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I have been asked a gazillion times, “what are the most important muscles used in the golf swing?” I shot the video below to explain the top 3 key golf muscles. This is not a golf fitness tip, but more informative than anything. If you want golf fitness tips, check out my Golf Youtube Channel.

Focus on these 3 muscles and you’ll be on your way to a more powerful golf swing. You’ll also be playing pain-free golf for years to come.

If you want a complete, “plug-n-play” Power Golf Training System, check it out by clicking the image below.

I’ve gotten a few emails from golfers who want to know how to rotate through impact better. I’ve put together a golf hip stretch to improve your rotation through your swing. Many older golfers may or may not realize the accumulated physical decline of flexibility in joints, especially the hips. The ONLY way to improve this is with golf-specific stretches targeting the area of deficiency. We’ve done that here, with this golf stretch video.

What did you think about this golf stretch? If you want a complete golf stretching routine, you’ll want to click on the button below.

I received an email last week asking me how to get more power through impact. It seems a lot of golfers are breaking down through this very critical point. I’ve put together a video (see below) of a super easy, fun, effective golf exercise with tubing you can do in your home or office to quickly improve your power through impact.

If you’re like me, you want the complete package, and I’ve put together a program called my Power Golf Swing Tubing Program for this. It’s a really fun, quick program you can do, that I know will improve your golf swing power.

I receive I’ll bet 2 dozen emails a week from golfers asking me how to hit longer golf drives. There’s no magic bullet, but many ways to “skin the cat”. If you know me at all, my approach is through fixing the bodies physical limitations.

Watch this golf video to learn more.

If you want to learn more, or get this training aid, you can do so by click on Power Golf Swing Weight Trainer.

Got an email from a golfer last week wanting more width in his golf swing. He saw his swing on video, and actually sent me a still pic, and I could see his issue. You need to realize width in your golf swing will give you more swing speed, power and ultimately distance. Take a look at this golf exercise, and do it regularly, and you’ll see more width and power.

This golf exercise was taken out of my 3 Minutes For 30 Days Golf Training ebook.

As always, I invite you to comment below if you liked the video, or you have a pressing issue you’d like me to address.

I’ve been receiving a ton of email from golfers frustrated with their lack of being able to make a full and complete golf backswing, and their diminishing distance with their drives. I want to show you a simple golf stretch with my driver that not only will give you a full backswing, but a finished follow through.

My objective is to show you how to improve your golf swing power and distance with very easy, in-home golf exercises and stretches. I’ve always said, fix your body, and your swing will come together.

If you’re looking for a complete golf stretching guide, you can find it right here!

And by all means, let me know your golf swing issues below by commenting. Or, just let me know what you think about the stretch.

I received an email last week from a golfer who asked me what he could do in his living room. He didn’t admit it, but I think he was hinting at something he could do while watching TV. Well…here you go. I’ve put together a little video showing you stretching for golf exercises you can do “on your couch”, while you watch television.

Enjoy!

As always, I’d love to hear back from you (comment below) with your response or a question you would like answered.
 

I’ve gotten quite a few emails regarding golfers losing distance on the back nine. It could be a whole host of things, but one is the tightening of the specific muscles involved in making a full backswing.

Here’s a golf backswing stretch to help you maintain a full backswing loaded with more power during your round of golf.

But first…it’s been a while since I’ve been in here answering questions, I apologize, but have been very busy with other projects.

Golf Backswing Stretch Instructions:
•Extend left arm out in front of you (if you are a right handed golfer).
•Take both hands and put on top of club.
•Drop upper body down against club to feel a stretch in your left shoulder.
•Hold for at least 15 seconds, repeat once more and do the opposite for follow thru side

Benefit to Golf Swing:
•Improve back swing and follow thru range of motion, allowing for a bigger shoulder turn and generating more club head speed.
•Stretch back of shoulder for more range, but with-in golf swing.
•Indirectly improve trunk rotation while maintaining golf posture.

This is a fantastic stretch to do every couple of wholes. You’ll keep your backswing and follow through muscles nice and loose, maintaining a higher clubhead speed (and distance) for 18 holes.

This golf stretching is just one of dozens and dozens of stretches in my Total Golf Stretching ebook.

I wanted to let you know about a really cool site that just launched. It is with my personal swing coach Bobby Eldridge. Bobby has come up with a revolutionary way to fix your faults in a matter of minutes right on your own computer. Think of it as an itunes for golf, but unfortunately, he’s not a billion dollar company that can charge a buck per song, but at $7.99 per download fix, it’s a fraction of a golf lesson with your local pro.

