What Are The Key Golf Muscles
Learning what are the key golf muscles will give you a much better understanding of how to achieve more power and distance in your golf swing. There are several muscle groups that can quickly enhance your distance, if you take the right approach, that is specific to your needs.
It is SO important you quickly realize the need for improved muscle strength and flexibility if you want to enjoy your golf for years to come! As you get older, the challenge of even maintaining your current swing will be daunting to say the least.
The Back Of The Lead Shoulder
This little golf muscles is critical to your generation of power in both the backswing and downswing. This little muscle needs to be both flexible to allow for a full shoulder turn, and strong to be able to take that stretch in the backswing, and turn it into a power “pull” in the downswing.
Stand up right now and make a backswing. Feel how tight the back of your lead shoulder is? This might be the culprit to your distance issues (if you have them). This muscle is activated hugely throughout the entire golf swing. I strongly feel this muscle is the “secret golf muscle” to more distance, especially for the older golfer.
Core Muscles
You’ve no doubt heard the term core on the television, as it seems to be the big buzzword in golf right now. Too bad most golfers are using the term, but not doing anything about it.
I want you to think of your core being from your sternum to your belly button. Those muscles are a huge factor in your rotational speed, especially in your downswing. When you work your core muscles for golf, you should focus primarily on rotational movements, as that is the primary movement in the golf swing.
By stretching AND strengthening your core golf muscles you will be able to make a FULL backswing loaded with torque, ready to unleash those power muscles into that poor golf ball.
Legs
This is where it gets a little dicey! I believe the legs are your support (stability) to your golf swing. That is their primary function. Just my opinion…it’s not “in stone”. Of course the legs provide power in the downswing, but too much leg action and you’ve got either a lateral slice, or a “spinning out” of the hips, breaking up the sequence of motion for a powerful downswing.
If you can use your leg muscles to keep you in your golf posture (flexed knees) throughout your golf swing, and have them work from the “ground up”, you’ve got a powerful support structure to your golf swing.
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