Better Golf With Fitness

Learn to Turn with these 4 Exercises

Separation in the backswing is really important for power in golf. We go over "Learning to Turn" from the ground up with four golf fitness exercises that will help you increase mobility and gain power.

Filmed at Five Iron Fitness in White Plains, NY.

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The Better Golf with Fitness Blog is dedicated to educating golfers about golf-specific fitness. We will try to teach golfers how to play better golf by getting in "golf shape."

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Calming nerves with Beta Blockers

There was an interesting article from golf writer Bill Pennington in the NY Times today about beta blockers, especially in light of Charlie Beljan winning two days after being hospitalized with a panic attack. There is a chance he will be treated with medication to prevent future attacks and if he gets "a therapeutic use exemption", he will be able to take the meds during competition.

Beta blockers are banned on the Tour and although "One of the many pharmacological uses of beta blockers is the steadying of hand tremors," said Andy Levinson, the executive director of the PGA's antidoping program, not everyone believes they will help. Richard Ginsburg, a sports psychologist at the Harvard Medical School, said anxiety "keeps you on your game. A beta blocker can take away some edge, mellow you too much. So there is some debate about how effective they are."

It's definitely an interesting topic and I know a few golfers that would love to get their hands on some before a match! I wonder if Colorado's new initiative to legalize marijuana will have any effect on golf there.

Here is the article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/sports/golf/heart-medications-may-also-calm-nerves-keeping-them-banned.html

BGwF Classic "Baseball for Golf?"

Occasionally, I will be posting "classic" posts from the past.  The posts will be things that I still feel are relevant to today. This was caled "Baseball for Golf?"

This video is something that I have continued to do and expand on.   I have added some hip stretches, carioca and skaters before hitting the Hurricane, then finish with the golfer hitting a few balls to try to help the idea of hip rotation to transfer.

Because I have a lot of clients that have problems rotating their hips and getting over to the left side (righty golfers), I have started to incorporate baseball swings to get them to really understand how the hips need to move.  Check out this video.

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What is hip turn, anyway?

So many of the golfers that walk into Five Iron Fitness have a problem with hip rotation.  Lance Gill and Dave Phillips use Rickie Fowler's golf swing to explain and provide golf swing drills in this TPItv exclusive.

 

Putting- How Are Your Visualization Skills?

I have been putting a lot on the Five Iron putting green and I feel like my stroke has improved a lot.  We play a form of "Golf Billiards" (the pic is from a 9-ball game we were playing) to make it fun and to make sure that there is a little pressure trying to make each putt.

My alignment has improved a lot and one thing I usually do is use a line on the ball to make sure my stroke is on the money.  This might be the wrong approach for me.   I came acrosss this interesting video form Dave Phillips and Greg Rose discussing visualization skills and an easy test to see how yours are.

 

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus- Janet Alexander on Working with Women

There are plenty of differences between men and women, and when it comes to training women, it's really important to understand what is happening in their bodies every month.   Although I have seen Janet Alexander lecture on the topic, I forgot how important being aware of hormonal changes can be. 

Janet is an incredibly bright woman who walks the walk when it comes to training and teaching.   She trains hard and trains often and she is one of the most passionate leaders in the fitness field. 

Check out this great video of the segment on The Golf Fitness Academy that she appeared on with one of the players she trains, Nicole Smith. 

Feel Better, Play Better

I just watched "Feel Better, Play Better" from Jason Glass.  Jason does a great job making the program really easy to use, without too much equipment.  Check out the preview below and order at MyTPI.com.

Posture Stick Drill

Here is a great drill from Scarsdale Golf Club PGA Teaching Professional Paul Kenney to help you get in the right address position.

Great Workout from Diesel Crew's Smitty

Smitty is back with Part 2- the workout in action.  This is a 16 minute video and will give you some great ideas as Smitty goes over some important concepts.