In the videos below, golf strength and conditioning coach, Jamie Greaves, demonstrates how 10 exercises can give your golf game a huge boost. Combine any four to six exercises (along with some simple golf stretch exercises) to make either full body, lower body or upper body workouts.
Don’t worry if you have little or no experience when it comes to working out. As you will see, these exercises can be scaled according to your fitness levels and experience. What’s more, many of the best golf workouts came be performed in the comfort of your own home, and without lots of equipment. Are you ready to boost your golf fitness? Let’s get started…
1 Squats
Every golfer that I train does some form of squat – they’re superb for increasing lower body mass, strength and power which, of course, will help boost clubhead speed. In fact, golf squat exercises are one of the most effective exercises out there for increasing swing speed. In addition, they’re really good for mobility through the ankles, knees and hips, as well as core control and trunk control, which are also really useful attributes for golfers.
2 The Hinge
When we get into our posture, we actually have to push our hips back – so we get into a bit of a hip hinge in the set up anyway. By reinforcing this pattern, it can only be good for the swing. As with squatting, these lower back exercises for golf developing mass, strength and power in the lower body, but here there’s more emphasis on the muscles of the backside – so the hamstrings, glutes and lower back. If we can build a more robust body, particularly through this area, it’s going to be really helpful in lowering injury risk, too. The other major benefit is improved grip strength – it’s working the wrists, elbows and forearms, which can translate to more clubhead speed.
3 Horizontal Push
I think there’s a big opportunity for female golfers and juniors in particular to increase clubhead speed by developing more upper body strength and power. For many, it’s easier to develop lower body strength, so I see this type of…
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