Golf
Fitness Helps Generate More Speed in Your Swing!
by: Sean
Cochran The golfing industry speaks
about clubhead speed constantly. We see advertised
in the golf magazines all the time. We hear about
it on the Golf Channel endlessly
Clubhead speed is more a result of what you do
with the golf club than an entity of its own.
A driver is not going to generate clubhead speed
on its' own! Someone has to swing it!
Clubhead speed is contingent upon swing speed.
Swing speed is directly related to the person
swinging the golf club. So the question to really
ask is:
How Do I Develop Huge Gains in My Swing Speed?
Another term directly related to swing speed
and clubhead speed is power.
More Power = More Swing Speed = More Clubhead
Speed
Bottom line is we are looking to increasing the
power outputs of your golf swing. This will allow
for an increase in swing speed. An increase in
swing speed translates to more clubhead speed.
So how do we increase the power in our golf swing?
Two aspects require tuning and development of
you wish to improve the power in your golf swing.
§ Number One: Improve Your Swing Mechanics
§ Number Two: Improve Your Body
Developing optimal swing mechanics is the first
part of the equation to great power.
The golf swing is one of the most difficult,
finite, and complex athletic movements performed.
As a result, it requires time spent on the refinement
of the movements involved.
Any athletic movement, the golf swing included,
can be performed efficiently or inefficiently.
An efficient golf swing allows for the highest
percentage of power generated by the golfer to
be translated into the club, and delivered into
the golf ball. An inefficient golf swing decreases
the amount of power delivered to golf swing.
Efficient Golf Swing Mechanics = High Power Outputs
Inefficient Golf Swing Mechanics = Low Power
Outputs
A pretty simple equation if you think about it.
Now how do you develop efficient golf swing mechanics?
Through a process of proper instruction, proper
practice, and time. The body can learn either
the correct or incorrect way to swing a golf club.
In order to learn the correct way to swing a golf
club, proper instruction is required.
Secondly, the body learns through repetition.
In order to learn efficient golf swing mechanics
it is necessary to practice the correct way to
swing. Finally, this process takes time.
The body will not learn how swing a golf club
correctly in a day. It takes consistent time spent
on the swing.
Putting it in math terms, the equation for efficient
golf swing mechanics is:
Proper Instruction + Proper Practice + Time =
Efficient Golf Swing Mechanics
Unfortunately, efficient golf swing mechanics
is only one-half of the equation to increasing
clubhead speed, swing speed, and power.
The second half is your body.
The golf club cannot develop power on its own.
It is a combination of developing efficient golf
swing mechanics and a body that can generate power.
A Body that can Generate Power = Increased Clubhead
Speed
Your body swings the club through the mechanics
of the golf swing. In order to perform this efficiently
and powerfully requires the development of certain
disciplines within your body.
Generating power in the golf swing requires your
body to be:
§ Flexible
§ Strong
§ Powerful
The development of these three disciplines within
your body allows the foundation to swing the golf
club with more power.
If your body is inflexible, weak, and powerless,
generating clubhead speed will be very difficult,
let alone performing the mechanics of the golf
swing correctly. How do you develop such a body
for the golf swing?
Quite simply by implementing a golf fitness program.
A golf fitness program will develop the required
flexibility, strength, and power required of the
golf swing.
It comes down to this equation:
Efficient Golf Swing Mechanics + A Flexible,
Strong, & Powerful Body = Increased Clubhead
Speed
Put in place a plan to develop efficient golf
swing mechanics and a powerful body. The swing
speed and clubhead speed you desire can be a reality.
Remember; proper instruction, practice, time,
and golf fitness training are the keys to more
power, more swing speed, and more clubhead speed.
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