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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Teenagers top the leader board at the womens us open
- Determination, poise, focus and talent were abundant, as teens topped the leader board at the 2005 Women's US Open. Younger players at the 2005 US Women's Open gained much more than experience. They definitely made their impact as the future leaders in womens golf Michelle Wie (15), Morgan Pressel (17), Paula Creamer (18) and Brittany Lang (19) were among some of the teens competing on the course ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Preparing your body for golf while you travel
- We all know the temptations of traveling? grabbing a slice of pizza while running to your gate at the airport, an elaborate steak dinner with a client, and being so tired at day's end that all you want to do is fall into bed. Traveling can often create havoc on regular exercise and golf conditioning. Fitness and good nutrition while on the road can help keep you on top of your game. With a bit of ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Strength training for junior golf
- Much debate has occurred about kids and strength training. There's been concern about growth plate damage. There's been discussion of whether it increases their likelihood of future success or simply places them at increased stress both physically and mentally. Here's a few notes on the correct way to have a junior golfer build a strong, healthy body. First there are definite differences between a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Core strength for golf
- When someone talks about core strength, they're referring to the strength of the muscles that go deep within the abs and back attaching to the spine or pelvis. A few of these muscles are the tranversus abdominis(TVA), the muscles of the pelvic floor, the lats and the obliques. The core muscles are the origination point for stability and movement on the golf swing. Stronger core muscles convert to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Golf training uses flexibility, strength, and power
- When it comes to fitness training for your golf game which is most important: flexibility, strength, or power? Flexibility advocates stress the importance of being able to swing a club through a full range of motion completely uninhibited of physical restrictions. Strength training advocates claim that building muscle will enable you to hit your drive farther. Power training supporters assert that...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Golf stretches reduce risk of injury and improve your game
- Most amateur golfers don't give enough attention to performing regular golf stretches both on and off the course. Range of motion of the trunk and upper extremities are key to a successful golf swing. Decreased flexibility predisposes us to injury and reduced performance. Fortunately, there are stretches designed to keep the muscles used in golf lengthened and flexible. A major component of achiev...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Golf nutrition on and off the course
- For best competition performance on the golf course, maintaining proper nutrition is very important. There's no one specific food or diet that will fit every golfer's needs. A golfer's nutrition plan should be individualized to meet the needs of training and competition or recreational play. Since carbohydrates are the primary fuel for performance related activities, they should be the primary con...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Golf exercises - improving fitness for power and consistency
- Perhaps one of the biggest changes in the golf world today is the increased emphasis on fitness for golf. Tour professionals and amateurs alike are practicing regular fitness routines specifically targeted for golf. The results are more powerful and stable golf swings. Needless to say, the scores are going lower.The golf swing is a very complex movement, requiring much from the body. Only i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to play better golf
- High handicappers, low handicappers and even the pros consistently have the goal of playing better golf. The methods often touted to arrive at the target of better golf are as varied as those attempting to achieve it. There are videos, trainers, golf practice tools and hundred of other solutions available all proclaiming you'll play better golf.Many who want to play better golf spend hours ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Annika sorenstam- the legendary female golfer
- Even those not normally interested in golf, usually recognize the name Annika Sorenstam. Her acclaimed position in golf has come to Annika for many reasons?skill, persistence, determination, fortitude, and more. Another highly discussed reason for Annika's success is her dedication to fitness and conditioning.Just as Tiger with his emphasis on golf fitness training, Annika has paved the way...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to unleash the power of your core
- The golf swing relies upon core strength, endurance and proper engagement in seeking elements of stabilization, control and coordination. Core conditioning is very important for a golfer because all movements in your entire body stem from the strength in this area. Wherever you find a weak core, you find a major source of energy leaks in the golf swing.The core is where the body's center of...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Resort golf can vastly improve your game
- There is more to a golf vacation than spending your day on the golf course and driving range. The golf course may be the main attraction for various golf resorts around the country, however many also offer fitness centers, spas, and healthy cuisine. The availability of onsite fitness resources, such as workout equipment and aerobics classes, has become common. Pleasurable amenities including spas ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you having trouble sustaining energy on the back nine?
- Loss of stamina and endurance toward the end of an eighteen-hole round of golf happens to many golfers and can often be attributed to poor nutrition. To keep up the pace and go the distance, there is no substitute for good nutrition.Good golf nutrition has many of the same characteristics as good general nutrition. Foods that are low in fat and contain balanced portions of lean protein and ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What does annika know about exercise that you don?t?
- Think of your golf game. Visualize connecting with your drive and sinking your putt. Now think of exercise and how it relates to your golf game. Do you do a total body workout several times per week? Do you have a tailored fitness regimen that pays special attention to certain muscle groups? Do you even exercise at all?Annika Sorenstam has an exercise plan which is adding value to her game ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is the golf ball the real reason for longer drives ?
