Play Better Golf Now

Golf is a very unusual sport. It requires strength, flexibility, and stamina, but it also requires a strong mind. Tiger Woods claims to be the toughest golfer mentally, and that is what he attributes his success to. But, we all know that you still have to have the skills and that is where golf weight training can really help you.

For many golfers, especially women and older men, their biggest problem is their drive distance. A short or unreliable drive can make the difference between a bogie and a birdie, so that is a great place to start improving your game. Many professional golfers claim to have added between 20 and 30 yards to their drives, just by golf weight training.
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It seems crazy, but it is true that people will still argue whether or not golf is actually a sport. They call it a pastime because you can smoke and drink while you’re doing it, but if you play golf, you know that really is more than a pastime. Yes, you can smoke and drink out on the course, but you won’t play well if you do.

Over the past decade, there has been a significant change in the public’s perception of golf, thanks mostly to the incredible success of Tiger Woods. He captured the world’s imagination and gave everyone the hope that they, too, could play good golf. Whether you are poor or rich, black or white, male or female – it didn’t really matter. Tiger didn’t just break the color barrier in golf, but he gave us something to root for.
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Only in recent years have professional golfers admitted that there is more to golf than natural talent and a lot of practice. Many golfers on the professional tours – both men and women – are spending a lot of time in the weight room, jogging, or with physical trainers who are making them stick to a golf fitness program. The golfers who are doing this, like Tiger Woods, Camilo Villegas, and Phil Mickelson always seem to be at the top of the leaderboard, week after week.

It doesn’t really matter how often you play the game of golf, how much money you are playing for, or even how good you are at all – everyone wants to player better, more reliably, and with less pain. And, that is where a golf fitness program can really help you out.
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Whether you play golf twice a week or twice a year, there is no doubt that an increased fitness level can help your game. Golf is no longer a game of drinking, cigar-smoking businessmen – people of all ages, all backgrounds, and all abilities are out on the courses any day of the week and in order to compete (or at least not embarrass yourself!), you need to have a certain level of fitness.

The movements involved in the game of golf are so varied that the only practice most golfers ever get is actually while they are playing it. This, of course, makes no sense at all. In no other sports – swimming, running, baseball – would you NEVER practice or try to improve your game except when you are actually competing. So, take the time to practice and get your body into golf shape before you get out on the course with your buddies.
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Imagine if you competed regularly in running races. Chances are, you would practice a lot. You would jog on the treadmill, you would jog out on the road, and you would spend time on your strength, flexibility, and even your nutrition. But, as a competitive golfer – and EVERY golfer is competitive on some level – you probably don’t really practice at all. You go out and compete on the golf course (even if you are just competing with yourself), without ever practicing at all.

Some golfers will spend a lunch hour at the driving range, but that is about it. Few golfers actually practice pitching and chipping, and fewer practice their putts. But, a drive, a fairway shot, a sand shot, a chip, a pitch, and a putt all have to be part of your bag of tricks if you are ever going to be happy with your level of play.
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