You can produce more power with your golf swing in just 3 simple moves.

A great article by Anthony Renna called “Three Moves for More Power”, gives you three keys to generating power in the golf swing and three quick drills you can do right on the range to help generate this much wanted power in your golf swing.

The 3 keys for generating more power are:

1. Maintaining good posture
2. The ability to internally rotate around your hips
3. Have good separation of upper body from lower body

The 3 drills are:

1. Hip Hinge Drill
2. Hip Twisters
3. Back Lunge with Rotation

In his article, Anthony even shows you pictures of how to do the drills.

I think you will love it.  Go to http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2009/03/30/tip-of-the-week/.

I have found these drills to be helpful for me.  Let me know what you think of these drills.

Here’s To Better Golfing!

- Rick

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Statistics show that 80% of golfers will play with back problems at some point in their lifetime.  When I read that stat I just thought WOW, that is a huge number.

I think that more and more golfers are trying to swing harder and are putting more stress on their bodies than they realize.  Some of my golf buddies as well as myself have had back pains at some point.  We have learned how to prevent ourselves from any more back pain in the future.

If you’ve currently got back pain, I am sure that you will agree with me that you need to get relief as soon as possible!

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Can’t you just imagine the relief from all the pain you have been suffering through. Why suffer any longer? Try it today.

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Many golf injuries can occur due to an improper grip or swing mechanics, but a lack of fitness and flexibility also contributes to the most common golf injuries. These golf injuries usually occur in the soft tissues (muscles, ligaments, tendons) and joints (back, elbow, wrist and shoulder).

Let’s look at what can cause golf injuries?

• Overuse
• Mis-hits or duffs (hitting the ground during the swing)
• Poor swing mechanics
• Over-swinging
• Skipping the Warm-up
• Twisting the Spine During the Swing
• Incorrect Golf Club Grip

What can help prevent golf injuries?

• Proper swing mechanics and club grip
• Proper conditioning
• Proper equipment

You can reduce this stress and prevent back injuries by:

1. Rotating the shoulder and hip about the same amount during the backswing
2. Keeping the spine vertical (perpendicular to the ground) during the follow-through (and avoiding hyperextension of the spine).

To reduce shoulder pain and injuries by:

1. Shorten the backswing slightly (end with the club head at a 1 o’clock rather than 3 o’clock).
2. Strengthen the rotator cuff and scapular muscles.
3. Strengthen the chest and back muscles.

To reduce hand, wrist and elbow pain and injuries by:

1. Selecting larger club grips
2. Using softer grips
3. Using a neutral grip
4. Selecting irons with large heads and “sweet spots” to lessen vibration
5. Selecting graphite shafts are to lessen vibration
6. Selecting the correct club length (the end of the club should extend slightly beyond the palm of the leading hand)
7. strengthening the forearm muscles

If you are looking for a good fitness program I have a couple of recommendations for you.

You can check out Perform Better Golf or Turbulence Training.

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I wanted to let you guys know about the common injuries that can happen to golfers.  By being aware of these injuries you can take the necessary measures to minimize your risk for these golf injuries.

The most common golf injuries occur in the lower back, elbows, shoulders, hands and wrists, and are generally defined as either cumulative (overuse) or acute (traumatic) injuries. The impact and stress of the repetitive motion of the swing is sometimes hard on the muscles and joints, especially if you ignore the early warning signs of an injury.

Below are a list of the common golf injuries and some links for more explanations.

Elbow

• Golfer’s Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
  The most common elbow pain in golfers, it occurs over time from repeated use of the muscles of the arm and forearm.
• Bursitis of the Elbow
• Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
  Similar to Golfer’s Elbow as it also occurs over time from repeated use of the muscles of the arm and forearm.