This site in the next 60 days will have quadruple the number of fixes, but there are 10 really good ones already uploaded and ready for you to get.

If you’re struggling with a swing fault, why not fix it now, so when your season starts, you’re already shooting lower scores than your buddies!

You can find out more at his Golf Lessons Online site iGolfFixes.com!

I am always on the lookout for credible golf improvement resources to help golfers play better golf. I have received hundreds and hundreds of emails from frustrated golfers who are ready to quit the game. In my mind, any golfer is not that far from a much better game. With that being said, a good friend of mine Peter Frank has put together 25 Free Golf Lessons that I know can help your golf game. All you’ve got to do is click right here, and insert your first name and email address, and you’ll get these golf lessons for free right in your email inbox in a matter of seconds. In the proceeding days after, you’ll also receive several other valuable reports on improving your driving distance and easy tips to lower your scores the next time you play.

I have to admit, I have not been in here in a LONG TIME. I want to start covering off season golf and what you can do to start next spring playing as good or better than you have at the end of this season.  Most golfers need to end the madness and try something different. Doing the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.

Be on the lookout for a new AskGolfTrainer video real soon. Could be in the next day or two.

See ya soon!

Mike

I’m excited for an awesome ‘09. This is going to be OUR year for great golf, and your best health ever! Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions a couple of weeks back? If so, have you stuck with them? I want to be your little conscience and keep you motivated to be successful.

In today’s show we talked about weight loss and a couple of sources of power in your golf swing. These shows are “bite-sized” chunks of information, so I apologize if you feel you are not getting enough. I’m hoping you take away something everytime you watch a show.

If you want some extremely simple tips and strategies to lose weight fast, check out my Weight Loss For Golfers ebook.  You can download it in minutes, and be implementing some of the EASY tips right away!

By all means, make a comment by clicking the “comments” like top right of this blog post, or click the button at the very top that says Ask Golf Trainer A Question to submit your question. I’ll do my very best to answer them.

Also, take a look to your right on this page, and you’ll see a BIG YouTube Box. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel and get updates when I launch new shows.

Lastly, I was telling my wife it was either the way I was sitting or my shirt all scrunched up, but it made me look BIG. Do I sound a little sensitive to this…LOL? I can tell you it’s the way I’m sitting, as my weight has stayed the same for 25 years (with a lot of hard work of course). Glad I got that off my chest.

I got 3 really good questions this week and hope I answered them to your liking. I invite all comments (feedback) below. If you have a pressing frustration with your golf swing, please click the Ask Golf Trainer A Question at the top of this page, and I’ll do my best to answer it in an upcoming show.

Questions relating to “on-course” hydration and nutrition, to a golf swing fault and a simple solution and another question on whether to do a golf workout before or after golf. What do the touring pros do?

I’m really having fun with this, but want to make it as good as I can for you.

Oh…before I forget, I told I would post the link to the Golfers Weight Loss ebook. Lots of simple tips and strategies to have maximum energy for 18 holes, and easily lose 20 pounds if that’s your goal.

Until next time!

Hit’em LONG & Straight,
Mike

I’m starting to have lots of fun with this new golf fitness video blog. Hey…check out my NEW t-shirt! Pretty cool eh?

I got three great questions for today’s show. First one pertaining to weight loss for golf, the second one is about golf stretching, and the last one is about golf swing technique (hint: finishing your golf swing).

I encourage you to comment below, and to click the Ask Golf Trainer A Question link at the top of this page to ask me any golf and fitness related question you have.

Let’s create a REAL community in here!

Three great golf questions for this segment of Ask Golf Trainer. First question relates to using the machines in a gym and not seeing improvement in driving distance or swing technique. The second one pertains to what is causing the golf swing fault of “coming out of your golf posture” at impact. The last question from a female golfer on upper back shoulder pain after the round for hours. Keep your questions coming by clicking the Ask Golf Trainer link at the very top of this page and I’ll do my best to answer it.

Also, please comment below by clicking the comment link. Now…I have a little game for you. I made a mistake in this video (actually many but they are all about being human and not a machine) see if you can find it and let us know by commenting below.

I mistakenly wore a shirt that has money depicted on it, but what you can’t see is it is a political shirt…oops! Sorry! I look forward to many more Ask Golf Trainer segments and video show.