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09-17-2007, 06:33 PM
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Adding distance by exercising
I'm about 5'7" and 110 lbs and hit 5 iron about 150 yds. I recently hired a personal trainer and am wondering which muscles or exercises in particular would help to add the most distance to my game. I definitely plan to put on 20 lbs eventually, but which muscles in particular are most crucial to adding distance to your golf shot.
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09-17-2007, 08:11 PM
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Re: Adding distance by exercising
This GUIDE
looks like it has some good info. Make sure you work on your flexibility as well as gaining weight. You're sure to hit it further than you do now just by gaining 20 pounds, but you WILL NOT reach your full potential without working hard on your flexibility, IMO. (Unless of course you're already a rubber-band or something)
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09-17-2007, 11:12 PM
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Re: Adding distance by exercising
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This GUIDE looks like it has some good info. Make sure you work on your flexibility as well as gaining weight. You're sure to hit it further than you do now just by gaining 20 pounds, but you WILL NOT reach your full potential without working hard on your flexibility, IMO. (Unless of course you're already a rubber-band or something) [/ QUOTE ] I am trying to imagine someone at 5'7" and 110 lbs NOT being flexible????
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09-17-2007, 11:42 PM
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Re: Adding distance by exercising
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[ QUOTE ] This GUIDE looks like it has some good info. Make sure you work on your flexibility as well as gaining weight. You're sure to hit it further than you do now just by gaining 20 pounds, but you WILL NOT reach your full potential without working hard on your flexibility, IMO. (Unless of course you're already a rubber-band or something) [/ QUOTE ] I am trying to imagine someone at 5'7" and 110 lbs NOT being flexible???? [/ QUOTE ] What does height and weight have to do with flexibility? Not being fat doesn't = flexible. It's pretty hard to be as flexible as I'm describing without doing regular stretching routines.
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09-17-2007, 11:56 PM
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Re: Adding distance by exercising
I don't think extreme flexibility necessarily helps a swing...in fact, I think it mostly hurts it since the best swings tend to be relatively compact. Mostly, I think that you are fine as long as you're not inflexible...as long as you're 'normal', there are more important things to focus on.
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09-18-2007, 10:06 AM
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Re: Adding distance by exercising
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I don't think extreme flexibility necessarily helps a swing...in fact, I think it mostly hurts it since the best swings tend to be relatively compact. Mostly, I think that you are fine as long as you're not inflexible...as long as you're 'normal', there are more important things to focus on. [/ QUOTE ] Look at a tour players golf swing in slow motion. Vijay, Tiger, etc. and tell me flexibility isn't important. If anything it prevents injury from making a full swing thousands of times.
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09-18-2007, 01:44 PM
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Re: Adding distance by exercising
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I don't think extreme flexibility necessarily helps a swing...in fact, I think it mostly hurts it since the best swings tend to be relatively compact. Mostly, I think that you are fine as long as you're not inflexible...as long as you're 'normal', there are more important things to focus on. [/ QUOTE ] PGA Tour players on average are much more flexible than the average person as tested by a seating excercise where one twists their upper body around as much as possible. (John Daley is extrememly flexible) I believe length comes from speed (core srength) and not muscle strength. Compact swings from good players usually are full shoulder turns with short arm swings. Swings from hacks that look long are usually poor turns accompanied by a lifting of the arms.
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09-18-2007, 10:59 PM
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Re: Adding distance by exercising
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] This GUIDE looks like it has some good info. Make sure you work on your flexibility as well as gaining weight. You're sure to hit it further than you do now just by gaining 20 pounds, but you WILL NOT reach your full potential without working hard on your flexibility, IMO. (Unless of course you're already a rubber-band or something) [/ QUOTE ] I am trying to imagine someone at 5'7" and 110 lbs NOT being flexible???? [/ QUOTE ] What does height and weight have to do with flexibility? Not being fat doesn't = flexible. It's pretty hard to be as flexible as I'm describing without doing regular stretching routines. [/ QUOTE ] I never said not being fat = flixible, and I'm not debating your point on the importance of stretching and exercise. That said, I think you will agree that certain weight/height/body types lend themselves to being more flexible than others. Of course there are exceptions. John Daly is much more flexible than the vast majority of people with his build/weight/height.
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