Stretching For Golf

Stretching For Golf Isnt What You Think





Stretching for golf is critical to slowing down the rapid decline senior golfers

experience, as well as reducing the stress on the muscles, ligaments, tendons and joints.

The golf swing puts a tremendous amount of pressure on the body, and unless you are

participating in a consistent stretching for golf program, you will be a statistic.



The statistic Im talking about is being one of the millions of golfers who arent improving

and who are injured at some point every season you play. Does this sound like you? If

so, keep reading to find out how you avoid being a statistic, and instead be one of the

very few who actually improve and play their best golf.



The golf swing is dynamic. What I mean is it involves motion. This motion needs to be

fluid, tension-less, and powerful. The only way to accomplish this is with dynamic

strength and stretching drills aimed specifically at your golf swing faults.



This approach to golf improvement is not utilized among most amateur golfers, but if

done correctly will take your game to the highest level in the quickest amount of time.



In most of the golf fitness books, videos and articles you read, you will see the golfer

holding a particular stretch for up to 60 seconds.



Let me ask you this!



Do you ever hold any part of your golf swing when youre playing or hitting balls? I dont

think so. So why would you train your body in this fashion? You wouldnt! You would

look at certain positions in the golf swing and incorporate dynamic (movement) stretches

to improve those positions in an efficient manner.



For example, lets say you are having a tough time making a full backswing. The

backswing is a fluid and tension-less movement that is destroyed when you add tension

or restriction to it.



Instead, you would make some backswing moves, going as far as you can, then a little

farther and releasing it. Doing this 8-10 times throughout the day. You can do this in your

office or at home. No need for a gym or workout gear.



Grab a short iron, stand tall with your arms extended straight out in front of you. The

club will be horizontal to the ground at about chest height. Now rotate back as far as you

can without too much hip rotation, then rotate through as far as you can with more hip

rotation just like your golf swing.



Now this is a dynamic movement that will greatly improve your bodys ability to turn

back fully and through to a complete finish for maximum power and distance.



In closing, dont get me wrong!



You can definitely do static stretches and not hurt your golf swing. But the emphasis

should be on more dynamic stretches, and less holding stretches to maximize your

golfing potential.



As you can see, this is a much different approach to stretching for golf.



About the author: Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf performance experts in the

country, author of the Ultimate Golf Fitness Guide -

http://www.ultimategolffitnessguide.com and founder of several cutting-edge online golf

performance sites. Visit his new golf swing improvement site at

http://www.performbettergolf.com