http://golf-com.info Golf Talk Today lets Tee Em Up. daily 1 http://golf-com.info/751709-My-Core-Strength-Is-Just-Fine-Thank-You-But-My-Golf-Swing-Needs.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:36:58 -0800 Some of us may have an idea about what core training entails.Swing coaches and trainers talk about it in relation to theswing, but what actually is the core?When the question is asked, What is the core? The most commonanswer is, Your abdominals. The core can be defined as theregion of the body that incorporates the hips, abdominals,obliques, and lower back.The definition of the core indicates that it is an anatomicalregion of the body. The top of your chest to your hips is theeasiest way to thin... http://golf-com.info/751709-My-Core-Strength-Is-Just-Fine-Thank-You-But-My-Golf-Swing-Needs.html http://golf-com.info/860419-My-core-strength-is-just-fine-thank-you-but-my-golf-swing-needs.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:00:54 -0800 Some of us may have an idea about what core training entails.Swing coaches and trainers talk about it in relation to theswing, but what actually is the core? When the question is asked, What is the core? The most commonanswer is, Your abdominals. The core can be defined as theregion of the body that incorporates the hips, abdominals,obliques, and lower back.The definition of the core indicates that it is an anatomicalregion of the body. The top of your chest to your hips is theeasiest way to th... http://golf-com.info/860419-My-core-strength-is-just-fine-thank-you-but-my-golf-swing-needs.html http://golf-com.info/476446-Conditioning-For-Golf-Produces-A-Powerful-Golf-Swing.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:39:16 -0800 Conditioning for golf sounds like an oxymoron doesnt it? Butlet me ask you this. Do you feel stress in your body during orafter a golf swing? Im referring to physical stress. Themuscles tightening; the lower back stiffening; the jointsaching; or just plain physical fatigue. The reason I ask is tomake you aware that conditioning for golf will help eliminateall the above. Ive written many articles pertaining to the traumatic effectthe golf swing can have on the body. Swinging a foot pluslever clu... http://golf-com.info/476446-Conditioning-For-Golf-Produces-A-Powerful-Golf-Swing.html http://golf-com.info/931138-Why-do-Injuries-Occur-in-Golf.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:52:25 -0800 Injuries occur in all athletic events quite frequently, certainsports more so than others. Golf is no different than any othersport. The severity of injuries in golf usually are not assevere as in other sports. The scenario of a lb. defensivelineman slamming into the side of your knee tearing everypossible ligament structure in the knee will never happen in thesport of golf. An interesting visual if you combined the sportsof football and golf onto the same playing field, butinappropriate for th... http://golf-com.info/931138-Why-do-Injuries-Occur-in-Golf.html http://golf-com.info/290167-Flexibility-Exercise-For-Golf.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:54:55 -0800 Flexibility exercise for golf is a critical component toperforming a repeatable, powerful, and mechanically sound golfswing. Senior golfers are the prime target to benefit the mostfrom flexibility exercise for golf. With a declining level of both flexibility and strength, themuscles of the senior golfer are not as pliable and responsiveto the physical demands of the golf swing.The golf swing requires a higher level of flexibility to producemaximum power. Turning your upper body shoulders degree... http://golf-com.info/290167-Flexibility-Exercise-For-Golf.html http://golf-com.info/861028-Golf-Swing-Instruction-The-Athletic-Motion.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:41:16 -0800 There is one basic athletic motion which is used in all ofathletics. The golf swing is golf's version of this athleticmotion. It is the same basic motion that is used to hit a tennisball, throw a football, kick a soccer ball, or break a rack inpool. To describe the athletic motion, let's take a look at thebaseball pitcher. Why the pitcher? You are familiar with thepitching motion and have probably thrown a ball or two yourself.The pitcher does what you as a golfer want to do; throw it fast,accur... http://golf-com.info/861028-Golf-Swing-Instruction-The-Athletic-Motion.html http://golf-com.info/907821-Golf-Exercises-Don-t-Have-To-Be-Grueling.