4 Exercises to Reinforce the Hip Hinge – The Second Progression for Your Golf Fitness Program
In the first of this two-article exercise progression, I said that mastering the hip hinge is important, regardless if you're looking to hit the golf ball farther, improving athletic conditioning, or carrying the groceries into the house. You can read that article by...
Kettlebell Golf Workout – Why Kettlebell Workouts Can Improve Your Golf Swing
This article is a guest post written by Kettlebell Kings. Some links may be affiliate links. The perfect golf swing is a combination of power and control. Power is a combination of strength and speed, while control is the ability to maintain joint stability through a...
Golf Exercises at Home – Where to Start?
More and more people are doing golf exercises at home. But let's face it, knowing where to start a golf exercise program is confusing. The internet and social media overwhelm us with golf specific exercises. Don't get me wrong, most of the exercises are great and are...
Can You Increase Power in Your Golf Swing by Disassociation? Part 2 – Pelvic Rotation Test
Separating movement between the upper and lower body is important to the golf swing. Many golfers lack this ability and are losing power because of it. The Pelvic Rotation Test will evaluate your ability to disassociate.
Can You Increase Power in Your Golf Swing by Disassociation? Part 1 – Torso Rotation Test
Being able to disassociate, or separate movement between the upper & lower body is important to the golf swing. The torso rotation test checks your ability to do so.
Beginner’s Guide to Tackling Tendonitis Associated with Golf
Tendonitis is every golfer’s nightmare, it can drastically impact your swing. Knowing how it occurs & using precautionary measures will reduce the chances of its occurrence.
The Importance of Flexibility, Mobility, and Stability in the Golf Swing
The interdependence of flexibility, mobility, and stability in the golf swing isn’t discussed enough. You can’t excel in golf without improving all three.
Start Your Golf Fitness Program with the Basics – Hip Hinge Progression
Are you looking to start a golf fitness or as I'd rather say a golf conditioning program? If so, then you need to start with the basics and the first basic you need to tackle is the hip hinge progression. Why do you need to master the hip hinge? I'm not going to get...
Use this Foam Rolling Matrix to Improve Hip Hinge
Using these 5 foam rolling moves will prepare your body for exercise. Specifically, to improve your hip hinging movements and lower body mobility & flexibilit
Athletic Greens Review: Will Green Supplements Improve Your Health?
Can a green supplement drink taste good? Why is Athletic Greens better than other green supplements? I discuss these issues in this Athletic Greens review.
Expert Guide To Elbow Tendinitis (Tendonitis) for Golfers and Non-Golfers
Elbow tendinitis often makes swings painful, particularly the drives, robbing golfers of both pleasure & practice time. Tendinitis can be easily prevented.
How to Relieve Lower Back Pain with 5 Simple Exercises
These 5 exercises will show you how to relieve lower back pain. There are many causes of lower back pain, and often the causes overlap. Improving mobility is the key.
Easy Cures For Common Golfing Hand Pain Issues
Golfing with hand pain or wrist pain is difficult. But there are a few things you can do to reduce the pain or support your wrist and hand while you heal.
What are the Causes of Lower Back Pain in Golfers
There are several causes of lower back pain. The majority of golfers have pain because of mobility limitations. But more serious causes need to be ruled out before corrective exercises are recommended.
The Importance of Pelvic Control in the Golf Swing – Pelvic Tilt Test
You don't hear much about pelvic control in the golf swing. At least not much in the golf magazines or within instructional golf swing videos. Sure, almost all golf swing articles include a cursory mention of starting the swing in a neutral posture and that the...
Gain More Rotation in Your Swing by Getting Rid of UCS
What amateur golfer doesn't want to gain more rotation in their golf swing? Everyone wants more. Before you can gain rotation, you need to remove barriers that impede your body to turn around your spine. One of these barriers, especially for people that have jobs...
Are Your Swing Issues Caused by Shoulder Limitations? Use the 90-90 Test to Investigate
Full range of motion of your shoulder is important in the golf swing. The 90-90 test will evaluate your shoulder mobility & stability.
Are Your Shoulders and Back Causing Swing Issues? The Lat Length Test for Golfers
It's pretty obvious that shoulder movement and back flexibility are important aspects of the golf swing. Many golfers have trouble with simple shoulder flexion (lifting the arms out in front of the body and overhead). TPI evaluated almost 18,000 amateur golfers, and...
4 Exercises To Improve Hip Mobility & Rotation For Longer Drives
Discouraged with my hip mobility, and specifically my internal hip rotation, I added the following exercises to my morning workouts. Hip mobility is obviously important to the golf swing. Not only for rotation, power, and swing speed, but also to keep your posture...