- A Little History FirstTo determine this point, we have to travel back in time and see how the original golf ball was formed.The original golf balls as most of us know, were made from goose feathers stuffed into a round leather ball. It is estimated that those could be hit as far as 170 yards with the modern club.The next technological advance was the gutta percha ball. This wa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Play better golf through exercise
- Play better golf. Isn't that what every golfer thinks about 24/7? Golf can be the most humbling game you will ever play?but we keep coming back for more. To play better golf consistently you need to look at the source.Do you really think it's your equipment? How much money have you invested on new equipment only to see the same game show up on the course? No it's not your equipment.H...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to achieve longer golf drives
- Longer golf drives are the desire of every golfer. Yet this is something that remains elusive to many golfers.Yet this should not be the case. Achieving longer golf drives is much easier than most people realize. It is really just a matter of improving on your strength and endurance. Some simple golf specific exercises can do wonders in helping anybody to accomplish longer golf drives....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What should be your golf training priority?
- This is a question that is often asked for the simple reason that knowing one's golf training priority will enable them to improve their game within the shortest possible time.To answer it correctly a golfer needs to know what their particular area of weakness is. For example if they tend to slice the ball in their golf swing then their golf training priority should be exercises that addres...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why golf fitness should be a priority
- Golf fitness should be a priority for any golfer in the same way a visit to the dentist is for somebody with an aching tooth. In the case of a visit to the dentist, you cannot keep on taking painkillers and postponing your visit forever.Even if you dread root canal dental procedure and are sure that that is what the dentists verdict will be, sooner or later you will have to make that dreade...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Golf stretching exercises have a direct impact on your drives
- Golf stretching exercises have been known to have such a huge impact on the golf swing that their popularity amongst golfers has spread like wild fire in recent years.Yet in some cases the golf stretching routines have not been gotten from a real golf-specific exercise expert. While it is true that any stretching exercise and strength exercise will usually result in dramatic changes in a pe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What will a good golf stretching program do for your golf?
- There are many things that a good golf stretching program will do for a persons' game.Firstly a golf stretching program will tremendously improve the golf swing in terms of the power as well as helping the golfer to control the direction. These are two key aspects that will help to spectacularly reduce the score of any golfer.A golf stretching program will also help a golfer signific...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why golf tips work better for the woman golfer
- Gone are the days when a woman would feel intimidated standing on the same golf course to receive a golf tip side by side with a man. That's because golf exercise programs have proven that anybody can build enough golf strength to perform extremely well on the course.In fact on many occasions golf tips have worked better for a woman than they have for a male golfer. One of the reasons for t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What causes golf back pain?
- Why it that back pain is such a common complaint in golf and amongst golf players on any course?Does golf back pain have something to do with the game or do most players bring back pains acquired elsewhere into the game? While it is true that there are golfers who started having back pains and related problems long before they set foot on the course, there is clear evidence that golf does c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why exercise is crucial in achieving the correct golf swing
- Achieving the correct golf swing is the magic key that will open all the doors to better and more enjoyable golf.However the correct golf swing becomes very difficult to pull off for one simple reason. And that is the fact that the body usually violently resists it. The reason is because the correct golf swing is a set of movements that the body finds extremely unnatural and uncomfortable....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Golf stretching secrets to improve performance
- The trend in larger and therefore heavier club heads in recent years has made golf stretching secrets even more important to acquire.To make matters worse for golfers not interested in embracing golf stretching secrets, golf is a game unlike other sports where continuous playing improves fitness and endurance. This is because the golf swing lasts only a second.It is instructive that ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Golf specific weight training...dont fear it
- The fascinating thing about golf-specific weight training is that despite the fear many golfers have of it, there is really nothing to be afraid of.Why should there be any reason for fear when 80 year old persons are comfortably going through them. And what's more is these elderly persons have quite often hailed the weight training as being responsible for the dramatic improvement in their ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - More muscles than you think are used in the golf swing
- While most golfers are aware of the fact that the muscles in the lower part of the body are used in the golf swing, many are not aware of just how important these muscles are to the consistent execution of the perfect golf swing. Many do not even realize how imperative it is that muscles used in the golf swing are exercised and kept in tip top condition. Actually, if this is not done, it becomes e...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Too many online golf tips...which one do i take?
- Online golf tips are on the increase. This is hardly surprising because we are in the information age and virtually every kind of information you can think of has increased tremendously in quantity over the internet and continues to do so at a rapid rate.The information age has had the effect of putting tremendous power in the hands of the individual by making huge amounts of information av...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Can a golf swing video change your game?
- There are many golfers who have been exposed to many a golf swing video and yet there has been no effect on their game. At least not a positive one.In fact for some their game has consistently gotten worse whenever they try to implement stuff that they learnt from a golf swing video somewhere. So the truth of the matter is that there are many golfers who do not believe that a golf swing vid...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Benefits of a golf fitness stretch trainer
- Hardly any professional worth his name today will dare approach their game without a golf fitness stretch trainer of sorts. The game of golf has changed tremendously in recent times.No longer is it viewed as the leisure sport of old. Golf is now recognized as an athletic sport where performance depends a lot on your fitness level. Thus the wide introductions of golf fitness stretch trainers...