Keep Your Golf Swing In Shape All Year With A Golf Fitness Program
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Keep Your Golf Swing Sharp All Year with a Golf Fitness Program
Summary
For professional athletes, including golfers, the concept of an "off-season" is becoming obsolete. While some PGA Tour players have been active in Hawaii and California, others like Vijay and Ernie have been competing in Europe. Regardless of their schedule, pros spend more time preparing than most of us realize. Here’s how you can keep your golf game in top shape year-round, just like the professionals.
Year-Round Preparation
Even as the official season kicks off, the groundwork has been laid months in advance. Pros spend little time taking breaks. After their last tournament, they take a short rest to rejuvenate both physically and mentally. The PGA Tour season is lengthy and demanding, so this downtime is crucial for recovery.
Amateurs should take a similar approach. Whether you play year-round or not, take a break for at least two weeks. This pause can refresh your game, and you might find yourself returning with improved skills and lower scores.
Building Physical Fitness
Post-rest, professionals focus on enhancing their physical attributes for the upcoming season. This includes flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, and power. Amateurs can adopt a golf fitness program, especially during the winter months. This program should be tailored around the golf swing, focusing on the same key areas as the pros.
Incorporating swing drills is also beneficial for amateurs. These drills can address specific issues that affected your performance last season. Simple mirror drills can help improve posture and the different phases of your swing.
Incorporate Practice
Start practicing your putting during this time. If you live in a region where golf is a year-round option, consider short, focused sessions at the range each week. Concentrate on addressing problem areas in your swing. This period is an opportunity to work on both your physical fitness and swing techniques.
Pre-Season Preparation
As the PGA Tour season approaches, professionals enter what is essentially a preseason phase. They practice sport-specific mechanics, continuing physical training but at a reduced intensity. Focus is placed on the basics?"flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, and power.
Amateurs should mirror this routine as spring approaches. Increase your time at the range, working on all aspects of your game. Continue your fitness program, but ease up slightly as practice time increases. Remember, maintaining your body’s fitness is key to swinging the club effectively.
In-Season Maintenance
During the season, pros shift to in-season fitness programs, reducing intensity but maintaining focus on key fitness areas. Tournament play can be taxing, so reducing fitness training volume allows for recovery.
For amateurs, if you're not playing as frequently as the pros, you can maintain preseason fitness levels. Ensure you balance your fitness training with practice and playing time to avoid over-exertion.
Conclusion
To keep your golf game sharp and continuously improve, follow the pros’ lead:
1. Take a seasonal break.
2. Implement a golf fitness program.
3. Work on swing faults during the off-season.
4. Increase practice time before the season starts.
5. Maintain a balance of playing, practicing, and working out during the season.
By taking these steps, you’ll maintain and enhance your golf performance throughout the year.
?" Sean Cochran
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