Aerification: A Necessary Evil for Golf Courses

KarenGolf Fitness, Misc

  Just when the golf course gets green and lush after the long winter, it seems like the golf course superintendent purposely messes them up by punching holes and throwing sand all over them. Golf course maintenance can be frustrating for golfers. Core aeration (also know as aerification, aerating or aerifying) is a maintenance practice that promotes healthy turf growth, … Read More

Takeaway: Start Off Right

KarenGolf Fitness, Video Golf Tips

A true one-piece takeaway is when the club, the arms, the shoulders and torso all move together smoothly to start your golf swing.  Your arms stay connected to your torso.  You want to avoid letting your arms separate from your body as you take the club away. Imagine the triangle that your shoulders, arms and hands form at address position … Read More

No Cold Shoulders

KarenGolf Fitness, Video Golf Tips

To create your maximum clubhead speed from your golf swing, you want all your muscles to move through their full range of motion.  Your shoulders, especially, should move freely throughout the swing.  Your arms should swing independently from your chest, but if your chest muscles tend to be overly tight they actually start to take over the swing limiting your … Read More

Quick Golf-Specific Warm Up to Improve Your Game

KarenGolf Fitness, Video Golf Tips

You should warm up muscles and joints before you stretch. You actually need to warm up before you even hit practice shots on the driving range. You should always Actively Warm Up your body before you play and practice. To increase your blood flow, which brings needed oxygen to muscles and joints, you can jog in place, do jumping jacks … Read More

Maintain Your Plane

KarenGolf Fitness, Video Golf Tips

The golf swing in its most simple form is really only a circle. The radius of that circle, back and through the swing is the lead are (left arm for a right-handed swing and right arm in a left-handed swing). Good players create a wide arc on the backswing and maintain the radius that they created at address throughout the … Read More