Medicine Ball Core Training Exercises for Golf

Golf Specific Workout Routine

There are many different workout and fitness routines you can choose. If you were looking to improve a specific muscle group of your body you would benefit by finding a routine for that group of muscles. Medicine ball core training exercises for golf help to target golf specific muscles. Medicine ball core training exercises also help to increase flexibility, stamina and coordination in addition to targeting and strengthening golf specific core muscles.
 
Why Medicine Ball Core Training Exercises?

Medicine ball training is very simple yet it is very effective. Strengthening the core (torso) muscles to help you gain extra yardage on the golf course has never been easier or more convenient. There is no need to go to the gym because medicine ball core training exercises can be performed in the convenience of your own home. Medicine balls come in a variety of sizes, weights and construction. Based on your own physical size and fitness level will help you decide what size and type of medicine ball you should be using. Many golfers will purchase more than one size (weight) and type (construction material) of medicine ball so they can do a variety of exercises.

 Three Types of Medicine Ball Core Training Exercises.

Here are three basic medicine ball core training exercises that will help to strengthen your core and in turn increase your yardage off the tee!
1.) The Wood Chopper Drill: This is an exercise that will strengthen your abdominal muscles, legs, and arms as well as improve your balance and coordination. Start by placing your legs shoulder width apart with the medicine ball held in front of yourself with your arms slightly bent. Now begin the exercise by bending (squatting) down and bringing the medicine ball to the outside of your right knee. As you stand up you will twist and thrust the medicine ball to the outside of your left shoulder. Continue until you have completed 15 repetitions of this sequence, right knee to left shoulder. Now you can reverse this exercise by doing 15 repetitions of outside your left knee to the outside of your right shoulder. By doing 15 repetitions to each diagonal knee-shoulder combination you have completed one set. You can vary the workout by increasing the weight of the medicine ball, the number of repetitions or the number of sets in you routine.
2.) The Core Rotation Drill: Begin by placing you legs shoulder width apart and holding the medicine ball in front of yourself, with arms bent slightly. Now swing your arms and the medicine ball as far to the left as you can, stopping momentarily. Next you will move to the center and come to a complete stop. Now swing your arms and the medicine ball as far to the right as you can, stopping momentarily. Return to the center and stop completely. This is one repetition. Do a series of 15 repetitions to complete one set. You can also vary the workout with the size of the medicine ball and the number of sets you complete.
3.) Single Leg Balance Drill: Begin this drill by taking a normal address position as if you were going to drive a golf ball. Now hold the medicine ball as if it were the golf club in address position. Now comes the fun part, slowly lift your right foot several inches off the ground balancing your weight on your left leg. Begin your golf swing by slowly rotating the medicine ball to the right as if you were swinging a golf club, stop when you are at the top of your backswing position. Return to the address position and stop. Next, slowly rotate to the left to your finishing position. Now return to the original address position. This completes one repetition. Complete 15 full repetitions and then switch to elevating the left leg and supporting your weight with your right leg. This is a great exercise for improving the balance of your golf swing.
AS WITH ANY EXERCISE ROUTINE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE ANY PREEXSISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PREVENT YOU FROM SAFLEY PERFORMING ANY OF THESE MEDICINE BALL CORE TRAINING EXERCISIES.

Improve your golf game with these medicine ball core training exercises

There is no better time to start than right now. By taking less than 30 minutes per day in your own home you can add core strength, flexibility and balance to your golf swing by performing these three simple medicine ball core training exercises which will help you to hit longer and straighter drives and more accurate iron shots.