Nov
17

How will being fit help me improve my golf?

Posted under Golf Fitness by Swinger

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A few years back I had a car accident where I injured my neck quite badly and had to spend a lot of time laying on my back. Before the accident I was a good golfer, down to an 11 handicap which was not bad for someone who only played twice a month. However my accident set me back massively and I had to go back to basics and start from scratch.

The reason for this was that the muscles in my back had adjusted to ensure that I could stand up straight and my stomach muscles had also deteriarated from lack of exercise. So I couldn’t work out anywhere near what I used to and my first visit to the golf course was a real shock to the system. I couldn’t hit a ball straight even if it was attached to string! I had to learn the game of golf all over again meaning that I was back up to a 28 handicap.

Fortunately getting my swing back was fairly easy I could adapt to how my body wanted me to move and how I needed to get the ball in my stance for the shots but my fitness was changing constantly and with each change in my fitness I had to adapt my swing all over again. I made the decision to take a one month break from golf to ensure that my body was in a condition where as I wouldn’t have to make as many adjustments.

When I came back to the golf course after visiting the gym 4 times a week my game was worse than ever. However I could not hit the ball much harder and my swing was more fluid than it was a month before. It took 2 visits to the driving range and I was back to hitting the ball straight. two months later I was not only hitting straight but much further and this in turn helped my over all game improve.

So how does it all work, well baiscally if you have a central fitness from the core area (lower back and tummy) you have much more control over your swing which in all allows you to make better contact with the ball and have much more speed in the club head meaning you hit further and straighter.

I am now hitting the ball better than I was before my accident even though I still have problems with my back I no longer struggle out on the course. I got a lot of tips from this book it explains not only how to get fit for golf but great ways to adapt as you go.