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:34:52 -0800 Golf exercises are viewed by the majority of golfers as work.That is why it is so difficult to convince golfers that golfexercises can be fun and dont have to wipe you out physically.Ive worked with many golfers in person and with my online golfperformance sites, who were shocked to realize how much fun andmotivating golf exercises can be. Dont picture going into a sweaty, smelly gym and liftinggod-awful weights. Nopicture doing golf exercises that mimicyour golf swing and have a direct impact o... http://golf-com.info/907821-Golf-Exercises-Don-t-Have-To-Be-Grueling.html http://golf-com.info/819163-Golf-Equipment-Isn-t-Working.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:44:41 -0800 Golf equipment doesn't work? Did that catch your attention? Ihope so. Now keep reading.Just the other day I was watching the Golf Channel and they weretalking yet again about the latest and greatest drives andirons. This golf equipment new technology that has gottentotally out of hand, is making these companies a ton of money.Why?Because they prey on vulnerable, frustrated golfers looking toplay better through golf equipment.Heres my beef!Its not working! I dont care what these companies sayI se... http://golf-com.info/819163-Golf-Equipment-Isn-t-Working.html http://golf-com.info/921493-Balance-Your-Checkbook-And-Golf-Swing.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:13:02 -0800 We all search for it. Balance in our daily lives. Balance whileriding a bike. Politicians are always debating a balanced budgetin Washington, and most of us could use a little balance in ourcheckbooks. Balance is a term used in golf quite often as well.Its a buzzword and almost a clich when it comes to the golfswing. I am sure you have heard numerous times from swingcoaches that you have to stay balanced when swinging yourclub. Others phrases that I hear when we talk about golf andbalance are th... http://golf-com.info/921493-Balance-Your-Checkbook-And-Golf-Swing.html http://golf-com.info/722127-Improve-Strength-For-Golf-To-Reach-Your-True-Potential.html Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:37:04 -0800 Strength for golf is a term youve all heard by now. Its allover the television during professional tournaments, and golfinstructors are now throwing the term around.What makes strength for golf so important and why should youlisten?Let me briefly explain.The golf swing is traumatic to the body! I cant put it anysimpler than that. When you are swing an object that is over feet long at over mph, there is a physical cost.The physical cost is undo stress on the major joints of thebody. The lower ba... http://golf-com.info/722127-Improve-Strength-For-Golf-To-Reach-Your-True-Potential.html http://golf-com.info/226618-Why-is-the-Core-Important-to-Golf.html Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:21:29 -0800 IntroductionThe core is the center of the body and is a key component formany activities the body performs. A quick review of the coreregion will indicate: there are a vast number of musclesincorporated in this section of the body and the core is anintegral part of all human movement, including your swing!Let us first review the first point in terms of what comprisesthe core. The core is an anatomical part of the body. Theeasiest way to think about the core is in terms of a sectionof the body.... http://golf-com.info/226618-Why-is-the-Core-Important-to-Golf.html http://golf-com.info/934289-Success-in-Golf-and-meditation-The-same-skills.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:05:19 -0800 When we say to people that you need the same skills to be asuccessful golfer as you do meditator it usually raises a hugelaugh. Golf and meditation are miles apart. Some often suggestthat in hitting the perfect Golf shot you need to be in afocussed meditative state, but thats as far as it gets.What do you think? I know. You think were crazy. But lets look at the evidence.Lets just look at whats needed to be a successful meditatorand you can decide whether the same skills and behaviourpatterns ar... http://golf-com.info/934289-Success-in-Golf-and-meditation-The-same-skills.html http://golf-com.info/778675-Getting-To-The-Core-Of-The-Problem-With-Your-Golf-Game.