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Golf Specific Core Exercises Improve Your Drive Distance
by Susan Hill
Feb 08, 2010



What if I could give you three important exercises for golf and you were able to hit the ball further than you’ve ever hit it before? What if these exercises could be performed with a minimal investment of time and required no
equipment. How about if I made it so simple and convenient you could simply perform them in the evening in the comfort of your own living space? What are you waiting for, let’s get started.


The golf swing starts ...

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Golf Health and Fitness Articles
Fitness Challenge, Week 10: Wrist Strength and Flexibility
by John Steinbreder, GolfersMD News
Feb 08, 2010
According to GolfersMD expert Bob Donatelli, another of the biggest differences between professional and amateur golfers is their ability to square the clubface to the ball at impact. One way to ensure that happens more often is for players to improve control of the club through the wrist. And the stronger their wrists, the better they are able to do that.

The wrist has four different degrees of movement, Donatelli explains, beginning with flexion, which is moving the hand downward, and continuing with extension (moving it upward) as well as rotations called supination and pronation.

To build up strength for each of those, Donatelli has worked up two simple exercises. (See video.) One ...
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How Golf Fitness Has Changed The Face Of The PGA Tour
by Susan Hill
Feb 08, 2010

Professional golfers on the tour today are approaching fitness as they never have before. PGA players look to fitness for many of its benefits. Fitness can improve their game through gains in strength, flexibility, and stamina. They can prevent or minimize injuries. Playing golf is not only a recreation for PGA players, it is their job. Their financial success depends on tournament results. Therefore, they must not only maintain a superb golf game, but a fit body as well.


There are few players on tour who have not have revamped their fitness ...

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