7 Golf Exercises With Resistance Bands to Give You Strength-Durance

 
Every time a golfer asks me; “What is the one piece of golf fitness equipment you would suggest, other than a stretching mat and ball – which I could use for training my whole body for functional training to benefit my golf game – and that I could bring on the road when traveling?”

The Answer: Resistance Bands…. But not just any generic brand of bands…

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Everyday I’ll get 2-3 emails from golfers who subscribe to this blog and videos, asking which bands would I recommend. If you remember the first videos I shared with you – there are several band exercises I do in those…

In all my years in the fitness conditioning industry – these are the bands which have become my top choice (and I’ve tried them ALL)… I pack these on every road trip and I get complete and full workouts no matter where I stay – whether with friends or at a hotel: Joey’s Preferred and Recommended Resistance Bands for Golf Conditioning

The truth is – just like anything else out there, quality ranges from pure trash all the way up to top-notch training tools made for frequent and consistent use by top athletes. You want the highest quality brand of bands so you can focus on training properly without worrying about the bands snapping and causing unnecessary injury and embarrassment.

Here are 7 effective resistance-band golf exercises to help bring the ‘strength-durance’ factor of your game up a few notches:

7 Golf Strength-Durance Exercises

1: Double-Grip Static-Stance, Horizontal Rotation

2: Single-Grip (inner hand) Static-Stance, Horizontal Rotation

3: Single-Grip (outer hand) Static-Stance, Horizontal Rotation

4: Double-Grip Static-Stance, Diagonal Rotation – High to Low

5: Double-Grip Static-Stance, Diagonal Rotation – Low to High

6: Single-Grip (inner hand) With Side-Step Shuffle, Horizontal Rotation

7: Single-Grip (outer hand) With Side-Step Shuffle, Horizontal Rotation

I may try to get these into a quick video clip for you in the next few weeks, but for now – you’ll want to get the bands so you are ready to go either with my short freebie videos or if you are starting the Golf Drive Secrets Total Conditioning Program

Another key feature on my top choice of resistance bands are the Quick-Snap functionality used on all the bands in your system. The carabiners are flattened, so you can use multiple bands for various exercises and they each have a mini-pulley for a smoother feel and more precise movements.

Flat Clip w/ Mini-Pulley

I know you’ll love these bands and what they do for you… I sure do…
 

Your trainer,

- Joey Atlas
M.S., Exercise Physiology
Golf Conditioning Specialist

But as you know – you will see me recommending total-body movements which require: balance, coordination, range of motion and equal use of both sides of the body (not necessarily both at same time).

On that note I want to share this 4 minute Medicine-Ball, CardioCore Combo Workout:

WARNING: this workout is not for everyone reading this post today. So I suggest you run it by your doctor and get medical clearance before trying it. Better safe than sorry.

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After you get clearance and are ready to give it a go – you can feel free to use it as a stand alone conditioning routine – or you can add it to something else which I’ve shared with you in the past.

Either way – take it slow, start light and easy – and build up the reps gradually – and the sets (times you go through the routine) to about 3-5 and you’ll have a sweet, golf-specific mini-workout you can do anywhere and you can make it part of a bigger, more elaborate, program.

Please don’t be stingy – feel free to pass this onto all your golfing buddies. It will help me bring you more good articles and videos like the one above.

Your trainer,

– Joey Atlas
M.S., Exercise Physiology
Golf Conditioning Specialist
Creator: Optimum Flexibility for Golf

custom golf store

Those who play the game of golf understand the importance of having good golf putters, as well as other golf equipment and golf accessories. For those who do not know about the golf putter, they are extremely important to an individual’s game. There are three basic types of the putter. The first type is the mallet, which has an engorged head, making it easier to hit the ball. The second is the cavity type, which is made the opposite of the mallet. The head is placed on the inside, which allows you not to make a direct hit and still hit the ball. The last type is the blade, which is straight on the end. What type of putter you purchase at the golf store and choose to use will depend on your skill level.