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:05:12 -0800 Just about everything you do during golf practice andor a gameinvolves the core region of your body.Hitting a long drive off the tee, iron shots, pitch shots andblasting out of the bunker and even putting. Heck, even pickingup the ball in the cup takes strength in your core region.So, it would make sense then that many of your struggles in golforiginate in the weaknesses in the core of your body.How do you fix it? Well, theres no magic core strength pill orpatch. It takes some good, old-fashione... http://golf-com.info/778675-Getting-To-The-Core-Of-The-Problem-With-Your-Golf-Game.html http://golf-com.info/600162-The-Best-Golf-Exercises-Are-Very-Simple.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:42:23 -0800 The best golf exercises are not complicated; you dont need tobe a member of a gym; and you dont need thousands of dollars inequipment. Yesthere are new golf fitness machines coming out inthe market that look respectable, but they want an arm and a legfor them.When you think of the best golf exercises, youve got to thinklike an athlete for a minute. Golf is an athletic sport, andthanks to guys like Tiger Woods, golfers are realizing they needto train like an athlete to see improvement.Most athlet... http://golf-com.info/600162-The-Best-Golf-Exercises-Are-Very-Simple.html http://golf-com.info/492564-The-Absolute-Best-Way-to-Strengthen-Your-Core-for-the-Golf-Swing.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:02:13 -0800 Different types of core exercises exist. Many of you areprobably familiar with an exercise such as the sit-up, which isa great exercise that can be utilized to train the core. If youhave read any of our other articles, you are well aware of whatthe word core means, and its relation to the golf swing. Let usdo a quick review for your benefit, and introduce the types ofcore exercises to perform for your golf swing.The core is an anatomical region of the body. It can generallybe defined as the part... http://golf-com.info/492564-The-Absolute-Best-Way-to-Strengthen-Your-Core-for-the-Golf-Swing.html http://golf-com.info/825145-The-Secret-To-A-Better-Golf-Game.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:43:34 -0800 A better golf game is achievable by any golfer. It doesntmatter what your age is, how good a player you are or how longyouve been playing. But the key to a better golf game may notbe what you think.The standard approach to a better golf game is taking lessons;buying more equipment; and hitting hundreds of golf balls at therange.Although, the above approach is not altogether incorrectthereis one crucial missing element. That element is your BODY! Youswing those fancy clubs; you hit all those ball... http://golf-com.info/825145-The-Secret-To-A-Better-Golf-Game.html http://golf-com.info/941031-Golf-Etiquette-Tips-For-The-Beginner.html Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:09:05 -0800 Ive played with a lot of golfers who truly take the game ofgolf seriously and a lot of golfers who dont. Its okay to havefun out there, keeping in mind respect for other players who dotake it serious.The tee boxThink of the tee box as a stage with a spotlight. Everybody getshis or her turn to shine. Try to remain quiet and out of thegolfers view, including your shadow that may hinder thegolfers concentration at address. The best position to standwhen a player is addressing the golf ball would be... http://golf-com.info/941031-Golf-Etiquette-Tips-For-The-Beginner.html http://golf-com.info/527826-Golf-Exercise-Benefits.html Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:00:13 -0800 Golf exercise benefits are many. Golfers have struggled foryears with their games and have become very frustrated. I canttell you how many times I play with golfers who are about toquit the game.To explain golf exercise benefits to a golfer takes a littleconvincing, but in a short amount of time they become believers.There are so many I cant possible list them all in thisarticle, but you will be motivated to take this approach.Some of the main golf exercise benefits are; improved power forlonger... http://golf-com.info/527826-Golf-Exercise-Benefits.html http://golf-com.info/562248-Improve-Golf-Driving-Distance.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:30:19 -0800 How do I improve my golf driving distance? I hear this questiondaily. This is the dream of almost every amateur golfer. To hitit longer. But to improve golf driving distance isnt what youthink. No its not your equipment. Its not pounding more ballsat the range. And its not even taking more lessons.Its about working on the machine that swings the club. Are youfollowing me? Do you know what Im getting at? Youre an athleteif you play golf. Dont laugh. Im serious! To swing a golf clubeffectively tak... http://golf-com.info/562248-Improve-Golf-Driving-Distance.html http://golf-com.info/677944-Myrtle-Beach-Golf-Courses-Face-New-Competition.