Is the Lack of Internal Hip Rotation Costing You Yards Off the Tee?
Is the lack of hip mobility costing you distance off the tee and adding movement compensations that are leading to swing problems? Checking your hip mobility is quick, easy, and correcting any limitations will immediately improve your golf game. In a good golf swing,...
Try this to Stop Slicing Your Drives and Hit the Ball Straighter
The slice is the most common ball flight for amateur golfers. When you slice the golf ball, you lose distance, it most likely costs you penalty strokes, and playing from the right-side of the golf course all the time eliminates better shot angles to the greens and...
Build Lower Body Stability and Rotary Mobility with the Supine Chop
The supine chop is most often recommended to build lower body stability, but I like to use the exercise because it engages the upper body muscles in a diagonal motion without the lower body helping the movement. Everyone knows how important it is to disassociate upper...
How You Can Add Power to Your Golf Swing – DJ vs. Rahm
You're right, that isn't Dustin Johnson or Jon Rahm in the image. Sorry, I didn't have six bills to drop to buy a copyrighted image. But watching those two in the finals of the WGC Match Play gave me the idea to write an article on how you can add power to your golf...
Is Your Lower Body Costing You Distance? The Lower Quarter Rotation Test
Is Your Lower Body Costing You Distance? The Lower Quarter Rotation Test When rotation is mentioned in the golf swing, most people think about shoulder rotation. But lower body rotation is also contributing to the overall amount of rotation. Without lower body...
Boiling Down Golf Fitness Training – What You Need to Accomplish
Boiling Down Golf Fitness Training - What You Need to Accomplish Whether you're currently in a golf fitness training program or are looking to start one, the goal is probably one of two things. Hit the ball farther. Or, make better swings to lower your score. In the...
What I Learned About Golf Fitness at the Hardware Store
What I Learned About Golf Fitness at the Hardware Store What does a golfer do in the spring when it's raining and there is still snow on the ground? Work on those Hunny-do lists, of course. Why not get all of those home improvement projects out of the way before the...
Make Golf Fitness Progressions Challenging Not Hard For Better Results
Exercise progression is the path to success and it's better to make golf fitness progressions challenging rather than difficult. Don't get me wrong, we all want to progress through a fitness program as fast as we can so we can play better golf. And it seems so stupid...
Do You Need More Rotation? Use the Seated Trunk Rotation Test to Find Out
Do You Need More Rotation? Use the Seated Trunk Rotation Test to Find Out. Do you need more rotation in your golf swing? Most golfers would answer that question with a resounding "Yes." It's almost gospel that more rotation and a longer backswing will generate more...
2 Exercises You Can Use For Conditioning or Warm-up – At the Golf Course or Gym
2 Exercises You Can Use For Conditioning or Warm-up - At the Golf Course or Gym I'm a fan of Alton Brown, you know the guy that created the awesome cooking show Good Eats and is the host of my family's favorite new show Cutthroat Kitchen. Why am I bring up cooking...
9 Excuses Why You Don’t Exercise and How to Overcome Them to Play Better Golf
9 Excuses Why You Don't Exercise and How to Overcome Them to Play Better Golf Before we get into the top reasons why golfers don’t exercise, let’s take a moment and review how bad of a problem the lack of exercise is in America. The Center’s for Disease Control...
Bridge with Leg Extension Test – Are Your Glutes Contributing to Your Swing?
Bridge with Leg Extension Test - Are Your Glutes Contributing to Your Swing? Glutes are the primary power generating muscle in the golf swing. However, many golfers under-utilize their rear end allowing the hamstrings and lower back muscles to take over a lion share...
What Do You Need To Do To Increase Your Driver Swing Speed?
We all want to increase our driver swing speed. Comparing the swings of the longest hitters might give us a clue as to what will help our golf swings the most. Common swing traits of the long hitters can be assumed to be important if we apply these characteristics to our swings in all likelihood we will increase our swing speed. The common traits amongst the long hitters are good ankle mobility, strong glutes, the ability to separate movement between the upper and lower body, and being able to freely posteriorly and anteriorly tilt the pelvis.
Is Muscle Activation a Thing? Why Workout Cues are Important
Muscle activation and deactivation is the most important concept to understand in golf fitness and to learn during a golf conditioning program. Big statement, I know. It's hard to argue against, though. The golf swing sequence is about timing, and knowing when to...
Cervical Rotation Test – Does Your Neck Limit the Backswing?
