With golf-specific fitness instructor Adam Griffin
ADAM Griffin is a professional fitness consultant with eight years experience of coaching athletes at all levels.
Adam also has experience as a professional sportsman himself, playing top flight Rugby League and Union.
He is based at De Vere Mottram Hall and now channels his expertise into golf fitness and among the many players he is currently working with are up and coming amateurs and leading professionals on the European Tour.
Adam forms part of the Golfers' Chronicle team bringing you monthly information on how improving your fitness can have a positive impact on your game.
For more information on fitness for golf contact Adam on 07976 797 069 or visit www.fitgolfer.net
IN ORDER to shoot low scores on a consistent basis you must work hard on every aspect of your game from tee to green. Each area compliments the other and if there is a weak link to the chain a breakdown will occur. This is also the case with your body in that the muscles need to be balanced to provide a good foundation for the swing to build upon.
If the body is not in tune and there is a muscular imbalance, flaws within the swing begin to appear. For example, if you were to be very powerful through the legs and torso, but weak in the upper body, problems quite often occur as the hips clear very quickly through impact leaving the hands, arms and club head behind. This can lead to a whole range of bad shots some of which being a snap hook, a pushed shot to the right (for right handed players) or a wild slice.
To combat this, a training regime designed to increase upper body strength followed by power should be carried out to synchronize the body, and in turn aid technical practice.
It is very easy to work on the things that we are good at, and the mistake is often made of carrying out exercises on the muscles used within golf.
To create a balanced body, which will be more efficient, stronger and more powerful, it is the opposing muscles that require attention, as the golfing muscles are already strong. This is where biomechanical analysis of your swing together with fitness assessments is crucial if you are to improve your game. Only then can your strengths and weaknesses be identified and worked upon by way of a personalized program for both your fitness and technical practice.
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