"The casual golfer still wants a good pair of shades, maybe a visor and clubs that will make it through nine to eighteen holes."
Weight Training For Golf Has Now Become A Central Feature Of A Golfers Training Regime
Golf Is No More A Game Of Just Skill And Finesse Weight Training For Golf Helps Play A More Powerful Game Of Golf
The very nature of golf has undergone quite a few changes ever since players such as Tiger Woods have revolutionized the sport through combining skill with strength, making it a different game than what it was a game of skill and finesse. Such an amazing golfer as Tiger Woods has added 20 pounds weight after completing a full year of weight training and these shows in his strong and muscular frame, and this added muscle has helped him raise his level of golf to a plane where par-5s have become outdated.
Weight training for golf can take the form of strength training, which athletic-type lifting can help to increase driving distance through added power in the swing, provide more control and consistency, improve stamina to help play the final 9 holes, because strong muscles are able to resist fatigue more than weak muscles can, and finally, develop the coordination between mind and body to help execute complex golfing skills, especially those required when playing championship golf.
A mechanical analysis of the driving swing reveals that the torso rotational power comes about as a result of the bodys power zone that in turn, is made up of large muscle groups of the hips, buttocks, thighs, lower back and abdominals. Weight training for golf can reasonably be expected to focus on this power zone through utilization of athletic-type lifts. This use of strength training will help shore up the golfers power zone with the result that there will be a noticeable increase in driving distance and overall control for every aspect of the game, from the tee till the green. In contrast, bodybuilding and machine training are very limited in their ability to optimize forceful might in the power zone.
Besides improving the power zone through weight training for golf, there are also sports vision training that are used to improve and train the eyes and one such program is known as VERGENCE, sometimes called Fusion Flexibility. VERGENCE allows the golfer to rapidly and accurately fuse two images emanating from the eyes into a single image that consists of both convergence, (far to near) and divergence (near to far.) This allows the eyes to work as one to keep this oneness, whatever be the direction of the gaze. This is important because any deficiency or slowness or slackness in locking on to an object may result in double vision and poor timing. Weight training for golf that incorporates improving the eye coordination is important for better golfing abilities.
"Fitness means a healthy body that can handle a fair amount of everyday stress, breathing easily and recovering normally in a short amount of time."
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