Whether you buy them at a golf warehouse, a discount golf outlet or any other golf store, putters help your game by taking those small shots to a level that can become an art form. It is something that you have to feel comfortable with. If you go by price alone, then there is a chance that it may not be the right one, and it will be too late once you take it to the course at the golf club in your locale. You may end up back at the store looking to buy another one. So try it out when you are buying and purchase the one you are most comfortable with.

Because a large amount of short shots are taken with putters, a putter is a very important piece of golf equipment. In these days of modern technology, a putter can be customized to fit a person’s individual specs and identity. While this may be a little bit more expensive, for those who have a true love of the sport, most often the expense is not as important as having high quality equipment.

The modern day putters are more like the futuristic looking things from Star Wars. If you buy one at a custom golf accessory store, then you are better off, as they will design one, or more, according to your weight and height. Some of them can lift balls from low lying areas while some can send the ball straight across the green. It all depends on the club you use and your skill level. You have to feel as one with your putter or it may never work for you. A putter is an important part of the game of golf and you should take your time in choosing one.

]]> http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/golf-putters-exist-to-fit-your-skill-level/feed/ 1 http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/picking-out-the-appropriate-golf-traveling-bag/ http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/picking-out-the-appropriate-golf-traveling-bag/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:15:10 +0000 author http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/picking-out-the-appropriate-golf-traveling-bag/ Getting all your stuff organized might not be the ticket can help you get a better golf swing, but it’s definitely been a give you a better attitude. Especially if you travel with your clubs, it’s important to know that your gear is safe and sound, and that you’ve got a place for everything you need.

Golf Travel Bags and Travel Covers

With lots of makes and features to choose from, you can find the right golf travel bag and cover for your needs. It doesn’t matter whether you’re just a basic golfer who wants to make sure that their golf clubs are secure or if you are one of those linkster golfers that  just needs room for a cooler in your bag, there are plenty of well made, totally awesome and convenient golf travel bags that you can select from.

Combos: The Easy Way

Combination golf travel bags/ carrier combos can give you the best of both worlds: they are made to be about the same weight as a regular bag, and they make for easier travel and less bulk to pack. They can be ordered with wheels on them which makes it easier for getting around the airport or simply over to your cart. They have many different designs that you can choose from including ones that are padded and reinforced with cloth to sleek metal designs. If you are looking for a piece of luggage that is convenient and multifunctional, then the right choice for you will most definitely be the combo golf travel/carrier bag.

Golf Travel Bag with Cover: Familiarity Breeds Comfort

Some golfers though have their bag set up exactly as they like it and don’t see why they would need to break everything out and repack it all for a trip. In cases like these, utilizing the bag cover that is durable to place over your equipment simply makes a lot of sense. These are designed so you can just put your travel bag inside of them, close all of, and take off out of town. They make designs that have wheels, as well as unique designs that are designed to save space and feature “hideaway” construction that will make it easier for you to store when you’re not using it.

Consider Your Needs

If you travel infrequently, then you probably don’t think that makes a lot of sense to spend money on a high-end golf travel bag or a travel case. However, when you consider what you’ve invested in your clubs, shoes, and other gear (not to mention all those lessons, right?), you won’t want to skimp on protection for your investment. Take your time to check out all your options, think about how often the bag is going to be used, then from that point make your decision.

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]]> http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/picking-out-the-appropriate-golf-traveling-bag/feed/ 2 http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/have-the-perfect-golf-swing-with-these-easy-steps/ http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/have-the-perfect-golf-swing-with-these-easy-steps/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:10:14 +0000 author http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/have-the-perfect-golf-swing-with-these-easy-steps/ As I approach with my golf club, I feel as though I want to knock the cover off of the ball.  It feels good to put all of my strength into hitting the ball.  Just hitting the ball as hard as I can does not mean that I play good golf though.  

If you just need to relieve a little stress, then swinging with all your strength may accomplish your goals.  However, if you want to have a perfect golf swing, then you are going to have to hold back on the power a little.  

Swinging the golf club too hard is one of the most common mistakes.  A hard swing shows that you have power, but accuracy is the name of the game in golf.  

You need to relax when you are swinging.  This will help you swing easily and will help to reduce your power.  If you put your feet closer together, then you can further reduce the strength of your swing.  Tensing up will also cause you to use too much effort.  

