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Golf Driver Tip To Remember
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by: Mike
Pedersen
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Every golfer wants
to know the best golf driver tip. I hate to disappoint you but there
are many great golf driver tips that could be the key to unlocking
monster drives for you. Every month the golf magazines have dozens
of tips in them, but none of them get to the root of the problem.
If I were to get the opportunity to write a golf driver tip for a
magazine, I’d say something against the norm. Something teaching
instructors wouldn’t want to hear. Do you want to know what it is?
It’s not some quick fix, because they never work long-term. The
“only” thing that works long-term is working on you.
Your body has a current level of physical ability. I don’t care
how many balls you hit at the range; how many lessons you take; and
what driver you’re swinging. Hitting the ball further takes an
increase in clubhead speed. Period. So hitting more balls or taking
more lessons won’t improve this.
The only thing that can improve clubhead speed is strengthening your
core rotational strength and flexibility. Your core is the engine to
your swing. A weak or inflexible core will not give you the results
you are looking for.
The golf swing a turn back and a turn through. Isn’t that about as
simple as you can make it? If that’s true, why wouldn’t you
improve your body’s ability to rotate quicker and more powerfully?
This is the ticket to longer drives!
There are many simple, yet effective core rotational exercises you
can do in your home, or even office to greatly improve your clubhead
speed and driving distance.
Do you want an easy one you can do right in your chair?
Cross your arms in front of your chest. Sit up tall and erect. With
a fixed head position, rotate to the right and left slowly. See how
far you can go. Do this without stopping. As you feel a loosening of
the core, start to rotate faster and faster. Do this 20 or 30 times
when you think about it and I guarantee you’ll feel it.
Since time is such a valuable commodity, you’ve got to get
creative. I’ve put together a complete section of my manual that
covers simples stretches and exercises you can do right in your
chair in your office. You can’t get more convenient than that.
I hope I didn’t disappoint you with this golf driver tip.
About The Author: Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf performance
swing trainers in the country. Golf Magazine's expert at
GolfOnline.com, author and founder of several cutting-edge online
golf performance sites. Take a look at his just released golf
performance dvds and manual at his golf
swing tips site - Perform Better Golf.
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Core
Flexibility Training Improves Golf Swing Power And Distance
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by: Mike
Pedersen
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Core flexibility
training is critical if you want to improve your golf swing power
and driving distance. Your core is the engine to your swing. If your
core is inflexible you will not be able to make a full backswing
with minimal tension.
Picture your core being the middle of your body. That’s as simple
as you can get it. It is mainly your abdominals, but can also
include glutes and lower back. This area of your body is the most
susceptible to injury.
That’s why the majority of amateur golfers have a low back injury
at some point in their golfing career. They have never focused on
core flexibility training, as well as core strength training for
more power.
To produce more power and distance in your swing does not mean
swinging harder with your arms. Haven’t you tried that before? If
so, did you hit it farther? I’ll bet not.
Just like hitting a baseball, tennis ball are even throwing the
discus in track and field, you use your core for most of your power.
You rotate with your core to create torque, then you unleash that
stored up energy into the hit, whether it be a baseball, tennis ball
or golf ball.
The more efficient you become with using your core, arms, shoulders
and hands in a sequenced motion, the added distance will come quite
easy. You’ll be shocked at how quickly your driving distance goes
up.
Core flexibility training incorporates “rotation”. Golf
stretching in this manner warrants the best results in the
shortest amount of time!
Every core flexibility stretch you do should involve some form of
rotating. This is very important since the golf swing is a rotate
(turn) back and a rotate (turn) forward. The more range of motion
you can achieve in your core area the more power you will produce.
Here’s a little test you can do while your sitting there reading
this article!
Put your arms across your chest, keep your eyes focused straight
ahead. Now rotate as far as you can to the right and make a not of
how far it is. Did you get to a 90 degree shoulder turn (that’s
where you need to be). Then rotate as far as you can to the left.
