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Hello everyone,
I am going into high school next year, and I am going to be practicing alot this summer, because the high school team is very competitive. I am a 14ish handicap and I need to become more built for golf. Can anyone suggest what weight training, exercises, etc... I should do this summer?

Thanks!

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Golf And Lifting??....Help

http://www.golfrewind.com/showthread...eight+training

Work It Out

What kind of golf exercises are there?

More Muscles = Bad Golf?

Workout routines

Thanks, I was thinking someone could tell me something like:

Run 2-3 Miles 3 Times a week,
Do 30 Situps everymorning and night, etc....


Thanks

Why do you need to bulk up anyway!!!!!!!!!

At your age, you should focus on overall fitness and strength, rather than golf-specific exercises. :nodsmiley

Find a good book on weight training or one of the websites mentioned in the archived threads that Keith provided, and buy a set of adjustable dumbells. In my opinion, free weights is the way to go: It's cheap, effective, and versatile. Absent the use of any equipment, sit-ups and push-ups work too. Also, keep a log to chart your progress and to motivate you. Don't forget to allow days for rest and recovery between workouts! Exercise breaks down muscle tissue and rest allows it to rebuild.

I wish that I had started a regular weight-training routine when I was your age, because the regimen has changed my life and golf game for the better. Building strength takes a lot of strain off one's joints and makes everything you do a lot easier.

Good luck! And let us know about your progress.

My thoughts are to get one of those "Exercise Balls", and focus a LOT on core strength around your abs, torso, back/thighs area.

Do any google search for "core strength", "exercise balls", or something of that nature, and you'll find tons of wonderful exercises. I do a lot of pulleys, and other static weight lifting for core strength.

This site has a ton of good weight lifting routines:

www.exrx.net

the consensus that i have gathered is that it is much much better (for golf at least) to do light weights, high reps and if you can, do it where you are not being supported by a bench. for example (got this from some show on the golf channel), it is going to do you much more good if you can do a bench press type thing standing up with a dumbbell (or if you have a machine for this). if you do this, you will also be using your core to support you. where as, if you use a bench and do bench press, the bench is doing the stabilizing instead of your core muscles. for this, they recommend finding out your 8 rep max (the maximum weight that you could do eight times but not one more) and use 30% of that weight. so basically, work out your core, do light weights and high reps. also, you may want to try yoga, it will help miles with your flexibility and ultimentley your golf game as well.

At 14 you should simply concentrate on strength & stamina in general, not brute force of bulk.

I'd suggest swimming & hiking as suitable. & as far as anything else bunny hops & throwing a medicine ball, as this will exercise the muscles involved in the explosive swing in a suitable manner, take up tennis or cricket ( baseball I suppose would be suitable )

My advice is not to lift weights at all. Hit balls every day and work on speed not power. Keep you waist slim. Work with a dumbell with the weight on one end to build forearm muscles up. Practice the release with the dumbell, the back of the lead hand should be faceing the target line at the bottom of the swing. Hitting balls everyday will build you up so much better than weights ever will. Make as full a swing and follow thru on all your shots as possible.

Whats the diffrence? I kinda get it.
Thanks for the great tips mossie! I am already hitting 200+ balls every day... Should I start hitting more? Should I do weight training on top of that? Also, my coach told me to do alot of running (2-3 miles every other day), what is everyones opinion about that?

Thanks everyone, this is a cool site!

Please help, thanks. *Read above post*

Thanks again,
Chris

I can't speak for mossie, of course, but continue hitting balls while doing your weight training. At first, you may find it difficult, but stick with it: The dividends are worth the effort. Continue to stretch to maintain your flexibility; and work on keeping your grip, forearms, and shoulders relaxed throughout the swing. :nodsmiley

Your coach wants you to strengthen your legs and improve your endurance. One of the first things to give out on a tired golfer is his legs. Don't forget to include leg and back work in your weight training: squats and calf raises, for instance.