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. Great to do with the PowerSwing Trainer too.

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. This unique drill was designed by Arlen Bento, Jr. many years ago and he has used it to help new golfers as well as those of us who have been playing golf for most of our lives.

The drill is easy to do, but takes some concentration and may need a few “tries” to get the correct feel. This will help with balance, body movement, club position at impact and getting to your finished potition. We use a golf club, then the PowerSwing Trainer (for resistance). This drill can really help to build a strong base for your complete swing and a great ball striking platform.

Go ahead and watch the video, have fun and “feel” the results. By the way, this was my first time doing the exercise/drill and it was fun.

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. With Arlen, I think we can bridge that gap.

The following is the first of many tips and drills that we created together. With Arlen’s years of experience, and using GolfGym products, we should be able to bring you just what you need to get better at this game which, more importantly, will help you enjoy the game more.

So let’s “Begin With The Follow Through” shall we?

Our friend Tom Patri is the Owner and Founder of TPC Golf LLC and a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher In America. When I asked him for some input on the subject, he supplied me with the following:

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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.  Click Here to see the video:

I bring my PowerSwing Trainer and a set of Medium PowerBandz to the gym every day.  I have created a very intense and very effective golf fitness routine with the PowerSwing Trainer which involves four sets of twenty-five fast repetitions.

After about ten to fifteen minutes on the treadmill, I perform a dynamic warm up routine involving three movement patterns. I do a few sets of upper body exercises with light free weights and then on to the PowerSwing Trainer.  I perform two sets of twenty-five right handed swings with my PST, one set of left handed swings and finish with one more set of twenty-five right handed swings. (Since golf is a one sided dominant sport, I want to make sure I am balancing out the movements). The gym has one entire wall full of mirrors, so I am able to monitor my swing, rotation and posture the entire time. After that routine I am spent. My heart rate is way up and I feel great! This part of my workout takes about ten minutes total. I finish with about four or five PowerBandz exercises and I am done.

Yesterday, I was coming out of the men’s locker room (of course the men’s locker room) and a fellow who looked to be about my age (I turned 63 yesterday) approached me and, without asking my name or saying hello, blurted out, “What’s your swing speed?”.  I stopped, paused for a second and said, “I don’t know”.  He said he had been watching me with that “rubber thing” and was curious as to my swing speed.

That question got me to thinking. Is it really important that I know what my swing speed is?  Will that determine my golf fitness level? Will it make me a better golfer? Will I hit the ball straighter? Will I be more popular at the 19th hole?  In my mind the answer to all those questions is…no.

I workout hard to get into the best shape I am capable of (actually for the past two years I have been very sporadic in keeping a consistent workout schedule if at all…until Planet Fitness).  I am losing some excess pounds, am hitting the ball better than ever in my life, and enjoying my time on the golf course like never before.  If I started to worry about my swing speed, I might not have as much fun.

I will be shooting a video of my workout with the PowerSwing Trainer and posting it next week because I think it will be a benefit to some of you who are looking for an exercise routine that is easy and golf specific.

Having watched several videos with our friend Martin Chuck, inventor of the Tour Striker training club, I have been creating some very specific exercises with the PST to help me get my hands more forward at impact to compress the ball better. So far it is working.  I will be posting those too.

So you stay posted, I’ll keep posting and…who cares what our swing speeds are as long as we are enjoying the game and having fun.

Ken Pierce
golfgym.com

“Golf Fitness” – What Is It Really?  Part 3
The Mental Game

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. Yep, that’s what it’s all about. (This is the time where you hear the record getting scratched…unless you’re under 30 and you don’t even know what a record is)

Ok, all kidding aside, we all think of our bodies having to be in shape when the term golf fitness is bantered about. In this Part 3, I want to talk about Mental Fitness and how it is as important as physical fitness if you ever what to really perform well and enjoy the heck out of this game.

A wise man once said, “Golf is played on a five-inch course — the distance between the ears”. That wise man was Bobby Jones, who had to overcome a very bad temper and a loss of focus before his talent was allowed to flourish. This speaks to the importance of the mental side of the game that many professional golfers now address by employing sports psychologists.

Many of the PGA, LPGA, European Tour and Web.com (formerly Nationwide) Tour players have Mental Coaches.  Some of the most prominent coaches are Dr.Bob Rotella, Dr. Gio Valiente, Dr. Joseph Parent (Zen Golf), Lynn Marriott & Pia Nillson (Vision 54), Rick Sessinghaus, Dr. Tony Papiro and Dr.Shannon Reece.
There are links below if you want more information on these professionals.

