Golf Strength

Strength, what does that have to do with golf?  This isn't a weight lifting contest.  The type of strength needed to perform a very coordinated ballistic movement such as a golf swing is overall body strength.  There can be no power leaks.

What is a power leak in a golfer, a good example is a sore or weak shoulder, another example is a weak lower back.  Golfers have to be strong from the ground up, the connection points for a golfer are his feet and his hands.  Feet are connected to the ground and your hands are connected to the golf club.  The strength needed in the legs to make sure you have a very stable base to work from and the strength needed in your grip to make sure you can transmit the power into the golf ball with the golf club are very important.

The engine of the golf swing motion needs to be strong, the engine is from the top of your knees to your armpits.  This is the functional core of the body.

Building a strong core is very easy to do with a few simple exercises using the Russian Kettlebell and some bodyweight movements.  The standard 2 arm kettlebell swing will build tremendous power and ballistic speed.  The standard RKC plank will also strengthen the entire torso and overall body.  Kettlebell carries are a tremendous exercise for golfers, the unilateral carry builds and strengthens all the small muscles that tie together the lower back and the abdomen.

For the more advanced golfer learning how to do a Turkish Get Up with a Kettlebell is the "king" of all movements.   If there is one movement every golfer should strive for it is the TGU.  Much more on this later but for now, getting strong(er) should be every golfers goal.