PART IX: Don’t Forget Aerobics Continued from blog entry – “The New Season . . . PART VIII” . The exercises I describe in these posts will help get your golf muscles in shape, but don’t forget your legs and heart. Some form of aerobic exercise is always important. I recommend using a Stairmaster, treadmill…
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Since we call it a golf swing, I feel the arms should be in the most relaxed condition possible at address to ensure freedom and repeatability of motion. Players with high arm tension levels at address never seem to reach their maximum speed potential or most repetitive swing sequence. The golf club should be in…
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PART VIII: Refurbish Your Gear Before the New Year Continued from blog entry – “The New Season . . . PART VII” . Take time during the off-season to get your equipment in shape. Start with changing your grips. Most Tour players I know change their grips at least twice a month. I don’t know…
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PART VII: Do the TV Drill with Your Grip Continued from blog entry – “The New Season . . . PART VI” . Working on your grip over the winter is the easiest thing of all, because you can do it in the evenings while you’re watching your favorite television show. Simply put your hands…
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Picture the golf swing as a symmetrically balanced motion. For example, in the backswing, that is anything that happens right of the ball (for a right-handed player), the right hip and shoulder turn to the right, the right elbow folds, and the left knee moves slightly to the right. In the forward swing, the left…
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PART VI: Cure Those Short-Game Woes Continued from blog entry – “The New Season . . . PART V” . Three or four months without a putter or a chipping club in your hands is a long time, and expecting to get your touch back quickly is unrealistic. Fortunately, keeping (or developing) your short-game touch…
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