Back

• Muscle Strains of the Back
• Low Back Pain
• Herniated Disks
• Backaches and Stress

Shoulder

• Shoulder Tendinitis, Bursitis, and Impingement Syndrome
  These conditions are similar and often occur together.
• Torn Rotator Cuff
• Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
• Shoulder Separation
• Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
• Shoulder Instability
• Glenohumeral Arthritis

Wrist and Hand

• Wrist Sprains
• Finger Fractures
• Wrist tendinitis
• Trigger finger
• Tenosynovitis

Miscellaneous Golf Pains and Golf Injuries

Blisters

Knee Pain

Plantar Fasciitis
I hope this give you an idea of the common injuries from playing golf.  If you already have one of the injuries about, I hope the links will lead you an answer of how to heal your injury.

Let me know how this helps.

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My New Year’s Golf Resolutions for 2009:

1. Three putt less
2. Practice my short game more
3. Play more rounds
4. Drop 10 lbs. and get fit

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I wish everyone a happy and golf filled New Year.
Leave a comment below and share your New Year Resolutions for 2009.

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I found a great drill that has helped me to make sure I have the correct posture when I am addressing the golf ball.  This drill will help you like it has helped me.

The drill is called the Hip Hinge Drill. 

Hip Hinge Drill

There is an excellent video that demonstrates how to correctly do this drill over at Better Golf with Fitness.

Check out the Hip Hinge Drill and get in to the correct address position to hammer the golf ball.

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Balance is an important part of a great golf swing.  When you address the golf ball you must be in a balanced position before you start your golf swing.  During your golf swing your shift your weight while at the same time keeping your balance.  Finally, you need to finish your golf swing in a balanced position.

You can see that you need to stability and control during the entire golf swing if you are going to have a successful golf swing.  By successful I mean a golf swing that generates much distance.

An unbalanced golf swing will always result in a mishit.  The reason for the need for balance and control is the golf swing position is an unnatural position for the body to be in.

I was reading an interesting article over at Great Golf Swing Tips that was speaking about the very importance of balance and golf balance exercises for the golf swing.

Great Golf Balance Exercise

One great golf balance exercise you can easily start with is the floor touch.

This is great exercise to warm up with before a round of golf. It will help stabilize the ankles, upper legs, and core – plus improve balance, as it engages the quads and glutes, in addition to lengthening the hamstring muscles. Make sure the abdominal muscles are engaged while doing this exercise.

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You better get hip flexibility that is. I was reading a great article by Chris Ownbey over at http://www.bettergolfwithfitness.com.

You could say that every golf swing has a different tempo, path, plane and angle. Chris talks about the biggest problem that keeps most golfers from achieving the power and distance they want is because of a lack of internal and external hip rotation. The key to distance in golf is generated by early hip rotation.

So now the question is, how do your hips work in the golf swing?
Chris says “For a right handed golfer the right hip needs to be able to rotate properly from take away to the top of the back swing in order to make a proper weight shift to the right side and to get behind the ball. Often times a golfer will compensate by lifting up during the backswing (loss of posture) and then chop down on the downswing.
At impact, and to the follow through position of the golf swing the right handed golfer needs a proper amount of hip rotation in the left hip in order to post or finish properly, if rotation is limited we will often times see a “slide” toward the ball. Both of these swing faults are the effect of the physical limitations which cause the inconsistent shots, and loss of distance.”

Chris provides us with some examples of golf-specific exercises to improve hip flexibility, and add distance to your game.

Seated 90/90

Great stretch which for the hips, lower back, hamstrings, thighs–you’ll find in doing this stretch that it will help wherever you are tightest.

Sit as pictured above with 90 degree angles to hips, knees, and feet, so back calf is parallel to front foot, and front calf is parallel to back thigh and foot (hence the name “90-90″, right angles everywhere.) Two directions of stretch will be out over the front knee (hold for 10 seconds) and then to the side . Then switch to the other leg and repeat. Make sure, however, that instead of rounding over the knee or foot, you press your chest forward and buttocks away, to maximize the stretch for hips and legs rather than lower back.

I can tell you now that I am not as quite as flexible as Chris but I have begun to do these stretches and I do expect to have better hip rotation for the upcoming golf season in a few months. I can’t wait.

Leave a comment below and let me know what you think about these golf exercises.

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