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The Russian Twist Drill

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Ken Pierce demonstrates a Golf Fitness exercise called the “Russian Twist” utilizing the GolfGym 8 pound double handled PowerBall and the GolfGym 65cm Balance Ball. The exercise develops better golf rotation, core strength……[read more...]

The “Scrunch Drill” with Arlen Bento, Jr.

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In this video, Arlen takes us into the movement from short back swing to impact then to follow through. You can work on these simple golf fitness and golf swing drills at home or in your office……[read more...]

“Toe Drill” Swing Tip from Arlen Bento, Jr.

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The video below demonstrates a simple and fun drill to help you “Feel” your golf swing moving from a short takeaway to a strong follow through.The drill with Arlen Bento Jr is called the “Toe Drill”. It is easy to do and helps to develop a great ball striking platform……[read more...]

“Begin With The Follow Through”

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It has always been a challenge demonstrating golf fitness techniques and exercises to golfers, hoping they will employ them consistently to reap the benefits. However, it is difficult for most golfers to see the benefit of a movement pattern or exercise if it isn’t tied directly to their swing……[read more...]

Developing A Strong One-Piece Takeaway

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Do you have a strong one-piece takeaway? A one piece takeaway is very important to your overall swing performance. Tiger Woods, Brandt Snedeker and every other professional golfer performs a one piece takeaway in their golf swing. ……[read more...]

Do you Hit The Golf Ball or Swing The Club?

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Do you Hit The Golf Ball or Swing The Club ? I viewed a great video on YouTube that may help you answer the question. It is a very good question to ask yourself. I had to ask myself. ……[read more...]

What Is Your Swing Speed?

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About three months ago, I joined a great gym that is about five miles from our home in Stuart, Florida. It’s a Planet Fitness facility. It is a gym with stuff in it…that’s it. That’s all I wanted, and it’s very inexpensive to join. I don’t generally use weight machines, but I do use the treadmill and the elliptical machine. ……[read more...]

“Golf Fitness” Part 3 The Mental Game

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When we talk about golf fitness, most of us think immediately of our body and how we need to get our muscles in shape, lose weight and look like those pictures we see on the cover of Fitness Magazines. Ah yes!…six pack abs, broad defined shoulders, a 28 inch waist, muscular legs, maybe all your hair shaved off and a Hogan like swing……[read more...]

“Golf Fitness” – What is it Really? Part 2

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This is the Second of a Five Part Series on Golf Fitness – What Is It Really? When we talk about golf fitness, it is my guess that 95% of amateur golfers look to the pros as the benchmark for being fit as a golfer……[read more...]

Strength & Endurance Workout – Over the Top Core Workout

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Coach Chris Noss is a great friend of the GolfGym family and works with many of the top golfers on the PGA Tour including Rickie Fowler and Zach Johnson. This video was shot during the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass……[read more...]

Golf Fitness – What Is It Really?

This is the First of a Five Part Series on Golf Fitness – What Is It Really? In this digital age, when you want to find information on anything, you go to Google or Wikipedia. Google disseminates all the info out there in cyberspace based on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and…..[read more...]

Pre-Round Warm Up Drills

The video features Coach Joey D with some great Pre-Round Warm Up drills that will help every golfer with his or her golf fitness no matter what their ability. This was shot at the Joey D Golf Academy in Jupiter, Florida for the Butch Harmon Golf Academy at the Floridian in Palm City, Florida…..[read more...]

Rickie Fowler Wins His First PGA Tour Event!

Congratulations to Rickie Fowler on his First PGA Tour Victory! His hard work and dedication to his golf fitness has really paid off. Thanks to Coach Chris Noss, Rickie’s coach while on the Tour and Coach Joey D. When Rickie is at home in Jupiter, Florida he works with Joey at the Joey D Academy…..[read more...]

How Much Exercise to Lose Weight? Interesting!!!

While checking the GolfGym Twitter page this morning, I came across an article written by Coach Calorie titled, “How Much Exercise to Lose Weight – Not That Much”. Given that I am slightly calorically challenged myself…I was drawn to the article. It illuminates the fact that in our endeavoring to lose weight….[read more...]

20 Simple Actions To Insure A Great Golf Day

This article was originally posted in September of last year, but that’s when most golfers were starting to store their clubs for the winter. Now that almost all of the golf courses in the country (US at least) are already open, it is time to make each golf day the best it can be. [read more...]

Add More Power To Your Swing

Now that the snow is gone from most of the country, and you have been working on your balance with the drills from last month (getting ready to tee it up for the first time this year) it is time to start working on developing more power in your golf body through golf fitness exercises. [read more...]

Best Winter Tips for the Serious Golfer

If you are serious about golf, you should look at the winter season as a sort of “Training Camp” for the upcoming season starting in the Spring. Here are some easy tips for you to get started so as to be ready to perform your best in the coming golf season, starting with Balance. Many amateur golfers can’t even stand up straight on one foot for more than a few [read more...]