| How can you develop more power in your
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| | strength and weight room strength, are
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| golf swing? This is probably a question
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| | very different. If you do not quite
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| that all of us want an answer to. Most of
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| | understand the difference, ask yourself
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| us go to great lengths to do whatever it
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| | one question: How many bodybuilders do
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| takes to get that "power" into our drives
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| | you see teeing it up on Tour? The answer
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| off the tee. I think we probably all have
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| | to that question is quite obvious, none!
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| some ideas of where 300-yard drives come
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| | It comes down to this idea: the mechanics
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| from, but I want to give you the answers
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| | of a golf swing require specific levels
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| without any "fluff."
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| | of flexibility, balance, stability,
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| Golf swing power is the result of three
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| | strength, endurance, and power to perform
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| specific factors. Two out of the three
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| | it efficiently. If your body does not
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| are much more important, but the third
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| | have the required capacities of the
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| does have a bearing on the outcome of how
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| | aforementioned list, then the result will
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| far you hit that ball.
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| | be? Anyone want to guess? Well, let me
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| The first and probably most evident of
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| | give you the answer: a less than optimal
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| the three is your swing mechanics. I bet
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| | and less efficient swing than possible.
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| you are not surprised by this one.
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| | Essentially, your body supports your
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| The second one is probably the least
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| | swing much like a foundation supports the
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| recognized of the three, but for many is
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| | house you build upon it. I am sure that
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| the "key" to longer drives and the
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| | all of you would choose to build a house
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| category that is given the least amount
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| | on a stone foundation rather than a sand
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| of attention. Number two is what we term
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| | foundation, wouldn't you? I will say that
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| golf strength. This is defined as how
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| | many of you make a different choice when
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| well your body is conditioned (i.e.
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| | it comes to your golf swing. I quite
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| fitness) to swing a golf club with
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| | often see amateurs developing their swing
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| maximum power. Probably the least
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| | on a "foundation of sand," not a good
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| understood of the three, and maybe the
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| | thing to do in my book.
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| most needed by golfers in general. We
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| | Regardless of how much time you work on
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| will talk more about this later. Let us
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| | your swing mechanics, if your body does
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| move on to number three in regards to
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| | not have the "golf strength" to support
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| power for your drives.
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| | your swing, you are limiting your
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| Number three is your equipment. Yes,
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| | potential. I have seen it numerous times,
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| equipment does make a difference in how
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| | people practicing at the range who
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| far you drive the ball. The equipment
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| | struggle, not because of trying to get
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| manufacturers have let this fact be
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| | better, but because their bodies are
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| known, and I bet we all have gone to the
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| | limiting what they can do with their
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| pro shop probably more than twice to pick
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| | swing. Quite often I see people with
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| up a new driver that claims to give us
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| | limited flexibility, poor balance
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| another 20 yards on every drive. That
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| | capabilities, and low levels of strength
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| extra 20 yards might not be down the
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| | and power. The bottom line is that your
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| middle of the fairway, but it will give
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| | mechanics will not get better until you
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| you an extra 20 yards... could be left,
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| | fix the body that swings the club!
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| could be right, or could be in the center
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| | Up to this point we have discussed the
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| of the fairway. That all depends on
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| | two most important ideas when it comes to
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| points one and two of this article.
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| | power on the golf course. A review of the
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| Equipment and technological advances have
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| | topics tells us that they are optimal
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| definitely lengthened the distance of our
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| | swing mechanics and the proper levels of
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| drives. But without better swing
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| | "golf strength" in the body. One without
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| mechanics and your body in better golf
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| | the other is going to leave you short
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| shape, new technology will not help your
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| | when it comes to your potential in the
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| game. A bad swing will produce a bad
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| | game.
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| result, regardless of what type of "new"
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| | Again, I probably see point number two,
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| driver you may have just purchased.
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| | golf strength, being addressed less often
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| Swing Mechanics
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| | than swing mechanics when you get right
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| I think all of us are aware of how
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| | down to it. The pros are all aware of the
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| important the mechanics of a swing are
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| | importance of golf strength, why not you?
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| when it comes to driving the ball down
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| | Equipment
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| the fairway. It is essential, if you are
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| | We have come to the final point, and that
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| over the top with your swing or come
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| | is equipment. I think the majority of
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| inside too much, you'll see that dreaded
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| | golfers are aware of the technological
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| slice or snap hook. The drives will be
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| | advances that have occurred in golf
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| short, too low, too high, left, right, or
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| | equipment over the last 20 years. I mean,
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| a combination of these if you are putting
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| | think about the '80's when we were still
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| bad swings on the ball.
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| | playing with woods that actually had wood
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| It is essential for a golfer to work on
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| | club heads! Imagine that for a moment,
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| the mechanics of their swing, week in and
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| | and now we are using drivers with space
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| week out, to improve their game. If it
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| | age faces that shoot the ball off of them
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| weren't important why would all these
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| | at warp speed. In addition, we have to
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| tour players have swing coaches that work
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| | mention the advances in terms of golf
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| with them on a consistent basis? The golf
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| | balls. How manufacturers design golf
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| swing is such a finite, mechanically
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| | balls today makes a difference in how far
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| complex movement, that requires constant
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| | they travel. What a lot of people do not
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| work to keep it highly efficient and in
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| | realize is that the USGA has set
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| check.
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| | standards on how "hot" driver faces can
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| One of the most common mistakes I see
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| | be and how "fast" balls can come off the
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| amateurs make is probably a lack of
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| | face of drivers. Most clubs are reaching
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| instruction. I see amateurs over and over
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| | this limit, and anything past these USGA
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| at the driving ranges, week in and week
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| | rules becomes illegal to play. So what
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| out, pounding balls without any
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| | does that tell us? 1) Club manufacturers
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| improvement. This, I feel, is a result of
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| | have done a great, and I mean great, job
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| one of two things: 1) a lack of
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| | in the advancement of technology, and 2)
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| instruction or 2) low levels of golf
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| | to increase the distance on your drives
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| strength. A lack of instruction leads to
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| | you are now going to have to turn to
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| the development and ingraining of
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| | points one and two of this article.
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| improper swing mechanics. This only
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| | So what does improving your power really
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| results in slices, hooks, topping the
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| | come down to?
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| ball, and hitting it fat on the course.
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| | It comes down to three simple ideas.
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| And we all know that those types of
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| | Number one is improving your golf swing
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| swings lead to frustration and bad rounds
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| | mechanics. Improved mechanics will
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| of golf. I would suggest to most anyone
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| | improve your driving distance. Number two
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| to find a good instructor and take
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| | is improving your golf strength. By
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| lessons on a consistent basis. This can
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| | improving your body as it pertains to the
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| only help your game in the long run. Now
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| | golf swing you will improve your distance
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| moving on the second point of how to
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| | off the tee. Finally, equipment does make
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| achieve powerful drives and that is golf
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| | a difference, if you hit the ball
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| strength.
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| | correctly. Best of luck with your game,
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| Golf Strength (Golf Fitness)
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| | and if you need additional information
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| Golf strength is a term we use to
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| | stop by our web site
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| describe the golf fitness level of an
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| | Sean Cochran is one of the most
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| individual pertaining to swinging a club.
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| | recognized golf fitness instructors in
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| This is much different than how much you
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| | the world today. He travels the PGA Tour
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| can bench press or squat, which I like to
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| | regularly with 2004 Masters Champion Phil
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| refer to as "weight room strength."
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| | Mickelson.
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| Understand that these two terms, golf
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