Improve Golf Experience Through A Golf Fitness Training Program

Golf has been a great game from the time the oldest golf course called St. Andrews in Scotland was used in the early 16th century. Today more than 25 million Americans enjoy this great game. If you are reading this I bet you are a lover of the golf game and you are looking for ways to improve your golf game and perform as well as you can. You probably want to avoid injuries and physical problems that can prevent you from playing golf.


To improve yourself and your golf experience you should start with a golf fitness training program that will improve your ability to play golf and reduce injuries that have prevented you from playing golf. A golf fitness routine can increase your driving distance and decrease potential injuries.

As you know the golf swing is very difficult and complex. All the twisting and turning during the golf swing puts a lot of torque on your legs, knees, and upper body. A good fitness program is one that will prepare your body to produce the required power in your swing and at the same time withstand the forces placed on your body during the golf swing. A good golf fitness training program is one that will improve your flexibility, muscle strength, posture, and coordination.

  1. Improve your flexibility to increase your club head swing range.
  2. Develop your muscle strength to increase your club head speed and provide more distance to your drives and irons.
  3. Train your posture and coordination to increase your golf club swing power.

Improving your golf game will come through a physical fitness routine that you consistently perform on a regular basis. The fitness program should include cardiovascular exercises to increase your overall fitness. Make sure that your primary focus is a fitness routine that is safe and effective. You want to design you fitness training to include flexibility through stretching to improve your full swing mechanics, strength to maximize your distance and ball control, posture stability to maintain a consistent swing plane, and coordination to transferring power during the full swing.

It is very important to be physically fit. It will allow you to walk 18 holes without getting tired and allowing you to maintain focus throughout the 18 holes. Much more important is that a fit body can produce a very powerful and coordinated swing resulting in long consistent drives and iron shots that land on the greens. A fit body also lets you enjoy more frequent rounds of golf because the body recovery time is shorter.

Flexibility and strength are two key components to a fundamentally sound golf swing.

Flexibility is the one component of fitness that can lengthen your golf swing and increase your club head speed. Your flexibility is determined by your movement ability. It is important to notice that flexibility alone does not guarantee you a good golf swing. Your ability to sequence your movements at the proper times may result in reaching maximum club head speed well before impact, which results in a loss of power and reduced driving distance.

Your strengthen program should include work for the trunk, as well as for the muscles of the upper and lower body. Keep in mind as you develop your strength program that your hips and legs produce most of the force for a powerful golf swing. The energy of the golf swing is transferred through a stable trunk to the upper body, which simultaneously delivers a forceful striking action of the club. A successful swing, therefore, requires strength and coordinated actions among the major muscles of the body segments. In addition, strong muscles are required for proper posture, which assures consistent on plane swings and a stable head that maintains your eyes focused on the golf ball.

Balance is a valid component of your golf swing. You need to develop your fitness program and conditioning program to develop front-to-back and left-to-right body balance. Although this maybe hard to achieve because of your body mechanics, it should remain a primary goal of your golf conditioning program.

Balance is part of a complex neuromuscular communication system. It relies on continual feedback from your central nervous system, your eyes, your inner ear, and tiny message receptors in your joints and soft tissues. Balance is required to maintain your spine (trunk and torso) positions throughout the full swing. If balance is not maintained during your swing, the shoulder turn, weight shift, and force transfer may be affected with the shot outcome being compromised. As you grows older, your sensory organs and balance systems will become less sensitive. Therefore you need to make balance training one of the primary parts of a golf fitness training program.

Golf Fitness Training To Improve Your Drives

Golf Power Comes From The Core

You should never train the abdominal muscles in isolation because they are never an isolated movement in golf. Core training is the foundation for strength, power, speed and all elements of the golf movement.

When you are performing rotational movements you need to make sure you set your body in the proper position.

  • Begin by developing a repeating good posture.
  • This means placing your feet shoulder width apart with your chest up, shoulders back and down and navel pulled in.

This will creates a solid position which engages the core so you can achieve ultimate training results.
Always check to make sure your movements are core driven when performing rotational movements like wood chops, medicine ball tosses, or swinging a golf club.

Hit The Golf Ball Further Through Strength Training

You can hit the ball further and reduce pain associated with the golf swing through a good strength training program. If you are like most golfers you dream about hitting the ball 30 to 50 yards further with your driver. That 300 yard drive. Following a sound golf strength training program will provide you with a well-balanced base on which to build the fundamentals of a good swing. Strength conditioning will  provide you a significant competitive edge and lower your handicap.

A golf fitness program that develops your strength will improve your distance off the tee and your approach shots. The key to hitting  your shots longer is increasing the amount of force you generate which will translate into increased club head speed. Studies have shown that golfers with low handicaps generate more club head speed.  Golf strength training has also shown to reduce the risk of serious injuries.

The following are some basic strength excerises your could add to your daily golf fitness program to increase your strength and help you add distance to your shots.

A power golf fitness program will help you hit the ball harder and straighter than ever while protecting you from those aches and pains that nag you after every round of golf or trip to the driving range.

Golf Fitness Instruction – Shoulder Strength – Ext. Rotation


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