Cervical Rotation Test - Does Your Neck Limit the Backswing? That's right your neck could be limiting the length of your backswing. At least the amount of effective rotation. If you can't touch your collarbone with your chin then most likely you have a short...
3 Additional Swing Characteristics Added to TPI’s Evaluation
3 Additional Swing Characteristics Added to TPI's Evaluation Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) has changed up their swing characteristic evaluations. Previously, TPI focused on the 12 most common swing characteristics. I have written extensively about these 12...
Tips for Starting a Golf Fitness Workout Program
Here are some tips for starting a golf fitness workout program. In reality, the tips work for anyone that is looking to get back in the gym. Every day people decide that today is the day to get back into shape. Whether they are trying to improve sport-specific...
Wrist Extension or Cupping – Mobility Test for Golfers
Wrist extension or cupping is the sixth mobility screen I use to evaluate the mobility and stability of golfers. The lack of wrist mobility during the backswing and downswing can lead to swing compensations that will cause inconsistent ball striking and could lead to...
15 Great Christmas Gifts That Every Fitness Enthusiast Needs
Are you looking for fitness gifts for that someone special? But you're not sure if you should get them a fitness related gift? Would they be insulted? I wouldn't hesitate, fitness equipment makes great gifts! Especially if they're talking about fitness or working...
Is Golf Fitness Just About Hitting the Golf Ball Farther?
Hitting the golf ball farther is something that we all want to do. But that shouldn’t be the only reason to start a golf fitness program. There are more benefits to consider.
How to Increase Your Golf Swing Speed with Core Training
Do you want to increase your golf swing speed? I've never heard anyone say their swing speed is too fast, they may swing too hard, but there is never enough swing speed. How do you increase your swing speed? Well, advances in golf equipment improve almost every year,...
Wrist Flexion or Bowing – Mobility Tests for Golfers
Wrist flexion is vital to the golf swing as the lead wrist needs to bow to store energy late in the downswing and to square up the clubface at impact. Of course, we have all heard how Dustin Johnson bows his wrist at the top of the backswing. Bowing the wrist at the...
Thoracic Spine Exercises to Increase Your Backswing Rotation
Thoracic spine exercises are helpful to most amateur golfers that find themselves sitting in front of a computer or hunched over for the majority of the workday. In previous articles, I have discussed and shown videos of other thoracic spine exercises such as foam...
How to Add More Power to Your Golf Swing with Lower Body Separation
Amateur golfers can add more power to their golf swing by increasing their lower body separation. Increasing power to the golf swing will add more distance to each golf shot. I'm sure you have heard about the X-factor in the golf swing. It's a term that seems to have...
Wrist Supination and Pronation Mobility Test for Golfers
Supination and pronation of the wrists are technical terms that simply mean wrist rotation. Golfers need to be able to rotate their wrists throughout the golf swing. From a proper address position to releasing the club at impact your wrist needs to be able to turn...
Radial Ulnar Deviation – How to do the Vertical Wrist Hinge Test
The third mobility screen is the vertical wrist hinge test that evaluates the amount of radial ulnar deviation you have in your wrists. Some fitness professionals call this screen the wrist hinge test or the radial and ulnar deviation test. I prefer the term vertical...
How to Embrace the Suck and Get in the Best Condition You Can
Embracing the suck can mean a lot of things. I'm not talking about the military's version of embrace the suck: "The situation is bad, but deal with it." And definitely not the Urban Dictionary definition: "The term would be used when an individual or a group must...
How to Do the Single Leg Balance Test – Second in a Series
The single leg balance is the second mobility screen of sixteen that I have clients perform to test their mobility. Mobility is important to the golf swing, if you have mobility or stability limitations, they will create swing characteristics that can cause all kinds...
Are Golf Specific Workouts Really a Thing? How about Golf Fitness?
Do golf specific workouts and golf fitness exist? Both are becoming outdated. Golfers should stop doing exercises that look like the golf swing and train like athletes. Rather than golf fitness, a better term is golf conditioning.
The Best Form of Magnesium – a Natural Calm Review
Why am I discussing the best form of magnesium on a golf fitness website? The reason is I get severe leg cramps. Whenever I over exert myself later in the evening when I'm relaxing or sleeping my calf, quad or hamstring cramps up tight. To the point sometimes that I...
Toe Touches – How to do the First Mobility Screen for Golfers
Toe touches, they seem so simple. Since toe touches sound like such an easy exercise to most people, I like to start my mobility screen with them. Toe touches are much less intimating than the other mobility screens, and it puts any anxiety to rest. Yet, many people...
