by Mike Pedersen
Golf workouts for winter is a great approach to taking advantage
of the time you now have available to improve your golf since
you’re not playing as much, if not at all. It’s a
way to stay connected to your golf game when you’re not
able to play due to the conditions (snow, temperatures, ice,
etc.).
Have you gone into depression mode when winter hits and you
can’t play golf anymore? I know this use to happen to me
until I finally moved to a year-round nice climate. This transition
from playing golf regularly to not at all can be depressing.
What do you do with all the time you now have since you’re
not playing?
The answer? Golf workouts for the winter! This is your “off-season” and
like most athletes they work on their body’s to take their
game to the next level. This is a time where you evaluate your
game and work on your weaknesses.
A common denominator for most golfers, especially senior golfers
is “physical capabilities”. This is your current
level of golf-specific strength and flexibility. It is highly
unlikely you have no physical limitations in your golf swing.
80% or more of amateur golfers play with an injury during the
season. This would tell me there is a physical issue.
What better time than winter to do golf workouts to greatly
improve this situation. There is no excuse. You’ve got
the time and hopefully you’ve got the motivation to improve
your game. You’ve just got to set up a game plan in regards
to your golf workouts for winter.
The first step is to get a physical evaluation done to diagnose
your current level of fitness specific to golf. You can hire
a local golf fitness trainer or look on the web. Golf workouts
are becoming so popular you can’t miss finding out information
about them.
Once you’ve gotten your golf fitness evaluation, assess
the areas that need the most work and spend the majority of your
time on those areas. Most likely this would be flexibility and
core strength. These are two very common areas that are lacking
and can make the most impact on your golf improvement.
You will be shocked at your progress if you stick with it through
the entire winter. The first time you step on the range, you’ll
feel like a different golfer. It will be like an “out-of-body” experience.
You’ll soon realize this is what you’ve been missing
all along.
So when you put those clubs up for the winter and go into depression
mode…remember this article and start your golf workouts
for winter.
EzineArticles Expert Author Mike Pedersen
About The Author: Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf performance
experts in the country. He is Golf Magazines golf performance
expert; author, and founder of several cutting-edge online golf
performance membership sites. Take a look at his just released
golf dvds and manual at his golf
swing improvement site - Perform Better Golf.
