my new favorite golf exercise

[doublesuited77]

all,

just wanted to pass on a new golf exercise i've been using over the past few weeks which has made a material impact on my ball striking. I've tried lots of exercises over the past few years and most have done more harm than good. But this one really seems to work. In the past few weeks, my 8 iron distance has gone from 148 to 160 and i can't attribute it to anything else.


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A simple power golf exercise for your core is my Seated Twist w/Dumbbell:
�Sit upright in your chair.
�Hold single dumbbell straight out from chest with arms fully extended.
�While keeping your head focused straight ahead, rotate your arms to the right, then to the left as far as you can go both ways.


�Do this non-stop for 20 total rotations.
�Pause for 15 seconds and repeat 2 more times.

At first you will feel very restricted in your midsection. That's a sign of how limited your rotational flexibility really is. But do this exercise daily and you will see improvement quickly.

[binga7]

So does your whole upper body turn or just your arms only?

[GolfBear]

I'm struggling to understand how the holding of a weight in that position would help your golf swing? It will strengthen your deltoid and infraspinatus muscles but those muscles aren't integral to the golf swing. I think the biggest benefit would be the increased turn you're getting which is leading to increased clubhead speed.

As golfers we countless hours trying to perfect our swings and thousands of dollars in lessons, range balls and green fees yet flexibility may be the single most undervalued ability when it comes to a golf swing. Ironically it's free and can be practiced anywhere!

It's very difficult to get into the proper position if you physically can't make the movements :)

[NormH3]

I'm struggling to understand how the holding of a weight in that position would help your golf swing? It will strengthen your deltoid and infraspinatus muscles but those muscles aren't integral to the golf swing. I think the biggest benefit would be the increased turn you're getting which is leading to increased clubhead speed.

Just a guess on my part, but I think the weight is used to keep the hands together. Could probably use a piece of pipe and accomplish similar results.

[kafka01]

I'm struggling to understand how the holding of a weight in that position would help your golf swing? It will strengthen your deltoid and infraspinatus muscles but those muscles aren't integral to the golf swing. I think the biggest benefit would be the increased turn you're getting which is leading to increased clubhead speed.

If you are more of a hitter than a swinger that actually might benefit you, since you dont need that much of rotation you need as swinger (in case of flex), and one of the main power components is your right arm that a swinger doesnt use actively.

But then again, you mention it for core strengthening - how should that work? As Golfbear pointed out the core might not be really affected by it actually.

[Mattplusness]

there are plenty of other oblique exercises you could be doing as well. check out p90x's ab ripper and core synergistics if you really want to step it up