| The proper golf swing involves all the muscles in your | | | | final stroke that channelizes the force to hit the ball |
| body. This complicated pivotal movement put some | | | | dead centre. |
| thirty-two individual muscles into play. Like any other | | | | The Muscle Groups That Perform The Swing |
| skill, constant repetition done properly will improve | | | | Each muscle group in the body contributes to the |
| form and muscle. The avid golfer can, by repetition | | | | game of golf. It is the muscles of the chest, the |
| and additional exercises developed specifically to | | | | back and the upper arms that generate the force of |
| develop those muscle groups that are required to | | | | the downswing. This force is transmitted to the golf |
| execute a proper golf swing, improve his swing and | | | | club by the speed built up during the downswing. The |
| his overall game play. | | | | main movers are the pectorals, the deltoids and the |
| The Components Of A Proper Golf Swing | | | | teres-latissimus muscle groups of the chest, the |
| The three components of a swing are the | | | | shoulders and the back respectively. The muscles of |
| backswing, the downswing and the follow through. | | | | the forearm and the wrist control the direction of |
| The backswing stretches those muscles required to | | | | the swing. |
| execute the optimized downswing, for it is the | | | | Strategies To Improve Power And Speed |
| power in the downswing that is going to drive the | | | | The goal of additional training, other than for the |
| ball across the fairway. Once the ball is hit the follow | | | | swing, is for strengthening the core muscles and to |
| through comes into play. This is to reduce the | | | | improve the reflexes. Abdominal exercises and |
| chances of any injury and to get the muscles back | | | | balance drills help stabilize form. Weight lifting is for |
| into shape for a rest. | | | | strengthening the leg muscles, the upper back, the |
| The power for the shot in the downswing comes | | | | chest and the shoulders. Exercises to improve |
| from three areas: the arms, the torso and the wrists. | | | | strength in the wrist are required for those who |
| The force generated by the torso is mainly a | | | | hardly do any manual work. |
| conversion of a pivotal force around an axis. Its | | | | Isometric training is added to additional training to |
| primary function is to build momentum. This needs a | | | | improve the reflexes. Fast muscle response is |
| strong foundation and a stable axis. The hip joints | | | | required to transfer the velocity of the swing to the |
| and the spine are the pivotal points. | | | | ball with minimal contact time. As such supplemental |
| The arms generate the bulk of the propulsive power | | | | training to improve speed of muscle response is |
| required to increase the velocity of the club. After all | | | | essential. A judicious balance of strength and speed |
| the power generated by the arms and the torso, | | | | will show remarkable improvement in ones game of |
| one may think that the wrist plays an inconsequential | | | | golf. |
| part in the swing. But it is the wrist that guides that | | | | |