Better Gold Swing: Exercises

SIMPLE EXERISES

These simple exercises can help strengthen arm and/or lower back muscles and just may keep you from getting hurt playing your favorite game.

Wrist curlsUse a lightweight dumbbell. Lower the weight to the end of your fingers, then curl the weight back into your palm, followed by curling up your wrist to lift the weight an inch or two higher. Start with 2,3 4 sets of 5-10 repetitions with each arm.

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Reverse wrist curls. Using a lightweight dumbbell. Place your hands in front of you, palm side down. Using your wrist, lift the weight up and down. Hold the arm that you are exercising above your elbow with your other hand in order to limit the motion to your forearm. Start with 2,3 4 sets of 5-10 repetitions with each arm.

A simple suggestion of possible exercises to help build up your forearm muscles. Plus maybe avoiding the dreaded golfers elbow

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Tight Squeeze a tennis ballSqueezing a tennis ball for five minutes at a time is a simple, effective exercise that will strengthen your forearm muscles. Start with 2,3 4 sets of 5-10 repetitions with each arm.

Row, row,row. Firmly tie the ends of Bike inner tube. Place it around an object that is shoulder height (like a door hinge). Standing with your arms straight out in front of you, grasp the tubing and slowly pull it toward your chest. Release slowly. Start with 2,3 4 sets of 5-10 repetitions with each arm.

The Pull-down.With the bike inner tube still around the door hinge, kneel and hold the tubing over your head. Pull down slowly toward your chest, bending your elbows as you lower your arms. Raise the tubing slowly over your head. Start with 2,3 4 sets of 5-10 repetitions with each arm.

To those who don’t play, golf seems like a low impact sport. But golf provides a real physical workout and arm and lower back pain and injuries are common among golfers. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends some preventive exercises so golfers can protect themselves against injury.

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