Golf Fitness Exercises to Perform After Your Round of Golf
Posted: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
by Sean
Sean Cochran Enterprises
Golf fitness exercises performed after a round of golf can benefit your golf swing. Typically, after finishing the 18th hole we will head to the 19th hole for a little rest and relaxation. On Tour it is not uncommon to see players head back out to the practice area for extra work after a round.
This is absolutely a choice you may decide to make, and a good one in my mind, but regardless if you head back out to the range or into the clubhouse: five minutes of flexibility exercises can do wonders for your game.
Empirical evidence suggests many amateur golfers do not have the flexibility to execute the golf swing correctly. This results in the development of compensations in the swing, which in turn causes miss-hits, bogies, and scores that go higher rather than lower.
In order to stretch those "tight" muscles causing restrictions in your golf swing flexibility exercises are required. The implementation of flexibility exercise post-round can be of even greater benefit because of the timing.
After a round of golf your body is warmed-up, "loose" from the activity, muscles have been active, and the core temperature of the body is elevated.
This situation bodes extremely well for the benefits of flexibility training. Research indicates when a muscle is "warmed-up" and "loose" the ability for it to stretch and increase its' level of flexibility is much higher.
So it only makes sense if you are "tight" and your golf swing is suffering, the addition of some post-round flexibility exercises will provide you benefit. Often as I have stated previously the most common areas of "tightness" in the golfer are the lower back, hamstrings, and shoulders.
An easy post-round flexibility exercise you can perform before heading to the 19th hole is the Pyramid. It is a great flexibility exercise for your lower back and hamstrings.
Begin by separating your feet wider than shoulder width, legs straight, and toes pointed forward. Slowly lower your hands to the ground in front of the hips. A stretch should be felt in the hamstrings at this point.
Hold this position for 20 seconds and then slowly walk your hands to the right foot, keeping both legs straight. A stretch should be felt in the left hamstring at this point, hold the stretch again for 20 seconds, and then slowly repeat to the stretch to your left.
Remember how a series of golf fitness exercises after a round of golf can improve your game. Taking a few minutes after your round for some flexibility exercises can do wonders for your game in the long run and it is probably well worth the time.
Sean Cochran is one of the most recognized golf fitness instructors in the world today. He travels the PGA Tour regularly working with professional golfers, most notable PGA and Masters Champion Phil Mickelson. To learn more about Sean Cochran and his golf fitness exercises and training programs go to http://www.seancochran.com
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