Great proprioceptive exercise drill that helps you understand proper muscle sequencing and timing of your axes and spine angle – specifically through impact, release and finish. Not to mention, a killer workout for the obliques! Reps x10 on good side. Then Repeat on your goofy side. x 4 Rounds
Do 3 sets of 20 reps!
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Whether you are in a Southern state just starting your golf season, or getting ready to head into Winter, join me in a drill I gave during a lesson on this topic. Grab a pair of alignment sticks and set this up for yourself! Great for winter indoor-work as well!
Check out the preview of this drill to understand how to use the ground properly in your swing! Full instructional video is available when you login.
Simple to Advanced, choose our poison. This stretch will let you feel it whether you take the easier Parts 1 & 2, or attempt to move to the more advanced Parts 3 & 4. All 4 are good for you and good for golf!
Great Exercise for T-Spine Mobility, Upper/Lower Body Separation and Hip Stability! Do this daily for improved function and flexibility on and off the golf course! 10 Reps x 3 sets each side.
Here is a Beginner Version of this hip rotation exercise, that is especially good for external hip rotation, which is needed in the golf swing to create power from the legs and consistent ball striking! Login now to see the intermediate and advanced versions of this workout!
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Login Now to watch this 8 min instructional video that can change the way you think of your golf swing! Maintaining Hip Depth is essential in order to maintain your posture and make consistent and powerful strikes! If you can’t do this drill, message me for some custom exercises that will help you do it!… Continue Reading →
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Do you know how to adjust for these shots? Login now to see the 4 changes you must make to the swing to execute this shot every time!
Understanding path and plane and how they influence clubface control. Login now to see this instruction video in its entirety.
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Some ways to think about your grip and their functions in ways you haven’t before!
GOLFit in 10 is in an effort to get you up and moving and at the same time, work on your golf motions! In less than 10 minutes a day, these short Golf Fitness clips will get you primed for golf season. I recommend doing these exercises everyday…whether you do it as your only workout… Continue Reading →
Use this drill to understand how to move your body pressure and mass correctly in the golf swing! Login to GOLFit to see video tutorial in its entirety.
Do you know how to find a neutral spine at setup? Login now to see a great video and pictures you can follow! Do this every other day to increase your body awareness and ability to do so!
Avoid some common pitfalls that happen when attempting to square the clubface by doing this… Do you know how to clear your hips properly in the golf swing? This is something professionals usually do very well and different than most amateurs…but rehearsing proper movement patterns in practice will help you establish unconscious execution on the… Continue Reading →
Connection: How and Why to create it in your swing
Squat evaluation on the @boditraksports gives me a chance to see where my athletes have room for improvement, both in their training and in their golf swings. Force and pressure data gives me information on asymmetry and weaknesses and instability that is NOT visible to my eye or on video. @boditraksports helps me be a… Continue Reading →
Do you understand how target leg dynamic vertical force/pressure decreases early extension and can also increase speed? Eliminating early extension has less to do with trying to “stay down” and more to do with how you utilize the ground to create energy. If you don’t understand these principles, you will not have a correct understanding… Continue Reading →
Dating myself here a bit, but, before there was the Drive, Chip and Putt as we see it today at the @themasters there was Drive, Pitch and Putt…from a few local eliminations to regionals to a state championship…I competed in them all and made it to the State Champs…I was the Colorado State Champ Girls… Continue Reading →
Balance, Strength, Sequencing, Awareness and Compound Functional Motions needed in the golf swing. Login to follow Nicole through this workout!
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Great Core Workout – especially for golf – balance, strength, stability, upper/lower body separation, body awareness, core control – 4 exercises for 4 rounds! Feel your core burn!!!!! Login to see core workout in it’s entirety.
Login in to see video in its entirety. Great for active recovery or low impact day. Functional Balance, core and hips.
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I will have to wrap my head around some of these after playing golf for over 37 years, some of these will seem so WEIRD! This is a great video that sums it up though – hope it helps! Make sure you click “skip this ad” to get to the video.
Great for warmup before play OR add it to your gym routine to help with functional balance, flexibility and understanding of shoulder plane and posture maintenance. Login to see video instruction in its entirety.
Beginner and/or short on time – do 1 round in only 10 minutes! Advanced and/or have more time today? – Challenge yourself to 3 rounds in 30 minutes!
It’s more than a ball marker, it will help your eye and your brain engage with the target line – check it out! It helps you create an “intention” before you go into motion….a key that all great players do automatically. This will help you create a routine that will lead to more confidence and… Continue Reading →
Lower body sequencing, connection and spine angle – login to GOLFit to see the instructional videos on this topic. Happy National Dog Day from this PXG Trooper!
Do you understand what the trail arm and lead arm are supposed to do and when in the golf swing? This video is a simplistic idea you can work with in your swing immediately on the range and course!
Add these to the stretching regimen we started! At least 3 times a week and hold for at least 45 seconds. These simple stretches will improve your body’s ability to move correctly in life AND in the golf swing. Lack of mobility and strength or function, especially in your hips/psoas, will limit your ability to… Continue Reading →
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We have talked about it before, but, everyday I am on the range I see how much improper setup fundamentals, especially posture and grip, cause major swing faults and compensations. So, we will spend the next few posts covering different aspects of the grip and grip pressure. Tune in – even if you have played… Continue Reading →
Why do golfers need to have strong hamstrings? The hamstrings work to stabilize your hips and keep the spine aligned and keep you in a good posture position. They also help you move workload and explosive power up the legs from the ground and into the hips. Also, whether you are a golfer or not,… Continue Reading →
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Because being flexible is such an essential part of body awareness and allows the body to function at optimum strength, you will want to add these to your golf stretching regimen…increase your ability to make consistent and repeatable golf motions! Check out our previous post for more stretching below. Calf and ankle stretch: Come down… Continue Reading →
Login to your Membership to see instruction on how to let your biomechanics lead you into the proper squaring of your shoulders at setup!
Using Boditrak Sports to help clients understand how to properly load the posterior chain and the direct relation it has on improving their body and club position so they can maximize their ball striking! Better biomechanics = better swing mechanics! Login to your Membership Page to learn more! Or contact Nicole to schedule your lesson… Continue Reading →
Adding to our post earlier this week about hip/psoas flexibility….here are some new stretches to add to the mix and stretch some other areas as well! Hip/Psoas Mobility These stretches are simple and effective stretches than can improve your body’s ability to move correctly in the golf swing. Lack of mobility and strength and function… Continue Reading →
Do you know how to create lag in your golf swing? Use your proper biomechanics to help you create the infamous “lag” you have been searching for. Login to GOLFit to see video instruction on this topic.
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Welcome to the GOLFit Community! Thank you for allowing me to help you on your journey to reaching your golf and fitness goals! Health, fitness and wellness are some of the most important ways you can add balance to your life and help you feel and perform your best, on and off the golf course…. Continue Reading →