08 Mar 2008 12:28:06 | Jed Baguio
One of the main problems for golfers is power. Yep, good old
power. It seems simple enough but power can be elusive to most
golfers. How could this be? simply everyone is unique in an
anatomical sense. Everybody has different muscle tone, muscle
development and even bone structure. This could lead to multiple
factors that affect power.
Having power in your strokes is a desirable asset. Longer
drives, lower scores and lets not forget, bragging rights. As I
said, there are many factors that contribute to the development
of power. And each one is unique as you are unique to the rest
of the people of the world. But sit tight co'z I'll be
introducing you to a breakthrough research that may be the
factor your lacking to improve you’re golf power thus having
longer tees.
One word, Plyometrics! If you haven’t heart of if, then you
should. And no it's not rocket science or some new name for a
synthetic fiber, which by the way what I thought when I first
heard about it. In a nutshell, Plyometric is any exercise that
where the muscle is contracted eccentrically then immediately,
concentrically. Simply put, the muscle is stretched before it is
contracted.
Why should you care about Plyometric? its because its one of the
best way to improve you're power. Common knowledge says that you
can gain power by performing resistance exercises. But recent
study shows that it is equally important that you factor in the
speed on how you contract you're muscle. So what you should look
for is not just contraction of muscles, but also how fast you're
muscle contracts. Such exercises could improve you're golf power
in less time.
Word of advice though, Plyometric exercises is not perfectly
safe, just as most exercise are. That's why it very important
that you get professional help or you'll be causing more damage
than helping. I suggest that you grab the book entitled "Jumping
Into Plyometrics" by Donald A. Chu. Unfortunately its not
specific for golf power development, But here’s the book that
the closest thing for golf, it entitled "Golf Fitness Guide".
Just visit http://golf-tips.useful-tips.com and I'll tell you
where to grab it.
I urge you to learn more about Plyometric. This is a fairly new
study. But its definitely worth the look. Its even backed by
National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) journal.
They published a study that amateur golfers significantly
increased their power incorporating Plyometrics in their
training. This could be you're ticket to longer-drives land and
a little bragging rights doesn’t hurt too.
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