Keeping your center of gravity is also vital.  Keep your center of gravity the same and your head will stay still.  If you keep both of your feet in the same position throughout your swing, then your center of gravity will be stable.    

If you jerk your body then your head will move and you will not be able to focus on the ball.  This can also change your center of gravity.  It is imperative that you keep your feet planted so that all your weight will be concentrated in your feet when you make contact with the ball.  

Expending very little effort should be your goal.  If you hit the ball correctly, then it will feel smooth and easy.    

Don’t tense up when you are about to make contact with the ball.  If you tense up, your balance will be thrown off.  You want the club head to travel in a straight line to make contact with the ball.  

To help correct your golf slice, see how centered you can hit the ball with your club and how low you can send the ball.If you launch the golf ball too high it can get into the wind and travel to the left or to the right into the rough.  

Try not to use any more power than what you are able to control.  The goal of the game is not power, but accuracy.You have to be able to control all facets of your golf swing so that you can get a clean hit and direct the ball to where you want it.  

You will get more distance from a neat and clean swing, than from powerful uncontrolled one.  

You want to try to gradually increase your speed during your swing until you connect with the ball solidly.  If you do not have a smooth swing, then you are pulling your hands somewhere during the swing.  Keep your head as still as you would if you had a glass of water balanced on top of it.  This will help to improve your swing and help you to swing more smoothly and fluidly.  

Swing at a decent enough speed to keep yourself from becoming tense and stiff.  Don’t swing too slowly or so hard that you feel the effort of the swing.  Stay relaxed.  

Try to keep the idea of power out of your head.  Keeping your power under control so that you can be more accurate is what counts!  The key to the perfect golf swing is a nice smooth, even stroke.

]]> http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/have-the-perfect-golf-swing-with-these-easy-steps/feed/ 1 http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/making-your-own-golf-clubs/ http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/making-your-own-golf-clubs/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:06:07 +0000 author http://progolfstretchingexercises.com/blog/making-your-own-golf-clubs/ For amateur golfers, making one’s own set of golf clubs or just that one special club can be a lot of fun, and could help in one’s game.

You may ask why you would ever want to build your own golf clubs.Well, the big reason is that when you buy clubs off the shelf, you are stuck with the sizes and fits that are in stock – limited only.  There may be one size for men; another for the women; and another for children who need junior golf clubs. For someone with a 6′ 2″ height, buying off the rack can cause one’s golf game to suffer and cause annoying back aches because the clubs that was picked were too short. By learning to make your own golf clubs you can help your body and save some cash at the same time.

You really don’t need much to make your own golf clubs.You just need a head, shaft, grip and some other materials to hold it all together.Browsing through the net will give you many great options to buying your components and make clubs that match your game.

Club heads — iron and wood heads are available from many suppliers. One can buy club heads that resemble popular brands or designs unique to the manufacturer you buy them from. Each vendor offers their own line of clubs.

Shafts – you can buy the same shafts that most of these branded golf club companies use.

Grips – there are a variety of sizes and types of grips.  You can find them in all price ranges and even buy the same ones the pros use..

Ferules — That’s the little plastic piece that goes on the end of the shaft above the club head on some clubs. These are purely decorative except on graphite shafts where they are necessary to absorb some of the stresses where the shaft joins the club head.

The beauty of finding the components to make your club is the fact that you can mix and match components to match your game.

Some of the tools needed are:

Grip tape – two sided tape is needed

Grip tape solvent – very cheap and you can recycle the excess

Epoxy – you will needs an epoxy with a drying time of 2-3 hours

Pipe cutter for cutting steel shafts, a plumbing cutter will work fine

For graphite shaft use a hack saw

Grip cutting knife – one with a hooked blade works nicely

Sandpaper for roughing up shaft tips to epoxy them

Shaft clamp – a thick piece of rubber in a vise works well

Making a golf club consists of measuring and cutting the shaft to length, abrading the tip to make sure the bond to the head is as good as possible. You then push the ferrule over the thin end of the shaft and glue the head to the shaft with epoxy. Waiting for the epoxy to dry is the worst part of the job… You want to take your new golf club to the course and try it out. Once the epoxy has set, you wrap the butt end of the shaft with grip tape (double-sided sticky tape), wet it using one of a wide range of solvents, slide the grip over it and let dry. Now you clean your new golf club, polish the ferrule and end up with something better then you can buy at a store.