Many Opinions on the Subject!
I belong to several LinkedIn Groups (LinkedIn is sort of like Facebook for business people to connect).  The members of the groups are encouraged to start discussions on a topic that would be relevant to the group’s members. One of the groups I belong to is named “A Golf & Business Networking Group”.  A man in the group named Jim started a discussion with the question: “What is more important, the mental side of golf or the physical side of golf? Should you be thinking about your target or some aspect of your golf swing?”   Great question!

I decided to be the first one to chime in with my opinion and wrote: “Jim, I think they are equally important. You just can’t focus on them simultaneously. The mental side of golf is what gets you to the realization that you have to do something about your physical side. If you can mentally focus on your target, but can’t perform the function and the movement pattern to get you there….frustration sets in.  I think that is one of the most common flaws in golfers….massive frustration over the fact that they come to the course with a great attitude, want to have fun, focus on the target…and fire a banana into the next fairway, because they weren’t prepared physically. Thanks for the question. Ken Pierce, GolfGym”

The really great thing about this discussion is that it brought in many members who are Mental Professionals like Dr. Tony Piparo. Here is one of his comments in the discussion:

Tony Piparo • “Both sides are important but shouldn’t be seen as different aspects of the same person, and treated separately. The correct training program teaches golfers how to meld their mind, body, and eyes into a single entity. Trying to train the body without understanding the influence of how we live our lives on golf performance and how the mind works will continue the 60 year trend reported by the USGA. That is, there hasn’t been an iota of improvement in scoring for golfers as a whole. Today’s handicaps are no better than our predecessors of six decades ago. This is true for both men and women, amateurs and pros. This given all the technological advances in equipment, scientific awareness of the biomechanics of the perfect swing for different body types and error detection equipment that pinpoints precisely where an individual golfer’s swing differs from the ideal. What’s the only thing that hasn’t changed in all this time? It’s the way we learn and practice. But help is on the way. See www.targetorientedgolf.com for more info.”

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. I say this mainly because unless you belong to a Facebook Group called “GolfFitness Pros” or are a certified golf fitness instructor from TPI (Titlelist Performance Institute), there is no other group of golfers to whom we grant as much credibility as the pros.

Do you think those are her real clubs?

What is Golf Fitness Really?

About the Author
Ken Pierce is the President of GolfGym LLC and the creator of the GolfGym PowerSwing Trainer. From 1972 -1981 he officiated professional Ice Hockey in the WHA, NHL and the International Ice Hockey Federation, refereeing the Championship Game (Czech’s vs Russians) in Prague, Czechoslovakia at the World Championships in 1978. He officiated the Opening Game of the Canada Cup Series in 1974 (Canada vs. Sweden). He created aerobic and fitness programs in the 80’s at health clubs in Southern California. As an avid golfer he later created the portable golf fitness apparatus then called the “GolfGym”. He grew the line to include many other golf fitness products.  He and his wife, Vicki now live on South Florida and continue to run the GolfGym company.

Before you go to the video, I want to bring you up to speed on some of the great things that are happening with Joey, the Academy and the players he is working with.

As most of you know, Joey traveled on the PGA Tour for almost 15 years working with a number of Players over that time. He began his journey with Vijay Singh which lasted for 7 of those years. Then he worked with notable players like Jason Dufner, Ryuji Imada, Pat Perez, Charlie Wi and several others.

Because his Academy is in Jupiter, and because many of the top players in the world are living in Jupiter, he is working with many more Tour Players than ever before. Most notably, Rickie Fowler, Keegan Bradley, Cameron Tringale and LPGA Tour player Alison Walshe. Am I name dropping…certainly! My point is that Joey’s expertise is sought out by the best players on the planet, so when he offers information you know it is the best possible available.

This video shows the same routines that he incorporates with the players. Try this set of warm ups. It will really help you get the most out of your round.

Incorporate these movement patterns into your fitness routine for better performance and more enjoyment of the game we love.

Ken Pierce
GolfGym

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.

Here is some video shot at the GolfGymAcademy in 2011 with Rickie showing some of his Pre-Warm Up stretching.

1. Many golfers (including me) can afford to lose a few lb’s…if you know what I mean. So, this information is helpful.

2. This idea carries over into working on your “Golf Body” (as Coach Joey D calls it) and becoming “Golf Fit”.

Getting “Golf Fit” should be thought of the same way. It doesn’t take much to start a program and begin to see results on the golf course fairly quickly. Some simple exercises and stretches can go a long way to playing better golf. Programs loaded with too many/too difficult exercises turn off most golfers.