How far did you get.
This will be a “wake-up” call for many of you. If you find you
can’t rotate at least 70 degrees of center, you’ll have no
chance at maximizing your power and driving distance.
We do this simple core flexibility test seated to remove cheating of
the lower body. If you were standing, it would be very easy to
rotate your hips and get a bigger shoulder rotation.
Being seated removes this compensation!
A seated rotation is “true” core flexibility and range of
motion.
I hope I’ve educated you on the importance of core flexibility
training to improve golf swing power and distance.
About The Author: Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf performance
swing trainers in the country. Golf Magazine's expert at
GolfOnline.com, author and founder of several cutting-edge online
golf performance sites. Take a look at his just released golf
performance dvds and manual at his improve
golf swing site - Perform Better Golf. |
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Improve
Your Golf Swing by Focusing on Your Finish Position
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by: Sean
Cochran
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Watch the pros on
Tour and notice how in-control they look at the finish position of
the their golf swing. Why? Because they are!
They are in perfect balance. Even the pro who might look a little
“crooked” at the end of the swing has a balanced swing. Vijay,
who is slightly bent to the side at the finish position of his
driver, is still in perfect balance.
How often do you think an amateur practices or even thinks about his
or her finish position? Probably never. I would surmise that once
contact has been made with the golf ball, most amateurs’ thoughts
shift to the ball flight rather than where our body is finishing the
swing.
Why is the finish position so important to a successful golf swing?
And beyond that being in a balanced finishing position?
The finish position is directly related to two very important
concepts involved in the golf swing. Number one is swing plane and
clubhead is number two.
The swing plane is defined as the path on which the golf club should
travel upon during the swing.
A quick review of the swing plane tells us that beginning with the
address position, into the backswing, onto to the downswing, into
impact, to follow through, and completing with the finish position,
the golf club is intended to travel on a specific arch. This arch is
a result of the biomechanics of the golf swing sequencing properly.
In other words, everything working with the correct timing.
Think of the club traveling in a circle during the swing.
This imaginary circle is your swing plane and it dissects your back
shoulder on the backswing and transition phases of the swing.
Returns to the same position as you started at impact with the ball,
and dissects your front shoulder during the follow through into the
finish position.
If the golfer maintains the clubhead on this path during the swing
this is an indication that the mechanics of the swing are being
performed properly.
What does a balanced finishing position have to do with the swing
plane?
A balanced finishing position is yet another indicator that, number
one, the golf club is following the correct swing plane, and number
two, the golfer is performing the mechanics of the swing in the
correct sequencing with proper timing.
Secondly, the finish position is directly related to what is
referred to as “feeling” the clubhead.
Ask any Tour player they will tell you that they can “feel” the
clubhead at any moment during the swing.
Completing the swing in a balanced finish position requires you to
be “tension” free and feeling the club head through the entire
swing.
Now the bigger question is, how does the amateur golfer get to a
balance finish position?
Easier said than done. To develop “feel” in the swing, maintain
the proper swing path, and develop a balanced finish position
requires mastering three principles.
Principle number one is proper swing mechanics. In order to develop
“feel” and correct swing path requires the golfer to develop the
correct mechanics of the swing.
Not only do you need to learn the different fundamentals of the
swing, you need to train yourself to put these fundamental in proper
sequence.
Principle number two is the body. The body swings the club. Your
body must have the flexibility, balance capabilities, strength,
endurance, and power to perform the mechanics of the swing.
If the body is unable to take the club on the proper swing plane
because of a lack of flexibility or lacks the power to develop
clubhead speed. The ability to maintain a proper swing path, and
finish in a balanced position will be compromised.
Principle number three is practice. In order to develop the proper
swing plane, create “feel” for the club, master the mechanics of
the swing, and develop a body to support the swing, you must
practice the swing and train the body. Over time this will result in
the development of components of a proper golf swing.
