Golf Muscles – Timing – Golf Mechanics: The Key To A Powerful Golf Swing

By George Gabriel

Golf swing power is truly sought after by many golfers short and tall. A powerful golf swing can be easily accomplished if you’re standing 6ft tall over the golf ball. Knowing the right mechanics of the golf swing, along with the right timing is essential. If you take two golfers of the same height, the exact same swing, same golf club and ball, the results in distance would probably be the same. If you take the same scenario and one golfer is approximately 6ft. tall, and the other approximately 5ft. tall, the advantage would be to the taller person. You’re probably saying, no kidding Sherlock. A taller person creates a longer and bigger swing span, which in turn generates more club head speed. Unleashing a huge drive can be monstrous if all golf mechanics and timing are in sync for a fairly tall person. So how does a shorter golfer stand to compete?

The answer would probably lie in the golf muscles of a shorter golfer. It doesn’t necessarily mean you have to go out and bench press 400 lbs everyday. By exercising your upper and lower golf muscles two or three times a week, you can make a world of difference. The golf muscles that need to be exercised would be the legs, thighs, and whole upper portion of the body. The upper portions of the body are the main coil of the golf swing, with the arms and wrist getting the most exercise. As these same muscles are used most to guide and control the weight of the golf club through the motion of the golf swing. The lower portion of the body is strengthened to reinforce the upper portion of the golf swing. There are many books and videos on the Internet that address these exercises.

Golfers that prefer to exercise outdoors and are not sure of the appropriate exercises to use should take the exercise out on the practice range hitting golf balls. By hitting golf balls at the practice range, you will be exercising the important golf muscles naturally, and greatly improve your golf swing at the same time. Have you heard of golf muscle memory? It is a part of the brain that remembers a movement. Putting it another way, have you felt a muscle say, stop right there? This same part of the brain will tell moving parts of your body how far you can take it, so you do not injure yourself. It also signals for the timing of certain muscles to kick in and take over, if your latter part of the brain were paying attention. It would also remember good habits and bad habits in the golf swing. One must be careful in their practice routine on avoiding the bad habits. Practicing regularly will exercise these certain muscles and train them for further swing improvement in proper moves and timing. Your golf muscles will take the golf mechanics and timing to a higher level of power by exercising them over and over again.

With regular exercise and practicing the golf mechanics and timing of the golf swing, both short and tall players can compete on the same level. To out distance your taller competitors, it would help to pack a few extra pounds of golf muscle behind your golf swing. The same would apply for the taller golfer to stay ahead of the crowd.

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I was watching a show on the golf channel yesterday. Charle’s Barkley was a guest and it seems they have been teaching him to improve his golf game. This was a continuing episode but he seems to have his ups and downs.

One thing I was surprised to see was the way he swings a golf club. It is really hard to describe but basically he seems to have a bit of a jerk motion. He brings his club out away from him somewhat and then goes into the backswing. It looks extremely ackward.

However, he is so strong that he was hitting his drives in the 300 yard range, with a drive or two reaching about 350 yards. The guy teaching him was amazed and said Barkley is so strong, he clobbers the ball.

In one part he was hitting terribly but later in the show was hitting them pretty consistently. I guess the point being you can rwad all you can and have golf instructors helping you, but sometimes your swing is going to be unique to you alone and, if it works, it works.

I would not recommend anyone watch this episode and attempt to copy his swing, but I guess the instructor was willing to let him continue it and, as I say, his play seemed to be improving. He needs to gain some touch on putting as he tends to hit it too hard but it was a fun show to watch.

Not learn from – but to watch.

All you will need is a bucket, some mild dish liquid (not the kind used for automatic dishwashers), an old toothbrush, and some soft towels. It is easier to do the cleaning outside so you can rinse them with a water hose.

To get started, pour a few drops of dish liquid in the bucket. Add warm water and briskly swish your hand back and forth in the bucket to create warm, sudsy water. Don’t fill the bucket too full. You want the water to cover the heads of your golf clubs, but that’s about it.

Put your irons into the bucket of warm, sudsy water. Use a cloth to “bathe” them. That’s it! Once you have given the clubs a simple wash down, get the toothbrush and scrub the heads to remove dirt from the grooves. Depending on how dirty your clubs are, this might take a little effort and some elbow grease.

Once you have washed your golf clubs and cleaned their grooves, you will need to rinse them. A sprayer works great so if you are outside, simply hose off the soap and dirt with the outdoor water hose. When you are finished, take sure you dry them well.

Use another clean cloth and dry the club. Make sure it dries completely to avoid spots and damage.

Clean the handles and any wood work on the golf clubs with a dampened cloth. It is best to never submerge golf club wood work into water. The water might damage the coloring, protective coat or the wood itself.

While your clubs are out, clean out your bag. A quick wipe down of the bag’s interior with a damp cloth is generally all the inside needs. Follow up with a wipe down using a dry cloth. Spot clean the outside of your bag after each golf outing as needed. Once the clubs have been individually washed and dried, return them to the clean bag.

Sound like a lot of work?  Make note of how many other golfers are playing with clean clubs. They take care of them because the clubs are an instrumental tool of the sport.