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i know this has been posted before, but there are a lot of questions that haven't been answered in the previous threads. Like many others seeking to increase their swing speed, my size puts me at a slight disadvantage (5'4" 105 lbs.). I know the one of the keys to hitting the ball longer is making consistent solid contact. However i want to know which muscles are responsible for generating swing speed, and how to strengthen them.

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It depends what kind of swing you have. Are you a one planer with lots of body / core involvement? A two planer with less big muscle involvement, more fine muscles for squaring up the club face?
You really can't go wrong with strengthening your legs, core and forearms. Being shorter and not as heavy I'm gonna guess your swing is more 2 plane as it can generate more power from extra leverage. If that is case really legs / core and flexibility will get you the biggest bang for your buck.

Honestly though do not overlook how hitting the ball efficiently on the face will increase distance and control. I think lots of people overlook that and just try to get their swingspeed higher. That tactic is misguided IMO.

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i know this has been posted before, but there are a lot of questions that haven't been answered in the previous threads. Like many others seeking to increase their swing speed, my size puts me at a slight disadvantage (5'4" 105 lbs.). I know the one of the keys to hitting the ball longer is making consistent solid contact. However i want to know which muscles are responsible for generating swing speed, and how to strengthen them.

any normal weight training excercises will help you tremendously. it's not like you're going to lose distance by getting stronger. i know there is a lot of science involved at the professional level, but bench presses, leg presses, RUNNING, arm curls, lat pulldowns, and did i mention RUNNING, will get you started until your skill catches up with your conditioning.

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Good info, I was wondering the same thing. I'm about 6 foot and lost alot of muscle due to a car accident year ago and wasthinking about hitting the gym and not leaving until I looked like Camillo. Like he says 120=330 I wonder if putting on a bunch of muscle would actually increase swing speeds 20 mph ? I mean look at chuck howell he's a little guy and pounds it

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I think, I am no doctor, mind you, that flexibiity is just as important to strenght in the golf swing for distance. Being able to coil completely and unleash at the ball will give you more power in your swing. Bigger muscles will as well. But, first things first, hitting the ball SQUARE will give you the most bang for your buck so to speak.
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pure muscle size won't add much distance. It doesn't hurt, but it won't get you the pound / yard distance you might think. Flexibility and efficiency combined get you the most increase. The added weight/strength will help on control and you will be more stable from a balance aspect which will reduce mishits. Again, muscle doesn't have a directly correlation to distance.

It does however have a direct correlation to how much tail you'll get with the ladies though. :)

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Start a workout routine incorporating medicine balls. Strength is great, but if those muscles arent trained to fire fast, your speed is not going to increase. I would stay away from doing alot of bench presses as previously posted, as they will do nothing for your swing speed, only reduce your ability to coil. Legs and core is where power comes from, so this should be a main focus for your training, although training all body parts is highly recommended. As previously posted, no training will get you the results that finding the center of the clubface will. Consistent impact is of paramount importance.
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You are not at a disadvantage due to your size, rather what is your flexibility?
If you can make a full shoulder turn to 90 degrees or left shoulder over the ball, you can hit the ball a long way. Look at all the young children who hit it long early on. The key to power is to create lag early in the backswing and save it in the downswing. Lag is wrist cock. You will see if you focus on creating and saving lag you take your arms out of the swing and use your core muscles to pivot and swing creating lots of power and swing speed. If you are like most who play and hit from the top, no matter how much you condition, power will be elusive. Learn to create and save lag.
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A lot of good advice in the previous answers. Flexibility is so crucial, followed by strength, and get a driver that fits you.

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Being shorter and not as heavy I'm gonna guess your swing is more 2 plane as it can generate more power from extra leverage.

I actually have a one plane swing. I know hitting it square and creating lag in the swing is extremely important, above all else. it's just that being small i open to anything that will help me hit the ball farther. My ball striking has improved a 100% and i've gained nearly 20 yards from it. As far as flexibility, I can easily make a 90 degree turn, if not more, so that is not much of an issue.

