Take a look at the arms on Camilo Villegas. Those are not the forearms and biceps of a golfer. Those are the guns of a superbly fit athlete. Golf was once a game played by overweight, unfit, cigar-smoking, drinking older men. It is now the younger, fitter, and stronger golfers who are taking the lead. Tiger Woods lifts weights on a regular basis and is believed to be perhaps the fittest athlete on the tour. This, in part, explains why he dominates.
Golf & training do go together, now more than ever. Whether you are at the top of the professional tour, or just a guy or gal playing on a monthly basis, there is no doubt that fitness will help your game.
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Once bitten by the golf bug, few golfers ever escape and we spend our entire lives trying to improve our game. By keeping fit and playing every day, we are more likely to develop a regular, quality swing and a reliable overall game. However, few of us have the luxury of playing every day, and more and more of us aren’t as fit as we could or should be. So, finding shortcuts to a better game is sometimes very important.
Golf can be a fun sport when everything is working great. When you are hitting long and straight, you are staying out of the traps, and your putts go in, then things are fine. Unfortunately, though, it is rare to have a day when all parts of your game are working correctly. Even more often, there are times when parts of your game fall apart completely and that is when swing golf help can come in handy.