The bigger message here is that if you are trying to lose weight or get a little more fit for golf, make it simple to start and build it up as you gain confidence and strength. You will definitely see the results on the scale and on the golf course.

At GolfGym, we try to make it simple…and with Coach Joey D, we make it easy to follow and it makes sense.

You can read the entire article by Coach Calorie at: http://www.coachcalorie.com/how-much-exercise-to-lose-weight/

Now get our there and kick some butt.

Ken Pierce
GolfGym

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We know you will be satisfied with the quality and affordability of our GolfGym products.  After nearly 25 years, golf fitness is still our business, and our passion. We hope it will be yours too.

PS: Please take 30 seconds and sign up for our newsletter. You don’t have to own our products to do some of the exercises and it’s a great way to stay motivated to maintain your golf-fitness. “The more you enjoy the game, the better you will play, and the better you play, the more you will enjoy the game”.

Ken & Vicki Pierce

The following actions are easy to do and can develop into habits that will help you be more prepared to enjoy the day of golf as much as the game of golf. Just try some of them. It couldn’t hurt!

The Night Before

1. Prepare your clubs the night before. Clean the grooves in the irons and wash and wipe the heads and the grips on all your clubs.

Ask ten different Professional Golfers or Teachers where their Power comes from and they might all give a different answer.

I saw a segment on the Golf Channel where one Tour Pro swore that all his power came from his legs…that’s it…his legs. Another might say that power comes from a strong hip turn, shoulder turn, core muscles. They may all be correct regarding their own swing because they have repeated that swing hundreds of thousands of times and figured out where their personal power comes from.

For us, the average golfers, we haven’t hit as many balls or practiced as much as they have or had a personal coach to tell us where the power should come from. Here are a few simple tips that will help everyone start to develop overall strength in the muscles that are involved in the golf swing. By strengthening those areas of your golf body, you will be able to become more aware of your golf body and where your personal power should come from.

Following are two more exercises using the balance ball, this time against a wall. The ball allows you to roll up and down in a squat position, staying in good posture, while pushing against the wall for more resistance. These movement patterns involves many of the lower body musculature that is so important in a solid posture and a powerful swing.

Here is former LPGA Pro Liz Janangelo with Balance Ball, PowerStance Loop and GolfGym Weighted Club 28.  She starts with the ball centered in the middle of her lower back, legs slightly bent (with the resistance loop around her legs) and a wide grip on the club. While pushing the ball firmly against the wall, move down into a squat position with the legs at a 90 degree bend and the club lifted directly above the shoulders. Hold this position for 15 seconds and return to start position. Repeat this movement 4 – 6 times. Another way to develop strength and endurance is to try to hold this position up to 1 minute.

Here is PGA Tour Pro Fredrik Jacobson with a variation of the squat above with Liz. Freddie uses two dumbbells to do bicep curls on the way up.  Freddie is in great condition and is using 20 lb dumbbells. Start with 5 or 10 lbs to get used to the movement pattern first. Repeat this set 6 – 8 times or as many as possible staying in good form.  Poor form will do you no good.

These exercises will help to develop strength in the upper and lower body which will definitely help in posture control and power from the feet up.

Good Luck with these!

Next up…Flexibility!

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Develop a Wide TakeAway for a Longer Overall Swing.

This drill was inspired by an instructor at the Jim McLean Golf Schools at Doral in Miami Florida. Her name is Alana Swain.  Her video tip was posted on the Revolution Golf website.  She has many students who are not clear on the Arc or Plane of the takeaway and the downswing.  Many think they should be the same.  Her explanation of the difference was so good, that I shot this video and demonstrated how the GolfGym PowerSwing Trainer can help all golfers improve their strength and achieve a wider takeaway and backswing to produce a much longer swing which in turn will produce More Distance and Power.

GolfGym Swing Tip #1  “Begin With The Follow Through”

Veteran Golf Instructor Arlen Bento Jr. teams up with GolfGym creator, Ken Pierce to offer a Golf Swing Tip and Drill to help all golfers get to a strong finished position in their golf swing. Arlen’s unique teaching methods combined with the GolfGym PowerSwing Trainer, and Ken Pierce’s desire for improvement, makes for a great drill everyone can perform and learn from. This is an easy to perform golf fitness drill.

GolfGym Swing Tip #2  -  The “Toe Drill” with Arlen Bento, Jr.

