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Golf Swing Technique: Body Position

Your body is the foundation of the swing. You need a goof sturdy foundation for the house or building to stand on or it will crumble. In other words you can work on your swing all you want, but without the golf strength the body needs to support the swing, you are just wasting your time. You must fix the body before you can fix the mechanics of the swing.

Even with your golf equipment. It will only perform as the swing. Without the body, you don’t have swing mechanics, without swing mechanics, the equipment will not improve your game. You can see how all of these are linked together. One cannot work without the other.

If you are faithfully practicing and there seems to be no improvement, you might want to look at taking a lesson or two. There is golf instruction available you just need to take advantage of the opportunity. The lack of proper training can result in the increase and establishing incorrect swing mechanics. No good results will come of this. The results will be slices, hooks, hitting it fat on the course, etc. All these types of swings will accomplish is frustration and lousy rounds of golf. If you are serious about improving your game, find a good instructor; take lessons on a reoccurring basis. It should improve your game immensely.

Golf strength and golf fitness are one and the same. There are exercises designed just for the golfer. These exercises will work on areas of the body used in the game of golf. You are not looking into becoming a pro football player, so the exercises required to play football will not be the same exercises need by the golf player.

You will want to try this exercise to better your distance and control. Your wrists are an important part of the golf swing. There are two parts the wrists are responsible for in your swing. It is their job to control the club through out the swing and to provide the power through the strike on the ball.

You will not be able to accomplish these portions of the swing if you have weak wrists. Your wrists need to have total control of the club. Weak wrists are unable to do this because of the clubs length and the weight.

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