Flexibility For Golf

Flexibility For Golf Will Not Be Lost

With Weight Training





There is no doubt that body flexibility is extremely important for golf and to golfers.

Little wonder that one of the biggest fears amongst many golfers looking to improve their

game is that of losing their flexibility as a result of weight training that builds muscles

and stretching exercises.



This is one of the reasons why many amateur golfers still avoid joining golf-specific

exercise and conditioning programs. They mistakenly link every weight-training program

with muscle building and bodybuilding.



Although it is true that muscle building and body building will tend to make somebody

stiff, the facts are that weight training can either be used for body-building and building

of muscles, or it can be used to build strength. The golf specific weight training

programs are aimed at building strength and endurance. Not muscles. A genuine golf

exercise program will have nothing in its weight training routine to remotely relate it to

muscle or bodybuilding.



In fact stronger and conditioned muscles will tend to dramatically improve flexibility for

golf, rather than reduce it. Flabby, weak, unexercised muscles are the ones that will tend

to be very stiff and over time will take away the flexibility for golf in anybody.



Stretch exercises, which work best with strengthened muscles are very effective in

helping to increase flexibility. These exercises usually have a major impact on the

quality of the golf swing for most players.



Therefore it is not true that incorporating dumbbells into golf specific exercises makes a

golfer lose flexibility. Rather the entire program plays a major role in enhancing

flexibility for golf and the results from players who have tremendously improved their

game, speak for themselves.

About the author

About The author: Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf fitness experts in the country,

author of the Ultimate Golf Fitness Guide, and founder of several cutting-edge online

golf fitness sites. Check out his new golf fitness site at Perform Better Golf.