subject: Golf Stretch Exercise [print this page] This article will show you some simple golf exercise that you can do at your home thats going to help you to perform more on the golf course. All you need is a single dumbbell weighing between 5 and 15 pounds depending on your current level of fitness and your strength.
If you are just starting out, it is advisory to start on a lighter side at around 3-5 pounds and work your way out. Now get into a golf posture and get a little bit of pre stretch to help the back of the lead shoulder.
This is a critical muscle in improving your power and distance in your golf swing. This is a pre impact position in golf swing. Just relax in this position for a few moments .Now from this position, lift your dumbbell up and bring it back down. Also notice that you are not supposed to swing the lift .It is very important that you lift the weight.
If you want to improve your muscle, do not use the momentum to move the weight. What you must do is just repeat the action for 10-15 repetitions nice and controlled isolating the back muscle and maintaining your golf posture all the time. All you have to exercise is using one arm only. Continue to move up and back down for 12-15 times.
Next its time to set the dumbbell down and get ready for stretch exercise. So lets start with some simple stretch exercise. Now take your right hand and put it beside your left hand and now pull your right hand back with the help of your left hand. You will notice that this is your back swing stretch. Hold this for to 8-10 seconds without getting out of it. Once you reach that 10th second, release that position and give that arm a shake.
If you want to improve this fitness on both hands, continue the same steps and repetitions on both your hands.
