Presently in the sport of golf, golf fitness training has become an integral part of success at the professional level. The amateur is also becoming aware of the requirements, benefits, and essential needs for golf exercises conditioning the body relative to biomechanics of the golf swing. Unfortunately for many amateur players they are unaware of what type of physical conditioning is required to support the golf swing.
The swing is one of the most intricate athletic actions to perform in sport today, and any error in timing, body position, or sequencing will result in an inefficient golf swing. Inefficiencies lead to breakdowns in the biomechanics of the swing and the development compensation within the execution of the swing.
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In order to provide the golfer the opportunity to execute the biomechanics of the golf swing efficiently and meet the requirements of the body swing connection, professionals within industry suggest the implementation of a golf specific strength and conditioning program.
All to often the amateur golfer will implement a general fitness program in an attempt to develop the physical requirements needed for the swing. The results are less than optimal from such a program because it does not address the specific requirements of the body in terms of mobility, flexibility, stability, strength, and power relative to the sport of golf.
What the amateur golfer must understand relative to fitness training and golf, is in order for improvements to occur in the biomechanics of the golf swing, not only must the amateur golfer develop the underlying physical requirements of the swing, these requirements need to do be developed specifically to the positions, movement patterns, and physical requirements of the swing. This results in what is termed a transfer of training effect from the conditioning program to the actual performance benefits on the golf