When it comes to choosing which golf exercises are worth your time and effort, it can be the easy-looking ones that sometimes pack the most punch. Golfers can get drawn into trying out the ones that look cool, like standing on top of a Swiss Ball and swinging a club. PLEASE DO NOT do this […]
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Golf is predominantly a power sport. But in order to have power, you must have golf stability. You see, your proper flexibility and mobility allows certain parts of your body to move through large ranges of motion. The kicker, though, is that other parts of your body need to remain stable. It is the combination of some parts
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Yoga has been around for centuries, and has been increasing in popularity here in the US in the last decade. But what about yoga for golf? And specifically, what about yoga for your body and your golf game? Now I know that most people like simple answers to questions, and I’m all for that as
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Have you ever started a golf fitness program in the past, and then quit? You’re not alone, as some studies estimate that over 80% of people who begin an exercise program stop after just five weeks. Now there are a lot of reasons (some more legit sounding than others), as to why people give up on their exercise routine, even
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Today I would like to continue reviewing some of the best golf core exercises (and not a crunch in the bunch!). If you missed Part One on this topic, Click Here to find out why crunches are usually not the best exercise for most golfers (at least not for the first few phases of training),
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What are the best golf core exercises? Probably NOT the ones you think! Traditionally, the sit-up and the crunch (a variation of the sit-up) have been the mainstay of core conditioning for everyone from the out-of-shape couch potato to elite athletes to the military physical entrance testing. Now there is absolutely nothing inherently wrong with
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Swiss Ball workouts for golf have many functional advantages over the machines you will find in most commercial gyms. Also known as a “Physio-Ball”, Swiss Balls were originally used in the rehabilitative setting throughout Europe. Paul Chek was among the first in the US to incorporate them into healthy and athletic populations. There are a
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This is the second part of The Renegade Golf Wake Your Butt Up Series. If you missed the first installment, Click Here to get up to speed. Golf sway is a problem that approximately 40% of us struggle with, resulting in poor contact, limited consistency, and a lack of power. Technically speaking, sway is any
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“I just can’t drive the ball as far as I used to” is a common complaint that I hear from my senior (50 and over) golfers when I first meet them. They want to get back the distance they used to have off the tee, and with all of their long clubs. And I don’t
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What is Renegade Holistic Golf Conditioning? It’s a systematic approach to creating optimal function and performance for you as a golf athlete. The operative words are “optimal function and performance” and “athlete”. We are holistic in that we view your physical body (bones, muscles, organs, systems etc), your nutrition and lifestyle, and your mental/emotional state
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