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Tip #3: Improve Your Fitness - Improve Your Game
Being physically fit allows you to walk 18 holes of golf
without feeling fatigued and to stay focused throughout the game. Perhaps
more important, a well-conditioned body can produce more powerful and
coordinated swinging actions that result in longer and better-placed drives.
Higher fitness levels also reduce your recovery time, thereby letting
you enjoy more frequent rounds of golf.
The repetitive nature of the golf swing predisposes both
professional and amateur golfers to injury. To avoid or limit physical
breakdown, we encourage a preventive program of physical conditioning.
The first steps are to recognize your own physical limitations and understand
what you must do to strengthen these weaknesses. If left unattended, they
certainly will lead to eventual breakdown. This is why it is imperative
to become aware of potential problems and preventive measures. A successful
training program should address cardiorespiratory endurance, postural
imbalances, golf-specific strength, functional flexibility, balance, and
motor learning.
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