If you are an amateur golfer one of the best things you can do to help improve your game is to engage in some golf related balance exercises. By doing so you will help to increase your stability and body control in every golf swing.
There are many golfers who tend to swing outside their physical capabilities and therefore lose their balance, which commonly results in a mishit that can end up being a double or triple bogey.
The golf swing position commonly referred to as golf posture is a very unnatural position for the body to be in, let alone throughout the swing. There is a physical requirement in order to maintain your golf balance throughout your swing. Having a forward tilt over the balls of your feet requires a high level of both strength and flexibility in your hamstrings. Try this, get in your golf posture and then reach back behind your upper leg to see how tight your hamstrings are.
If your hamstrings are tight and/or weak, you will have no chance at maintaining your golf posture and ultimately balance throughout your golf swing. Your quadriceps play a critical role in keeping your golf swing stable. Rotating your upper body around a somewhat fixed lower body takes a tremendous amount of leg (quad) strength. Also your quads help maintain your knee flex that you had at address. If your quads are weak, your legs will straighten, causing you to come out of our swing.
Your golf balance requires muscular strength and flexibility, especially in your legs. Without it, you’ll be falling all over your swing forever!
One great golf balance exercise (drill) is swinging and actually hitting balls on one leg. Give it a try! You’ll soon find out how difficult it is. But stick with it, and you’ll become a pro at it. If you can hit straight balls on one leg, using both legs will be a cinch.
It’s not easy, as a matter of fact it is downright brutal! It takes a lot of focus and concentration, however, in the end your legs will be stronger, your balance will be better and your game will improve.
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