| Imagine hitting your driver farther in your 40's than | | | | equation, the more efficient your golf swing |
| when you were in your 20's! | | | | mechanics are the greater amount of clubhead speed |
| I imagine a few of you are saying, "No way!" | | | | you will be able to generate. |
| Read this article to be convinced otherwise. I | | | | Now, on to the second part of the equation, your |
| received an e-mail from one of our BioForce Golf | | | | body. |
| subscribers about the amazing change in his clubhead | | | | The body supports your golf swing mechanics. If |
| speed. | | | | your body does not have the flexibility, strength, or |
| He wrote in about how excited he was that his | | | | power to swing the golf club efficiently, the ability to |
| clubhead speed had improved to a speed higher than | | | | generate clubhead speed will be compromised. |
| when he was in his early twenties! He stated that | | | | And if your body is inflexible, weak, and lacking the |
| currently his clubhead speed is between 105-107 mph, | | | | potential to generate power, clubhead speed will be a |
| and in his twenties it was 95-100 mph. Go figure! | | | | difficult entity to create. |
| He related his increased driving distance and clubhead | | | | Applying the idea of power to golf can be simply |
| speed to a golf fitness program, a program with | | | | identified through clubhead speed. If the clubhead is |
| exercises specific to improving his golf swing. Not a | | | | moving faster at impact with the golf ball, what does |
| traditional, pump-the-iron program, but one that | | | | this tell us about the golfer? |
| promotes a more efficient and powerful golf swing. | | | | The golfer is more powerful, and the ball will probably |
| He stated that since he implemented a golf fitness | | | | travel farther. |
| program, his flexibility, strength, and power have all | | | | How can a golf fitness program increase the power |
| increased. | | | | production in your swing? |
| As a result of this newfound "bottle of youth," he is | | | | Increasing your flexibility allows you to perform the |
| hitting the golf ball farther, lowering his scores, and | | | | mechanics of the golf swing more efficiently opening |
| enjoying the game of golf more. | | | | the door for improved clubhead speed. |
| The question to ask is, "How do improved flexibility, | | | | Increasing your strength and power levels around the |
| strength, and power relate to increased clubhead | | | | golf swing allows your body the potential to generate |
| speed?" | | | | greater amounts of clubhead speed. |
| First and foremost, we must understand a very | | | | Put these entities together with your efficient golf |
| important principle. The principle revolves around what | | | | swing mechanics and you will find increased clubhead |
| actually swings the golf club. | | | | speed in your golf game. |
| Is it your body swinging the club or the club swinging | | | | Now, aging presents a very interesting situation. As |
| your body? | | | | you age, the natural levels of flexibility, strength, and |
| Obviously, the answer is that your body swings the | | | | power decrease. |
| club. Keeping that statement in mind, we can safely | | | | Yes, as you get older the body slows down. The |
| say it is a combination of two entities that creates | | | | slowing down has an effect on your golf swing. |
| clubhead speed. | | | | You do not have the flexibility to perform the |
| What two entities do you think I am talking about? | | | | mechanics of the golf swing. The lowers levels of |
| They are your golf swing mechanics and your body. | | | | strength and power decrease the ability to generate |
| Swing mechanics have an effect on clubhead speed. | | | | clubhead speed. |
| Optimal swing mechanics develop greater clubhead | | | | In order to reverse the effects of aging and improve |
| speed than poor swing mechanics. If you do not | | | | your clubhead speed, you need to implement a golf |
| believe me, try this little experiment. | | | | fitness program. |
| Go to the range and pull out your driver. On your | | | | A golf fitness program can slow "the hands of time," |
| first swing, swing smoothly and in control. On your | | | | improve your flexibility, increase the strength within |
| second swing, swing as hard as you can! Which golf | | | | the body, and improve your power outputs. You |
| ball went farther? I am guessing the first one. | | | | essentially become an ageless golfer. |
| This little experiment just goes to show that the | | | | Bottom line, better flexibility, increased strength and |
| mechanics of your swing have an effect on clubhead | | | | power training will increase your clubhead speed, |
| speed and distance. | | | | lower your scores, and you'll get a lot more |
| Bottom line on the swing mechanics side of the | | | | enjoyment out of the golf course. |