Work on Your Balance for a Better Swing

Jul 11

Work on Your Balance for a Better Swing

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For many of you, it has been a few months since your last golf outing, so it is even more important for you to warm up your body before you play to prevent injuries and regain balance and swing tempo that you may have lost during the off-season.

Balance is one of the most important aspects of the golf swing: affecting almost every phase in the swing. Having good balance helps your body to turn and shift weight more effectively, helps in making a smooth transition from the backswing to the downswing and allows your body to create more clubhead speed.

Balance is just like muscle strength, you need to work at it or you will lose it. Also as we age, our sight, hearing, muscle strength, coordination and reflexes change, weakening our balance and some health conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, and circulation problems, affect balance.

Improving your balance takes time and practice and it doesn’t just happen overnight. However, with consistent practice, you should be able to improve your balance over time and see improvement in your golf swing.

Incorporating balance exercises into your pre-round warm up routine is a great way to assure that you are practicing to improve your balance on a consistent basis.

All this month, we will present exercises to help you improve your balance.

One Leg Balance Drill with Medicine Ball
(This exercise will not only help you improve balance but will also strengthen your lower body.)

-Stand in your golf posture with feet shoulder
width apart holding a medicine ball chest high.

-Lift one leg up behind you.

-Simply hold this position for 30 seconds without
swaying or touching your lifted foot on the
ground.

-Repeat exercise on the opposite leg.

-Challenge yourself by repeating this exercise
standing on a wobble board or Aero Mat. The even
surface will challenge you balance and strengthen
your core.