subject: Lower Your Handicap With Golf Fitness [print this page] Does your golf swing suck? Regardless of how many buckets of balls you hit is your handicap stuck on high? Is the only thing you really have to show for all your practicing an aching back and a worn out golf glove? Guess what? You're not alone. You are the typical recreational golfer.
Here's the deal. There are basically only 3 things you can do to improve your golf game. Here they are:
You can keep doing what you have been doing. Practicing the mechanics by pounding thousands of golf balls on the driving range. But here it the problem with that. Most recreational golfers have no idea how to practice properly. They will keep hitting bad shot after bad shot and then wonder why they can't lower their handicap. The simple truth is most golfers never have a proper practice plan and end up just ingraining bad habits they take to the course with them.
You can work on the mind game. We all know that once you have acquired the technical skills to hit the ball in the general direction you want it to go on a consistent basis you need to work on the mental game. Golf is like chess, played on a big green board. It's about course management and controlling your emotions on the golf course. Are you working on that? If you are the typical golfer, the answer is probably no.
You can choose to work on your body to improve your game. By that, I mean being involved in a golf specific golf fitness plan that strengthens and stretches the correct muscles you use to swing the club. By doing so, you can enjoy increased flexibility, gain explosive power, eliminate the aches and pains associated with golf, and lower your score.
Which do you think has proven most effective in lowering scores?
The correct answer is physical conditioning. The simple truth is many golfers can't hit the ball properly because they are physically incapable of making a proper swing. No flexibility to coil, improper balance and weight shift, no core strength to transfer power and speed for long drives. A good golf fitness program focuses on all these things to give you a more consistent and enjoyable round, and also to lower your score and eliminate back pain.
Think of it this way. If the rules of golf were changed and they allowed you to move your golf ball 25 yards closer to the green before hitting your second shot, do you think you could lower your score? Would that green be easier to hit than it normally is if you could have that added distance?
A good golf fitness program can actually do just that for your game. Golfers participating in a golf specific golf fitness program report added distance of 20-40 yards on their drives leading for a much more enjoyable and lower scoring round of golf.
How about you? Ready to begin a new journey on your golf course? A journey to hit it longer, score lower, play more golf and play golf without the stiffness or pain normally associated with the game? Then you need to recognize the importance of golf fitness, and get started on an appropriate golf fitness training program the first chance you get.
