The golf swing is actually a turn back and turn through. Most of movement is pure rotation. This means doing golf swing exercises like a seated twist holding a dumbbell straight out in front of you is a very effective exercise in strengthening and conditioning muscles used in golf swing.

Be careful not to use very heavy weights in this golf swing exercise. 3-5 pound dumb bells are ideal. Remember that a golf club is not heavy; in fact it weights less than a pound.

Repeat this golf swing exercise as many times as you can within a 30-minute session without straining yourself. Do remember to warm up before you begin session and also to warm down when you are through. Warming up ensures that you do not start with your muscles cold. Stretches involving muscles that you are going to use can also be extremely useful before you go into this golf swing exercise.

There are also stretching exercises for golf that should be done with dumbbells. Others are done using a medicine ball. Most of them are described in my other golf exercise articles.

The reason why stretching exercises for golf are so effective in improving golf swing is because they tone muscles and strengthen them in such a way that abnormal and unnatural movement of golf swing feels as comfortable and as natural as possible to body. The more natural a golf swing feels, better your golf swing will be and by extension results will also improve dramatically.

Even after your game shows improvement, it is a good idea to continue with your stretching exercise for golf so as to keep your body and muscles in tip-top condition for golfing and especially golf swing. Stretching exercises for golf are real key to improving your golf game.