Tip From the Archives
Resistance Exercise
Problem
Your lower body cannot support a full and powerful golf swing.
Cure
Exercise your lower abdominal muscles, hips, and legs. This will increase your ability to keep the lower half of your body stable
Therapy
If you have a home gym, attach an ankle to a low pulley cable to provide resistance exercises for your thighs and hips. You can also do this exercise by using a resistance band around both calves. Inhale deeply and as you exhale, tighten your abdominal muscles as much as possible. Keeping your abs tight, extend one of your legs out to the side. Inhale as you return it to a standing position. Do about fifteen repetitions per leg. Next, as you exhale, extend your leg in out in front of your body and then in front of your other leg. Inhale as you return this leg to the original standing position. You can also practice making side steps across the room using the resistance band across your calves or use weights around your ankles. Take a deep inhale and as you exhale, extend your leg to the side. Squat a little and inhale as you stand up and move your other leg into a standing position. Work your way across the room going in one direction then in the other direction to exercise your other leg. To enhance this exercise, bend your arms with a dumbbell in each hand and squat a little lower.
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