I noticed bwinger made a comment about training muscles to fire quickly, and that bench presses will not help. Other than exercising with a medicine ball, what other exercises will help me to do this?

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god i feel like an idiot...

can't believe i didn't mention that EVERYONE should have a heavy club such as the momentus or something to that effect. it might not straighten out your swing as good as they say it does, but it sure will build those golf muscles.

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Strengthen your abs - they're at the core of your swing.
Their responsible for your turn and retention of your spine angle.

Oh, and to help gain distance on all your clubs, retain the wrist cock deep into the downswing.

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Strengthen your abs - they're at the core of your swing.

So i guess guys like JD or Kevin Staddler get that core from somewhere else, cause they certainly hit it a ton, without abs.

However having said that, you want to be physically fit regardless... you want strong abs to release preasure being put on your lower back.
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So i guess guys like JD or Kevin Staddler get that core from somewhere else, cause they certainly hit it a ton, without abs.

They may have a lot of body fat, but I'd bet they have a stong mid section underneath. You can't hit the ball that far with arm swing and no core strength.

There are alotta guys out there who are overweight but are also as strong as a horse.

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Great point powerfade. When I started fitness training I thought that getting a 6 pack mid section was all about crunches and exercises but quickly realized that to have a lean midsection you need to eat well to shed that layer of fat on top of the muscles. It's a misconception that people don't have a strong core if they have abdominal fat. Don't take that statement as me condoning excess abdominal fat, it's totally unhealthy.
Bottom line is that having a spare tire on your strong core won't cost you any power or distance. It's all about the muscles underneath that spare tire.

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Regarding the original question, regardless of what swing you use...think about where your body is positioned at the top of the back swing and where your muscles are at impact. These are some of the muscles that help take you from a starting point (where you are going 0 mph at the top of your back swing) to whatever your swing speed is at impact. The faster you can go, the farther you'll hit the ball (many amateurs swing around 70-95 mph, many pros swing around 105-130 mph, and the top long ballers can swing 135 to over 150mph).

For me in particular as a right-hander and with my swing-style, some of these downswing muscles are:

Inside of my left forearm
Outside of right forearm
Right triceps
Right chest
Right obliques
Left quad
Left adductor
Right abductor
Right hamstring

Doing exercises to strengthen these muscle groups will help out quite a bit. It was mentioned to stay away from bench presses, but I think they are fine because they work your chest and triceps. But regardless of the exercise, be careful how you train. You can certainly add muscle, mass, and strength...but if you are training slowly you will be building slow-twitch muscle fibers and may actually slow your swing down. To get fast, train fast.

Some of the other posts here are good too.

Golf fitness has become really popular in recent years, but being fast and fit are two different things. You can be the great shape and not hit the ball far at all, and you can have a big ol' spare tire around your belly and crush the ball.

Don't sacrifice swinging fast at the expense of good contact. You can lose 20 yards on your drive by missing the sweet spot as little as 1/2 an inch.

And getting your equipment custom-fit and possibly going with a shorter driver to make good contact are good thoughts. I've hit two drivers that looked very similar but were different in loft, weight, length, shaft flex, and I literally hit one 50 yards further than the other.

Hmmm...although I DO advocate and enjoy flexibility and stretching, I don't agree that flexibility is absolutely necessary to hit the ball a mile. Neither Sean Fister (a Remax World Long Drive Champion) or JB Holmes (PGA Tour) swing to parallel...and they have plenty of distance.

And I have mixed feelings about heavy clubs. While they can help your golf swing strength, if you train slow with them you may be getting stronger but slower. Like I mentioned above, to get fast you must train fast. The danger of this with heavy clubs is you can get injured if you don't warm up properly first. So use them with caution.

For those that are interested, I've got a whole web site dedicated to building swing speed.

Jaacob
http://www.swingmangolf.com

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I noticed bwinger made a comment about training muscles to fire quickly, and that bench presses will not help. Other than exercising with a medicine ball, what other exercises will help me to do this?

Plyometrics, find someone who teaches the principles and applies them towards golf. I made a post about it here

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showthr...?t=4992&page;=2 Cheers, huk-
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