Veteran Golf Instructor Arlen Bento Jr. teams up with Ken Pierce to offer a Golf Swing Tip and Drill to help all golfers get to a strong finished position in their golf swing. Arlen’s unique teaching methods combined with the GolfGym PowerSwing Trainer, and Ken Pierce’s desire for improvement, makes for a great drill everyone can perform and learn from. This is an easy to perform golf fitness drill.

GolfGym Swing Tip #3 The “Scrunch Drill” with Arlen Bento, Jr.

This is the #3 Video in a series of videos demonstrating special and unique drills and exercises with veteran golf teacher Arlen Bento, Jr and Ken Pierce. In this video, Arlen demonstrates what he calls The “Scrunch Drill”. After working on the golf swing with #1 the “Begin With the Follow Through” drill, then #2 the “Toe Drill”, 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.

Two GolfGym Balance Ball Drills for Better Rotation
Here are two simple but effective GolfGym Balance Ball Drills to help with your golf swing. Have some fun with these two drills to move from an “Arm Swinger” to developing Better Rotation in your golf swing. Ken Pierce add some fun to the drills.

George “The Animal” Slupski won the 2010 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship – Senior Division with drive of 405 yards.

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Here is an exercise with George “The Animal” Slupski. He has been competing in Long Drive Competitions for nearly 15 years. Georges Credentials: 15-Times, World Long Drive Finalist Top 10 All-Time Money Leaders (World Long Drive Finals) 1 of only 6 Long Drive competitors to reach the Finals every year since RE/MAX has been the major sponsor (11 years) Winner of over 15 Professional Long Drive events. Winner of the 2011 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship Senior Division with at 406 yard drive.  Here is some video of a small part of his Power Drills with Jeffrey Fronk.

Ken Pierce demonstrates two warm up routines to get ready to step up to the first tee.  Easy and simple, they will help to get your body ready for that first strike and the 1.5 seconds of explosive power.

Steven Grant using the PowerSwing Fan

PGA & Champions Tour Player Tom Pernice, Jr

Tom is playing great and his fitness is a big component. Many amateur golfers can’t even stand up straight on one foot for more than a few seconds. In the following pictures you see Tom in the PGA Tour Fitness Trailer not only balancing on one foot, but he is performing an entire movement pattern simulating a full golf swing.

Notice how far Tom rotates his shoulders both in the backswing and follow through. He even turns his head on the follow through…still balancing on just one foot. Now, that’s body control folks. A key to performing this exercise well is to focus on one point on the floor while standing straight up on one leg with your hands hanging off to your sides. Then when you get comfortable in that position, start to lower yourself into a golf posture placing your hands in front of you simulating holding a club. When you can go from straight to a golf posture several times, add the swing. I can tell you this, if you try to do the complete movement pattern right off the bat, you may be very frustrated. This exercise will not only challenge your balance, but work every stabilizing muscle in your lower body. Take your time with this and it will pay off for you. Oh, one more thing, do it on the other leg too! Good Luck. The GolfGym Team.

PGA Tour Player Jason Gore

Hip Turn with Medicine Ball
This exercise is dealing with lower-body rotation.  The difference is that you will perform this exercise while holding a medicine ball be­tween your knees. This means your hips will go through a slightly reduced range of motion. Without the ball, for example, you may find that you are able to turn and drop your right leg to the side without your left shoulder coming up off the floor. When you try to get your left leg to stack on top of your right leg, perhaps your shoulder will pull off the floor.

Here, because the ball is preventing your left leg from being able to stack directly on top of the right leg, you may find your body able to perform the move properly. The medicine ball will also strengthen your hips, spinal rotators, and core.

Now, you’re dealing with eight pounds of resistance while you’re doing it. You also have to keep a firm squeeze on the medicine ball to hold it in place. Just about every known law of physics will back me up when I say that you definitely don’t want to loosen your grip on the ball when you’re in the knees-straight-up position.

How to do it:
Lie back on the floor or on a mat with your legs bent and a medicine ball squeezed between your knees. Place your arms out to your sides, palms down, to help stabilize you. Raise your legs by flexing at the hips. Your thighs should be perpendicular to the floor and your lower legs should be parallel to the floor. Both your hips and knees should be flexed at ninety degrees.

Slowly drop your hips to the right side until the outer part of your right leg touches the floor. Try to keep your left shoulder from coming up off the floor. Hold for a beat, then slowly return to the starting position. Don’t drop the ball—it will negatively impact more than just your golf game!

Hold the knees-straight- up position for a beat, then slowly drop your knees to the left side. Try to get the outer part of your left leg to touch the floor with­out your right shoulder lifting off the floor. Hold for a beat, then return to the starting position to complete the rep.

