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Strengthening Your Golf Swing Muscles Will Greatly Improve Your Golf Game

Golf swing muscles? Is there such a thing? You didn't think they
were important or existed did you? But I'm sure when you've gone
home after a round of golf with a sore back you were reminded very
quickly, you do in fact have golf swing muscles.

Having been a certified conditioning professional for over 20
years and the last 10 with golfers exclusively.I can tell you with
one hundred percent confidence there is definitely a muscular
component to the golf swing. And if the muscles have not been
trained to work in a specific sequence, with minimal tension and
maximum power, the expected results will not be achieved.
What are the important muscles involved in the golf swing? There
isn't one or two of them.

The body moves sequentially throughout
the golf swing. But through research and years of training, I can
say without a doubt that the muscles of your core are the most
important. Followed by the hamstrings and glutes.
The rest of the muscle groups are supportive to the golf swing,
which doesn't mean they are any less important, just not as
critical to improving power and consistency.

Let's briefly break down your main golf swing muscles and their
role in the golf swing.
Shoulders: Support the golf at the top of the swing and also add
clubhead speed as an extension of the core.
Upper Back: Maintenance of spine angle for ease of turning on
backswing and follow through.
Lower Back: Critical in maintaining of golf posture during the
swing and even putting.

Glutes: Helps maintain flex in hips and also athletic, "golf
squat" position for a powerful swing base.
Quadriceps: Allows for ease of maintaining consistent knee flex
and golf posture for a repeatable swing.
Hamstrings: The KEY muscle group in producing an effective,
optimal and repeatable golf posture for eighteen holes.
Core: The engine to the golf swing.

Produces maximum power from
the pivot. Stored energy from the torque created on the backswing,
to unleash into impact.
This is a very brief overview of your golf swing muscles. As you
can see, if these muscles don't have a higher level of both
strength and flexibility, they will not allow you to achieve your
true golf potential.

Hopefully you will be motivated to look into a golf conditioning
program to strengthen these golf swing muscles.
About The Author: Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf
performance swing trainers in the country. Golf Magazine's expert
at GolfOnline.com, author and founder of several cutting-edge
online golf performance sites.

Take a look at his just released
golf performance dvds and manual at his
golf
swing trainer site - Perform Better Golf.
The golf swing is a physically demanding movement. Until golfers
realize this, their pursuit of the perfect swing will never be
achieved. Mike Pedersen is President/CEO Perform Better Golf which
offers golf training dvds, manual and equipment.

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