Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 4 February 2011
The muscles in our lower back not only help us maintain our golf posture during the swing, but strengthening them also helps to prevent injury. This simple exercise from TG Elite Teaching Pro and Fitness Expert Gareth Johnston can be done at home or in the office and will improve the strength and flexibility of these vital muscles considerably.
Written by Gareth Johnston on Wednesday 19 January 2011
In the golf swing, it’s the rotational muscles in our upper body that create the torque and coil, which in turn generates power. This simple exercise from TG Elite Pro and Fitness expert Gareth Johnston can be done in the comfort of your home and isolates these rotational muscles. It will increase the flexibility and strength of your upper body, adding...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Wednesday 19 January 2011
The shoulders muscles are crucial in helping you load the club correctly in the backswing and release it correctly in the throughswing. Many golfers struggle with a flying right elbow in the backswing, where the right arm fails to fold and the swing plane becomes very steep. This often causes us to cut across the ball or hold the face open...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Wednesday 19 January 2011
Distance comes from the separation of the shoulders and hips during the backswing. The longer this distance becomes, the more coil we are creating and the more power we can unleash at the ball! To increase your coil, you need an exercise that creates resistance in the backswing. This video tip from TG Elite Pro and Fitness expert Gareth Johnston has...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Wednesday 19 January 2011
In the golf swing, we use a variety of muscles, some of which we don’t even know exist. The rotator cuffs are very small muscles that act to stabilise the shoulder. The strength of these muscles is crucial for both consistency and distance. In this video tip from TG Elite Pro and Fitness expert Gareth Johnston, you can discover a simple...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 3 December 2010
Us golfers rely heavily on our legs during the golf swing, even if we don’t realise it! They’re vital for stability, weight transfer and maintaining posture so it’s important we work on our leg strength. This simple exercise explained by TG Elite Pro and fitness expert Gareth Johnston can be done at home or in the office and will really help...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 3 December 2010
Maintaining an extending arm in the arm in the backswing and throughswing helps to create width and therefore power and clubhead speed during your golf swing. Golfers that try and help the ball airborne will often fold at the elbows, as TG Elite Pro and fitness expert Gareth Johnston explains during this video tip. A simple arm extension exercise using a...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 3 December 2010
Fitness exercises that are functional for the golf swing are the best way to improve over the winter. Core stability is vital during the swing for balance and co-ordination and a great way to work on this at home is to practice lunges, as TG Elite Pro and fitness expert Gareth Johnston explains during this video tip. You may...