There is still more than one month left of summer and plenty of time to play your best golf ever.  If  your game hasn’t improved as much as you wanted to this summer, try adding some golf-specific exercises into your daily routine to help you move better and more freely. Stay tuned for golf-fitness exercises and drills that you can do at home or in your office every day to help not only improve your swing technique but also help you build mobility, strength and endurance on and off the golf course.

30 Drills and Golf-Fitness Exercises to Do Before the End of Summer

1. Modified PiYo Flip

2. Shoulder Butterfly Stretch

3. Feet Together Drill

4. Reading the Break Drill

5.  “L” Drill

Wrist hinge should happen naturally in the golf swing.  If your grip is in a neutral position, the wrists will be able to fully hinge as you swing the club back to the top.  There is no exact spot where you are supposed to hinge your wrists.  Some players set their wrists very early in the swing and others create the hinge later in the swing. Most high-handicappers go wrong when they have no wrist hinge and have to end up hinging their elbows instead to get the club to the top.

Try this simple drill.  Place a tee in the butt end of your club. As you continue to swing back, your wrists should start to hinge so that about three-quarters of the way back your arms and club will form the letter “L.”  The tee should be pointing down to a spot on your target line.  If the tee is still pointing at your belly then you may have to hinge the elbows instead to complete your backswing, losing valuable width and extension.

To learn golf-specific exercises try my Cardiogolf 30-Day Golf Fitness Challenge today.  Online Golf Fitness System now available to download on your smartphone or tablet.

Jump start your golf game and fitness level with this unique system from LPGA Teaching Professional and Golf Fitness Specialist Karen Palacios-Jansen. Karen has created a unique and customized online program which ensures that you can have fun and improve your golf game while fitting exercise into your busy schedule. The Cardiogolf Online Golf Fitness System can help you increase your flexibility, mobility, strength and balance specific to golf.

Email Karen at KP.J@swingbladegolf.com or visit KPJgolf.com for more information.