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Why is the Core Important to Golf?

Saturday, February 27th, 2010 | Sports and Fitness

Introduction The core is the 'center of the body' and is a key component for many activities the body performs. A quick review of the core region will indicate: 1) there are a vast number of muscles incorporated in this section of the body and 2) the core is an integral part of all human movement, including your swing! Let us first review the first point in terms of what comprises the core. The core is an anatomical part of the body. The easiest way to think about the core is in terms of a ...
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Success in Golf and meditation. The same skills?

Friday, February 26th, 2010 | Sports and Fitness

When we say to people that you need the same skills to be a successful golfer as you do meditator it usually raises a huge laugh. Golf and meditation are miles apart. Some often suggest that in hitting the perfect Golf shot you need to be in a focussed meditative state, but that's as far as it gets. What do you think? I know. You think we're crazy. But let's look at the evidence. Let's just look at what's needed to be a successful meditator and you can decide whether the same skills and ...
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Getting To The Core Of The Problem With Your Golf Game

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 | Sports and Fitness

Just about everything you do during golf practice and/or a game involves the core region of your body. Hitting a long drive off the tee, iron shots, pitch shots and blasting out of the bunker and even putting. Heck, even picking up the ball in the cup takes strength in your core region. So, it would make sense then that many of your struggles in golf originate in the weaknesses in the core of your body. How do you fix it? Well, there's no magic core strength pill or patch. It takes some good, ...
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The Best Golf Exercises Are Very Simple

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 | Sports and Fitness

The best golf exercises are not complicated; you don't need to be a member of a gym; and you don't need thousands of dollars in equipment. Yes'there are new golf fitness machines coming out in the market that look respectable, but they want an arm and a leg for them. When you think of the best golf exercises, you've got to think like an athlete for a minute. Golf is an athletic sport, and thanks to guys like Tiger Woods, golfers are realizing they need to train like an athlete to see ...
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The Absolute Best Way to Strengthen Your Core for the Golf Swing

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 | Sports and Fitness

Different types of core exercises exist. Many of you are probably familiar with an exercise such as the sit-up, which is a great exercise that can be utilized to train the core. If you have read any of our other articles, you are well aware of what the word core means, and its relation to the golf swing. Let us do a quick review for your benefit, and introduce the types of core exercises to perform for your golf swing. The core is an anatomical region of the body. It can generally be defined as ...
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The Secret To A Better Golf Game

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | Sports and Fitness

A better golf game is achievable by any golfer. It doesn't matter what your age is, how good a player you are or how long you've been playing. But the key to a better golf game may not be what you think. The 'standard' approach to a better golf game is taking lessons; buying more equipment; and hitting hundreds of golf balls at the range. Although, the above approach is not altogether incorrect'there is one crucial missing element. That element is your BODY! You swing those fancy clubs; you hit ...
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Golf Etiquette Tips For The Beginner

Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | Sports and Fitness

I've played with a lot of golfers who truly take the game of golf seriously and a lot of golfers who don't. It's okay to have fun out there, keeping in mind respect for other players who do take it serious. The tee box Think of the tee box as a stage with a spotlight. Everybody gets his or her turn to shine. Try to remain quiet and out of the golfer's view, including your shadow that may hinder the golfer's concentration at address. The best position to stand when a player is addressing the ...
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Golf Exercise Benefits

Saturday, February 20th, 2010 | Sports and Fitness

Golf exercise benefits are many. Golfers have struggled for years with their games and have become very frustrated. I can't tell you how many times I play with golfers who are about to quit the game. To explain golf exercise benefits to a golfer takes a little convincing, but in a short amount of time they become believers. There are so many I can't possible list them all in this article, but you will be motivated to take this approach. Some of the main golf exercise benefits are; improved ...
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Improve Golf Driving Distance

Friday, February 19th, 2010 | Sports and Fitness

How do I improve my golf driving distance? I hear this question daily. This is the dream of almost every amateur golfer. To hit it longer. But to improve golf driving distance isn't what you think. No it's not your equipment. It's not pounding more balls at the range. And it's not even taking more lessons. It's about working on the machine that swings the club. Are you following me? Do you know what I'm getting at? You're an athlete if you play golf. Don't laugh. I'm serious! To swing a golf ...
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Myrtle Beach Golf Courses Face New Competition

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 | Sports and Fitness

Fall is here and the Myrtle Beach golf industry is booming. Heat and humidity are falling as fast as the summer crowds are leaving. With its average temperatures hovering around seventy five degrees, the Grand Strand area is perfect for a golf vacation. Even with rising golf rates and threats of hurricanes, golfers will flood the fairways and fill rooms left behind by families on summer vacation. With this impending rush of golfers to the Myrtle Beach area, you would think all is well in the ...
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