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What happens if you put your arms together instead of spacing them apart?
Would this be bad for the body at all? I’ve been doing it wrong the past
week – oops.
Natalie Gulbis does this as part of her workout for like 2 to 3 minutes. It
was in a video she did. I did it for a little over 3 minutes and it’s tough!
Thanks for the tip Mark, I can do around 1:46 but after that I just
collapse!
Wow James how did you get mark to attempt an exercise?!
That’s well explained by you. 🙂 So first step: strengthening the “link on
the chain”. I guess later on one can focus on turning faster. After all
Tour pros turn faster than good amateurs (don’t they?) or how could they
achieve those distances? So what do you do to strengthen the core?
Spot on I am using personal trainer for 10 weeks pain free golf is an
amazing feeling. Find the time and do it, stick to it and you will get your
rewards. GREAT ADVICE should be first step before GRIP teaching Mark.
when i saw them doing it, i was like “PPSH I could do that for 5 min
easily. 1 min of doing it: DAMMIT THIS HURTS…
never done this; managed 50 sec, after that it was just too painful; will
do that daily now and see how far I can go… this exercise should help
with turning faster through the ball (as iCloudzzzzzz asked)
Great video mark !!!!!
it’s not about turning fast. it’s about the core being able to withstand
the energy you create from trying to swing the arms fast and decelerating
them through impact in order to transmit the energy to the clubhead. a weak
core will destroy a good golf swing just as a weak link on a chain. a swing
based on feeling like you’re just turning fast through the ball might work
if you have the talent, but it won’t last forever. when you are striking
the ball efficiently every muscle gets engaged.
I like your idea of involving exercise and fitness in order to play better
golf. Carrot at the end of the stick mentality.. Good fitness is better for
life in general and will lead to clearer mind thetefore better golf scores
maybe.
why would you hold static planks when the golf swing is very dynamic and
rotational with speed. the abs are getting fed the wrong info here . they
need to be lengthened eccentrically with speed to match the demands of the
golf swing.
The arms and hands will of course, not completely stop, if the intent on
how to strike the ball is correct. No chopping or lifting. Swing right
through. And because you are trying to in effect sling the clubhead through
the ball, your body “should” respond in the manner that gets you looking
like all the tour pros, with open hips and the “late hit” and the full
finish, etc. Once you get past transition, however, all of this largely
happens on its own. The intent must be correct. Good luck!
Enjoying the fitness episodes. I’ve incorporated them into my workout
regimen.
I saw you in la manga club on my holiday a week ago
Ok cool
A few seconds more and Mark’s nose would be diving into the turf 🙂
I’m lovin that you’re continuing with the fitness aspect of the sport. Keep
em coming please!
more exercise videos please to build swing speed 🙂
Many thanks for adding this video. I hope you can add more videos that can
make us better Golfer.
Just did it for 3 minutes. I could’ve done a little bit more, but no way
I’d get to 5 minutes. This is hard to do. My shoulders, back, abs, and
thighs feel the burn. I will probably try to do this more. I can see how it
wold be good for building a stronger core.
Can you make a video on using a chipper would be useful 🙂
Good stuff Mark. Nice to hear James rather than you rattling on for four
minutes ; ) Much smoother.
Some of the strength and conditioning guys that have come on our show,
suggest the plank is more of a test of core strength rather than an
exercise. It’s totally static. Body weight Squats and Deadlifts are some of
the best for building powerful “golf” muscles. Great video though!
The act of simply trying to “turn faster” can lead to all sorts of messed
up actions. Your arms and the clubhead have a long distance to travel
comparatively to your torso. The feeling should be the arms and clubhead
are accelerating into impact and as you approach the ball the core engages
and nearly stops the arms and hands in order to transmit the whip through
impact with the clubhead. This gives the club a chance to release properly
and arms to swing across your chest.