Spinal mis-alingment is a common mistake among many golfers. If the spine is not aligned and stacked squarely on top of the hips, the golfer will have limited ability to rotate the torso and hips in the golf swing. Being out of alignment can also lead to injury.

Ideally, the spine should be ali...

If you are looking for more power in your swing, then you want to increase the separation between your upper and lower body. Your ability to wind your upper body over the resistance of your lower body helps create a rubber band effect that creates speed on the downswing. This exercise will not on...

Every part of your body is important in the golf swing, but the hips are a major factor in generating power in your golf swing. The hip joints and surrounding muscles need to rotate in the golf swing. Where many people go wrong is that they slide their hips or stand up as they swing, mostly becau...

Balance is important for the golf swing so that you can maintain your body angles throughout each phase of the swing.

Doing balance exercises can improve your balance capabilities within your golf swing especially at higher speeds.

If you have poor balance, you have to slow your swing speed dow...

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To play golf to your your full potential you must have the ability to rotate your shoulder muscles and joints in their full functional capacity. If there are restrictions in your shoulders there will be compensations somewhere else in the musculoskeletal system, which will result in swing faults...

This is a good warm up exercise for hips and low back. This exercise will help mobilize your hips for a better weight shift.

Sit on for with your legs bent, supporting your upper body with your arms and hands.
Drop both knees to one side trying to keep your upper body stable. Return to the start...

If your tendency is to stand up through the impact area, you’ll tend to release it early and hit a lot of thin shots. Most likely you have lot of tightness in all the muscles in the back of your body (erector spinae, gluteus maximus, hamstrings, gastrocnemius) and this tightness doesn’t allow you...

I'm always looking for new ways to, not only help myself, but also to help my students increase strength, mobility and flexibility. I’ve recently discover that using a Pilates reformer is an effective way of increasing flexibility, strength
and stability for golf than traditional, free weights an...

This will help stretch and strengthen golf muscles.

In the golf swing, you need to take your shoulders through their full range of motion to create power. Any restrictions in your shoulders may cause a compromise the backswing and loss of power on the downswing.

Use a golf club, hold it across your thighs with arms extended.
Stand with feet shoul...

If you work at a desk job, most likely your shoulders will be tight from the hours of sitting at a desk over a computer. When your shoulders are tight, then you cannot make a full shoulder turn and this may lead to swing faults. Bicycle arms is an excellent exercise that will not only loosen mu...

Your chest muscles are important in the golf swing to support the club at the top and help pull the arms down on the golf swing. But if they are tight or you are muscle bond, then your backswing will be restricted and you will not be able to make a full turn at the top of the swing. Furthermore...

If you have a hard time making a complete shoulder turn or you take your eye off the ball, then you may need to improve range of motion in your neck and shoulder area. Lack of flexibility in your neck area may result in loss of spine angle, faulty clubhead position and lack of timing.

Stand or ...

If you are restricted in neck rotation, you will have a hard time completing a full shoulder turn and you may take your eye off the ball.

Sit upright on a ball or chair, maintaining good posture and looking forward.
Slowly rotate your head to the right as far as you can and hold the position for...

If there is any tightness in your shoulder area, you will not be able to maintain the extension in your arms during your golf swing. Your arms will bend at the top of your backswing and this will limit the amount of power you can generate.

Stand in upright posture with your arms hanging down com...

If you are restricted in your neck motion, you most likely will take your eye off the ball or have an abbreviated shoulder turn resulting in faulty body motion and swing mechanics. Freeing up your neck will help you make a complete shoulder turn and take your muscles through the full range of mo...

If your shoulders are tight in the golf swing, it will limit not only your shoulder rotation, but also your rotation in your torso causing an abbreviated backswing or limited weight shift.

Standing in upright posture, place your arm around an exercise ball (if you do not have an exercise ball, y...

This exercise will strengthen your shoulders and upper back to not only help improve clubhead speed but to help prevent injury as well.

Stand with feet shoulder width apart bending slightly from the waist. Bend your arms at the elbows so that they look like the letter ‘W’.
Slowly extend your arm...

Your ability to shift your weight in your golf swing is determined by how flexible and mobile your hips are. If your hips are tight or are limited in rotation, you won't be able to move them from side to side and shift your weight correctly in the golf swing resulting in loss of distance.

Stand...

If you have limited side bend, then you will also be limited in your spinal rotation because one motion cannot happen without the other motion. Any limitations in this area will cause you to slide or sway in your golf swing. Improving your range of motion you can side bend will help you make a b...

Your shoulders play a major role in the golf swing. If they are overly tight or weak, then they will get out of position in your golf swing causing major swing flaws and compensations. Strengthening your shoulders will not only help you prevent injury, but will also help you create a better golf...

Some people have good flexibility naturally. For those of us who don’t, flexibility is needed and can be developed, but you have to work at it everyday. Stretching allows the development and maintenance of optimal joint range of motion, so that the golfer can move through the necessary planes of ...