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Another Distance Component - Flexibility
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Another Distance Component - Flexibility
Last week we talked about building up your strength to support swing speed training.
Today we'll deal with another swing speed component - Flexibility
As we all know, stretching is a great way to increase your flexibility, but maybe you are already flexible enough to get a lot out of your swing.
If you are wondering if you are already flexible enough, here's a short video from "Par 4 Success" that tests areas of your body to see if you’re flexible enough to hit the golf ball as long as you possibly can: The Golf Home Fitness Assessment
It tests these four key areas that relate directly to the golf swing:
- Your neck
- Your shoulders
- Your thoracic spine
- Your hips
If you passed all of the tests, you're really wasting your time doing a whole lot of stretching, but it wouldn't hurt to do a little stretchng a few times per week.
I, however, flunked the hip rotation and shoulder mobility tests. So I'm embarking on a stretching program to get better flexibility where needed, especially in the shoulders.
I don't know how we all survived without YouTube. It's a great resource for free videos containing fitness and stretching programs. If you want to get more flexible, here are several stretching routines to choose from. Find one you like and just do it. You have plenty of time here in the Northeast before you'll be able to play outdoors, use your time wisely if you want to gain more flexibility before spring golf gets here.
- 5 Minute daily stretch - An everyday, full body routine
- 11 Minute stretching routine
- 10 Minutes of Golf Stretches
- 7 Best stretches for senior golfers (13 minutes) I found an excellent exercise for shoulder mobility at the 9:13 mark
- 15 minute Follow Along Stretching Program
- Thoracic Spine Matrix Drill My favorite warmup drill that I do before every round of golf or range practice session.
I must confess that I've never really done enough stretching, I've always concentrated more on strength training.
That changes now.
I found quite a few of the stretches in the videos above to be quite challenging. Getting my body flexible enough to maximize my distance is going to be baby steps for me, but I'm starting the process. If nothing else it will be a good exercise in self discipline.
Keep in mind that there are two types of flexibility exercises: passive where you hold a stretch and active (dynamic) where you’re constantly in motion. Right before you play golf or do golf swing speed training, you only want to do active flexibility exercises because it’s been proven to help you swing faster.
Getting better at anything requires work and sacrifice. If you're serious, plan the work and work the plan.
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