Do as many reps as you are capable of doing well. Doing three of them well is better than doing six poorly. You will definitely feel the separation and the rotation. Good Luck.

The PowerSwing Trainer is being used by Golfers and Coaches in hundreds of Golf Teaching Academies around the world.

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Testimonials:

“My fitness trainer (who has a 1.6 index) recommended that I purchase and use a GolfGym Powerswing. I have had two shoulder surgeries in the past and no longer lift weights. My objective was to increase my endurance and improve my golf game. The GolfGym is great device. The Master’s Edition contains a golf club training grip and 3 resistance bands (light, medium and heavy). Within 2 weeks of steady use I have noticed that my endurance has improved and I am rotating around my back leg rather than swaying. I also feel strong late in the round when I normally start getting sloppy. My index has dropped from a 12.9 to an 11.7 (and getting lower). I attribute this to the GolfGym and a walking/jogging program.
After 4 or 5 weeks of using the light (yellow) band I moved up to the medium (red) band. My workout includes a full power swing, a power turn (both feet) an external rotation (both sides) and a two-handed overhead pull. The manual includes decent diagrams for these and other exercises.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.”
- Steven – Golf Enthusiast
- Georgia

“One of the pieces of equipment that I am excited to use in the updated PGA Tour fitness trailers is the PowerBandz and PowerSwing Trainer tubing products by Golf Gym. The fact that each handle on the tubing is independent of the other handle on the PowerBandz is an extremely important benefit that is exclusive to the Golf Gym product. My tour players won’t use another tubing product after experiencing the effectiveness and superiority of these modalities.
PGA tour coach Joey D has more than a decade of experience working with the world’s top golfers. He is now sharing his knowledge on effective golf training with the rest of us through these innovative products”.
Dr. Craig Davies
PGA Tour Coach and Golf Performance Therapist

“Exactly what I was looking for — a golf-specific, portable gym. It’s perfect, every serious golfer should have this product. My game is improving dramatically. I have fewer bad shots, more consistent swings, increased distance, improved balance, strength, endurance — particularly good for lower back. Thank You!”
- Fred S.
- Merritt Island, Fla.

“As a result of illness I lost a good amount of my strength and flexibility resulting in affecting my game. The GolfGym PowerSwing Trainer Helped regain the strength and flexibility and also lengthened my drives by up to 20 yards. This is a big deal since I am over 70.”
- Frank O.
- Tenn.

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It makes perfect sense. Snow on Ground…No Golf!

However, if you are snowed in and you think of it as having the opportunity to make a Lemon Snow Cone from a Lemon…it takes on a whole new meaning.

For those of you not having chosen to live in year round sunny Florida, California, Arizona and the like, winter is a time for hibernation, clubs collecting dust in the garage and watching lots of TV sports…like football, basketball and golf (being played in the non-hibernating parts of the country).

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. We won’t call it Spring Training because technically you are not training in the spring. Moving on…

Here are some easy tips for you to get started so as to be ready to perform your best in the coming golf season. Over the next few weeks we will be covering Balance, Power, Strength, Flexibility and Rotation.

This week: Balance

Many amateur golfers can’t even stand up straight on one foot for more than a few seconds. Here you see PGA and Champions Tour player Tom Pernice in the PGA Tour Fitness Trailer not only balancing on one foot, but performing an entire movement pattern simulating a full golf swing.

Notice how far Tom rotates his shoulders both in the backswing and follow through. He even turns his head on the follow through…still balancing on just one foot. Now, that’s body control folks.A key to performing this exercise well is to focus on one point on the floor while standing straight up on one leg with your hands hanging off to your sides. Then when you get comfortable in that position, start to lower yourself into a golf posture placing your hands in front of you simulating holding a club. When you can go from straight to a golf posture several times, add the swing. I can tell you this, if you try to do the complete movement pattern right off the bat, you may be very frustrated. This exercise will not only challenge your balance, but work every stabilizing muscle in your lower body. Take your time with this and it will pay off for you.
Oh, one more thing, do it on the other leg too!

Coach Joey D – 3 Cone Balance Drill

 

Place three cones, plastic cups, sneakers…anything that you can reach to and touch on the floor that is about 4″ – 6″above the floor. Balancing on one foot, reach down and touch the objects just as you see Joey performing the drill. Notice that Joey’s head is still as if in a golf swing posture, even though he is rotating to both sides while still on one foot. Try to complete 3 full sets from start to finish…then build up to 10 sets. Your mind and body will work hard on these.

In the next post we will show some easy exercises to help develop more Power.

Ken Pierce
GolfGym
www.golfgym.com

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