“How to Develop More Power in Your Golf Swing”

Written by Sean Cochran


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It comes down to this idea:repparttar mechanics of a golf swing require specific levels of flexibility, balance, stability, strength, endurance, and power to perform it efficiently. If your body does not haverepparttar 145635 required capacities ofrepparttar 145636 aforementioned list, thenrepparttar 145637 result will be? Anyone want to guess? Well, let me give yourepparttar 145638 answer: a less than optimal and less efficient swing than possible. Essentially, your body supports your swing much like a foundation supportsrepparttar 145639 house you build upon it. I am sure that all of you would choose to build a house on a stone foundation rather than a sand foundation, wouldn’t you? I will say that many of you make a different choice when it comes to your golf swing. I quite often see amateurs developing their swing on a “foundation of sand,” not a good thing to do in my book.

Regardless of how much time you work on your swing mechanics, if your body does not haverepparttar 145640 “golf strength” to support your swing, you are limiting your potential. I have seen it numerous times, people practicing atrepparttar 145641 range who struggle, not because of trying to get better, but because their bodies are limiting what they can do with their swing. Quite often I see people with limited flexibility, poor balance capabilities, and low levels of strength and power. The bottom line is that your mechanics will not get better until you fixrepparttar 145642 body that swingsrepparttar 145643 club!

Up to this point we have discussedrepparttar 145644 two most important ideas when it comes to power onrepparttar 145645 golf course. A review ofrepparttar 145646 topics tells us that they are optimal swing mechanics andrepparttar 145647 proper levels of “golf strength” inrepparttar 145648 body. One withoutrepparttar 145649 other is going to leave you short when it comes to your potential inrepparttar 145650 game.

Again, I probably see point number two, golf strength, being addressed less often than swing mechanics when you get right down to it. The pros are all aware ofrepparttar 145651 importance of golf strength, why not you?

Equipment

We have come torepparttar 145652 final point, and that is equipment. I thinkrepparttar 145653 majority of golfers are aware ofrepparttar 145654 technological advances that have occurred in golf equipment overrepparttar 145655 last 20 years. I mean, think aboutrepparttar 145656 ‘80’s when we were still playing with woods that actually had wood club heads! Imagine that for a moment, and now we are using drivers with space age faces that shootrepparttar 145657 ball off of them at warp speed. In addition, we have to mentionrepparttar 145658 advances in terms of golf balls. How manufacturers design golf balls today makes a difference in how far they travel. What a lot of people do not realize is thatrepparttar 145659 USGA has set standards on how “hot” driver faces can be and how “fast” balls can come offrepparttar 145660 face of drivers. Most clubs are reaching this limit, and anything past these USGA rules becomes illegal to play. So what does that tell us? 1) Club manufacturers have done a great, and I mean great, job inrepparttar 145661 advancement of technology, and 2) to increaserepparttar 145662 distance on your drives you are now going to have to turn to points one and two of this article.

So what does improving your power really come down to?

It comes down to three simple ideas. Number one is improving your golf swing mechanics. Improved mechanics will improve your driving distance. Number two is improving your golf strength. By improving your body as it pertains torepparttar 145663 golf swing you will improve your distance offrepparttar 145664 tee. Finally, equipment does make a difference, if you hitrepparttar 145665 ball correctly. Best of luck with your game, and if you need additional information stop by our web site www.bioforcegolf.com

Sean Cochran is one of the most recognized golf fitness instructors in the world today. He travels the PGA Tour regularly with 2004 Masters Champion Phil Mickelson. He has made many of his golf tips, golf instruction and golf swing improvement techniques available to amateur golfers on the website www.bioforcegolf.com. To reach Sean you can email him at support@bioforcegolf.com or call 503-644-5500.


“How to Develop More Consistency in the Golf Swing”

Written by Sean Cochran


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Now, how do we improve onrepparttar mechanics ofrepparttar 145634 golf swing? I would have to say it is through two things:

1) Proper instruction (Find a good teacher and stick with that teacher. Most ofrepparttar 145635 pros do, why not you?) and 2) Practice, practice, practice. As they say “practice makes perfect”, and I believe this is true when it comes torepparttar 145636 golf swing.

Fixrepparttar 145637 Engine that Swingsrepparttar 145638 Club

Now, on torepparttar 145639 second point when it comes to consistency in golf. Again, this is probablyrepparttar 145640 lesser known ofrepparttar 145641 two points about consistency inrepparttar 145642 swing. It is also equally as important asrepparttar 145643 mechanics of your swing. One question might help you realizerepparttar 145644 importance of “the body” when it comes torepparttar 145645 golf swing. What swingsrepparttar 145646 golf club?

Some ofrepparttar 145647 answers I have heard are: “my hands,” “the swing,” “my hips” and even “the grip.” Well, these answers are inrepparttar 145648 ballpark and are close to being right, but let me simplify it for you. The answer is your body. Quite simple when you think about it: The club head is attached torepparttar 145649 shaft, your hands griprepparttar 145650 shaft, your arms are attached to your shoulders, your hips rotate throughrepparttar 145651 swing, and on and on we go. It isrepparttar 145652 body that swingsrepparttar 145653 club. So why is this so important to consistency in your golf game?

We know from our golf lessons, that there are certain positionsrepparttar 145654 body is required to be in duringrepparttar 145655 golf swing. For example, at address we know thatrepparttar 145656 feet are slightly wider than shoulder width, knees slightly bent, back at a certain angle, head in a specific position, and our hands grippingrepparttar 145657 club a certain way. This is onlyrepparttar 145658 beginning of whatrepparttar 145659 body has to do to swingrepparttar 145660 club correctly. Now, fromrepparttar 145661 address position your body must moverepparttar 145662 club onrepparttar 145663 correct path and generate club head speed to hitrepparttar 145664 ball accurately and with power. Doing this over and over is what we define as consistency.

What most people do not understand is that forrepparttar 145665 body to performrepparttar 145666 golf swing correctly, certain parameters need to be met byrepparttar 145667 body. The body must have certain levels of flexibility, strength, endurance, balance, stability, and power. If your body does not haverepparttar 145668 minimal levels of these factors in relation torepparttar 145669 golf swing, then what do you think will happen? Well, let me tell you, it will be very difficult forrepparttar 145670 body to swingrepparttar 145671 club withrepparttar 145672 correct mechanics. And what will this result in over time? A large amount of time spent onrepparttar 145673 range with little improvement onrepparttar 145674 course and a swing that looks less than desirable.

So what does consistency in my golf swing really come down to?

It is vital to understand that improvements in your golf swing mechanics and improvements in your body specific to golf are equally important when it comes to creating a consistent golf swing. If you ignore eitherrepparttar 145675 body orrepparttar 145676 mechanics, it would be safe to say that your golf swing and game will suffer. Take some time on a routine basis to address bothrepparttar 145677 mechanics of your swing andrepparttar 145678 body supporting it. I think you will findrepparttar 145679 benefits to be very rewarding.

If you are interested in more information on better golf swing mechanics and how to improve your level of golf fitness, please take a look at our web site www.bioforcegolf.com

Sean Cochran is one of the most recognized golf fitness instructors in the world today. He travels the PGA Tour regularly with 2004 Masters Champion Phil Mickelson. He has made many of his golf tips, golf instruction and golf swing improvement techniques available to amateur golfers on the website www.bioforcegolf.com.To reach Sean you can email him at support@bioforcegolf.com or call 503-644-5500.


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