golf experience.

Spend two to three weeks on general conditioning before beginning your golf exercises. This is usually enough time to increase your energy level and get you into a regular habit of exercising. Once you begin your golf specific conditioning, you can alternate theses sessions with your aerobic activity.
The following drills will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and should be done 3-4 times per week.

What you need:
1. Weighted golf club - My favorite is The Distance Builder by Golf Fitness, Inc. If you don’t have a weighted club, you can make one by putting sand or steel shot into the shaft of a regular club.
2. Medicine ball (5-10 pounds)

Drill One (hands): With your weighted club, get into your golf posture at address. Take your regular golf grip. Now hinge your wrists up and down moving the club-head to waist high and then back to address. Do 8-10 repetitions Repeat 3X.

Drill Two (arms): With the weighted club, get back into your address position. Now slowly move the club into the back swing to waist high. At this point your hands should be over your right foot and the club shaft should be parallel to your toe line. Then continue to the top of the bask swing, back down to the waist high, to the impact position, to waist high in the follow through and to the finish. Hold each position for 5-10 seconds. Repeat 3X. Hint: Do this drill in front of a mirror to check your positions and to develop a link between what you see and what you feel.

Drill three (trunk): Now take the medicine ball and hold it in front of you. Take your position with your hands under the ball. Now pivot your body to the right, turning your shoulders 90 degrees and then back to address. Then turn to the left and back to address do 8-10 repetitions. Repeat 3X.

If you would like instruction from Bill Mory, you can learn more about him and his course by visiting meridiansun.usgolfer.net

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