So get to your computer, surf the net and find great websites to get your components. In no time, you will be able to create your own golf clubs. So have fun.

Those who have played golf knows that it’s addicting. Building your own club can be addicting as well.

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The search engines can present you with just a ridiculous amount of info.

As an illustration I have just searched for “buy new seven iron”, without the quotes.I have got back 18,600,000 pages.

That is not very helpful.  I am suffering with information overload, particularly as a quick look through the first page of websites suggests a lot of narrow websites rather then a the general overview retailer that i was hoping for

As another example I have tried “golf course in Arizona”.This time there is 3,400,000 pages found.

It seemed to me that I should be able to reduce the overload of Google information and find a solution for myself.

Suddenly after hours of wasted time the solution arrived.

The answer was a golf toolbar of my own.Toolbars are the symbols that sit above your browser window.

In the toolbar I put in my favorite golfing websites so that whenever I wanted golf information it was there at the top of my screen every time I was online.  It meant that I could go to my favorite store, the best course directory, the news center I created, in an instant.  No more messing about with Google and facing a bewildering choice of websites.

I still use Google sometimes for golf searches but in general I know that the best websites are available right at the top of my screen everyday.

I thought that it would be a good idea to share my golf toolbar and so here it is.Its free for anyone to have a look at and download.It is guaranteed safe by the Trusted Download logo and loads fast.

It currently features a leading golf retailer, a special site for training aids, videos and books , plus a golf news centre, a weather forecast (perhaps the most useful thing of all), a vacation arranger, utilities, games and loads of other useful stuff.

The Golf toolbar.

I love the thing and think that there is no reason why more should not also benefit.There is no charge though I should mention that if you should purchase through the retailer on the toolbar I do receive a commission.

The toolbar will be useful for you I hope.

The Golf News toolbar.

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Free Golf Exercises Improve Golf Flexibility and Performance

As the orders are coming in for the ‘Optimum Golf Flexibility’ DVD sets – we always look to see what our clients write in the comments box.

This is a great one – and it’s a testimony to my generous marketing method of giving away free golf exercises that actually help you.

It highlights why it’s no surprise that most people come back to purchase the complete DVD set.

“…Tried the free exercises for a couple of days this weekend, and for the first time since Oct, I was able to hit balls at the driving range without my back killing me (I pulled something in the Fall), and the next day it’s even better! Thanks!”

Charles N.
- Texas

Great stuff, wouldn’t you say?

Joey Atlas

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Worst Golf Exercises for Your Game… and Body

It’s no secret – I’m not a big fan of traditional ‘gym’ workouts for golfers. As a matter of fact – I think it’s downright foolish for the typical golfer to be lifting weights and pumping up on all the machines to try and enhance his/her golf performance…

The main exercises you need to focus on are stretching and flexibility exercises (first and foremost) – and then core conditioning exercises on top of that foundation of flexibility…

Then you can plug in some cardio and balance training…

Most of what I just mentioned can be done VERY effectively with bodyweight exercises…

Throw in some good resistance bands, a nice floor mat, a 55 or 65cm exercise ball, maybe a medicine ball, and possibly even some very light dumbbells – and you have everything you need for some serious golf performance enhancement – as well as a smart, all around, well balanced fitness program for all areas of your life – even in the bedroom (cause that score counts too ya know…)…

With all that being said – I know there are still some golfers out there who are going to still ‘hit the gym’ and do what everyone else is doing… So – if this sounds like you here are a few body and game destroying exercises I would advise you to drop from your program:

• 1 – Lat Pulldown Behind the Neck
• 2 – Shoulder Press from Behind the Head
• 3 – Deadlifts
• 4 – Traditional Bench Press
• 5 – Wide Dumbbell Flyes

Those are just a few potential game and body killers – and there are more – but I don’t want to overwhelm you…

What kind of golf fitness program are you doing? Click on ‘comment’ below and let us know…

Your trainer,

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