The amateur will often leave out one of the three principles. If the
golfer does not practice, train the body, or develop swing
mechanics, it is unlikely ou will keep the clubhead on the correct
swing plane.
Bottom line, a balanced finish position is a very good indicator
that particular swing was efficient. It also should tell you that
your body is flexible, strong, and powerful.
About the Author
Sean Cochran is one of the most recognized golf fitness instructors
in the world today. He travels the PGA Tour regularly with 2006 PGA
& 2004 Masters Champion Phil Mickelson. He has made many of his
golf tips, golf instruction and golf swing improvement techniques
available to amateur golfers on the website www.bioforcegolf.com. To
contact Sean, you can email him at support@bioforcegolf.com. |
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The
Modern Golf Swing Is So Different
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by: Mike
Pedersen
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The modern golf
swing has evolved with this use of technology, both in equipment and
analysis; as well as the physical training the golfers now go
through. They are treating it like a sport and are preparing their
bodies accordingly.
When you read some of the older books on instruction and technique,
you will notice there was a lot of focus on the lower body. The
powerful driving of the legs both laterally and rotationally to
produce power.
The end result of this approach was undo stress on the lower back
due to the “reverse C” it caused in the finish. Just look at the
old pictures of the golfers in their finished position and you’ll
see the bowing of the body away from the target. |
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Because the golfers didn’t believe in
conditioning their bodies, the injuries to their lower backs was on the
high end. Many of them played with back injuries. It actually shortened
the careers of many of them.
Look at today’s senior players. They are playing well into their 60’s
and even early 70’s at a very competitive level. Why? Because most of
them have a modern golf swing and have prepared their body’s physically
to withstand the tremendous amount of pressure the golf swing puts on it.
The modern golf swing is a much more rotational movement, that is
“stacked” at impact, not the reverse C I mentioned above.
What I mean by “stacked” is at impact it almost looks like the golfer
is right over the ball with his/her entire body. The hips are rotated
towards the target; but in sequence with the core and upper body. There is
very little lateral movement of the lower body and even upper body.
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This powerful rotation creates maximum torque in
your core area producing much higher clubhead speed and distance. This
rotation requires a stronger core from a rotational standpoint. The key
movements in training your body for the modern golf swing is rotational.
If you could only spend 15 minutes a day on your body, you would spend all
of them doing core rotational strength and flexibility movements and
drills. This would give you maximum return on minimal investment.
Training your body “off the course” will take your game to another
level. Focus on the key aspects I mentioned above to create the most
power. Learn the fundamentals of the modern golf swing.
About The Author: Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf performance swing
trainers in the country. Golf Magazine's expert at GolfOnline.com, author
and founder of several cutting-edge online golf performance sites. Take a
look at his just released golf performance dvds and manual at his golf
swing tips site - Perform Better Golf.
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How
Your Golf Driver Swing Can Have More Power
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by: Mike
Pedersen
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A golf driver swing
that is lacking in power has a couple of issues that need to be
addressed. A golf driver swing is slightly different than your other
clubs...but needs to have the same sequence of motion and body
position at impact to produce more power and distance of the tee.
Most golfers swing outside their physical capabilities resulting in
lost yardage and accuracy.
Has this ever happened to you?
You step up on a long par 4 or a par 5 and tell yourself you’re
going to get their in two. What did you do differently on the tee to
achieve it? Did you swing harder? If so, what was your result?
The first issue to cover with your golf driver swing is your range
of motion, especially on your backswing. Can you make a 90 degree
shoulder turn with minimal tension? Most older golfers don’t even
come close.
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The optimal position is a 90 degree shoulder
turn, with approximately 45 degrees of hip turn. This requires a
high level of core strength and flexibility. Shoulder flexibility
comes into play just a bit also.
If you can’t get to this position, it
doesn’t matter how hard you swing…you’re still not going to
maximize your power and distance with your driver. Trying to get to
that position when you body cannot physically get there will only
cause muscle tension, which slows clubhead...read the full article here!
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