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:32:28 -0800 Fall is here and the Myrtle Beach golf industry is booming. Heatand humidity are falling as fast as the summer crowds areleaving. With its average temperatures hovering around seventyfive degrees, the Grand Strand area is perfect for a golfvacation.Even with rising golf rates and threats of hurricanes, golferswill flood the fairways and fill rooms left behind by familieson summer vacation. With this impending rush of golfers to theMyrtle Beach area, you would think all is well in the local golfi... http://golf-com.info/677944-Myrtle-Beach-Golf-Courses-Face-New-Competition.html http://golf-com.info/486880-Try-Developing-Your-Own-Golf-Style.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:16:33 -0800 Some golf beginners think that all they have to do is copy ErnieEls, Tiger Woods or whoever their favorite golfer might be andbam, immediate golf success!I am sorry to say, it is just not that easy. If it were theneverybody would be a lot better. This, as we see every time outon the course is not so much the case. In reality, no two people ever really swing the same way. Sinceeach of us has a unique body build, some more unique thanothers, we need to develop our own individual set of muscles. Ag... http://golf-com.info/486880-Try-Developing-Your-Own-Golf-Style.html http://golf-com.info/480983-My-Golf-Disaster.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:14:13 -0800 Although I was never picked for sports teams as a kid, I alwaysthought that golf would be far easier than all the others as itrequired very little physical exertion in regards to chasing aball up and down a field for minutes while opponents try totake the legs out from under you. I mean, how difficult could it be? You stand still, look at thehole at the other end of the green, look at the ball and thenhit it as hard as you can with a metal or wooden club. Evenbetter, once you do, you dont have ... http://golf-com.info/480983-My-Golf-Disaster.html http://golf-com.info/584811-Increase-Golf-Swing-Speed-Easily.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:32:20 -0800 Increase Golf Swing Speed Easily Golf swing speed is an elusive term for most amateur golfers.Weve all heard of it and know it relates somehow to longerdrives, but how can we increase golf swing speed quickly andeffectively?Do you think its swing harder? Have you tried that approach?What happened? I can take a wild guess. The ball didnt goanywhere! You were so tense that your golf swing speed wasactually much slower. Thats not what you want!So how do you achieve the ever-elusive higher golf swin... http://golf-com.info/584811-Increase-Golf-Swing-Speed-Easily.html http://golf-com.info/837673-What-Do-the-Core-and-the-Golf-Swing-have-in-Common-Part-II.html Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:50:15 -0800 In part one of this article we discussed the core and itsrelation to the golf swing. A quick review of the information inarticle one will indicate a definitive connection between theathletic movements of a golf swing and the core section of thebody. Prior to beginning this article let us take a brief momentto review information provided in the first article on thistopic.A quick review will indicate that the core is an anatomicalregion of the body. This region of the body consists of all themuscl... http://golf-com.info/837673-What-Do-the-Core-and-the-Golf-Swing-have-in-Common-Part-II.html http://golf-com.info/742064-A-Golf-Fitness-Coach-Equals-Great-Golf.html Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:18:23 -0800 Golf fitness coach. Have you ever considered oneand if so, whatexactly were you looking for? There are many general fitnesstrainers trying to get a piece of the golf fitness and trainingmarket that seems to be rapidly gaining exposure both on thetelevision and in print thanks to Tiger, Vijay and Annika.But the first thing you need to consider when looking intohiring a golf fitness coach or program is the trainersexperience in golf. Yesthat is high on the list ofrequirements. Does heshe know golf... http://golf-com.info/742064-A-Golf-Fitness-Coach-Equals-Great-Golf.html