Happy New Years From Parshooters. May 2011 Be Your Best Golfing Ever!

As the New Year fast approaches in three days.  I would like to give out a loud “Thank You” to all of my readers and subscribers. For helping me to get started writing about the only topic I truly Love, and that’s anything related to the golfing world.

I know I have so much more to write about.  All I ask for is your kindness in staying with me, as I go through the trials and tribulations of starting my online business. At the present time I’m the sole worker for this blog.  I know there have been speculation to having more than one worker with Parshooters from the comments that I have received.

I started this blog in October of 2009.  It has only been 14 months, and yet I have learned more things about building relationships and writing content that will interest those who are following along with me and my brand name Parshooters.

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How Can AN Exercising Program Improve Upon Your Golf Swing Mechanics?

Now that it’s wintertime, and you’ve hung up your golf clubs for the winter. It’s time to get serious about the new year, and get involved in a exercise program for golfers. It’s also time to forget about last year’s bad swing faults, and begin a new way to improve upon your golf swing mechanics.

My own New Years Resolution is to get involved working out, and too lose some weight. Our community center has a nice facility for doing just that with the latest equipment. They also offer pilates and yoga programs.

As the shorter, colder days don’t allow for much golf.  They do provide a lot of time to knock out those physical deficiencies that are negatively impacting your golf game and causing those nagging aches and pains. The off-season also affords you plenty of time to progress with your well-being by getting into a regular exercise workout program. These are the one’s you’ve been neglecting, but will enhance your golf specific balance, coordination, power, speed and strength. Come springtime, your golf  game could have a whole new beginning to a great golfing year.

First  you need to identify what are those physical deficiencies you have.  A physical (re)assessment with a TPI certified golf fitness instructor is your best bet.  With this valuable information in hand, a customized, time-efficient exercise program can be designed to target your specific problem areas and maximize your outcome.

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Pilates vs Yoga. Which Golf Stretching Exercise Program Is Best For Golfers?

Pilates vs Yoga. Do Golfers Need To Do More Golf Stretching Exercise?

Golfers of all ages are now finding out the benefits of getting involved into some type of fitness program that’s specifically geared towards golfers.  With age comes a decline in both flexibility and strength. When the body declines, the golf swing goes right along with it. The end result is a big loss in yardage, more mishits, and ballooning scores. Your golf mindset also changes in both attitude and frustration. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard from older golfers who I’m playing with, that they are just about ready to quit the game for good.  However, there is hope for all golfers who are ready to change and improve upon their golf game and lifestyle.

Do you want to discover the secret to creating more power and consistency in your golf swing? By participating in workouts that’s geared towards a specific golf program that focuses on balance, endurance, flexibility and strength. You don’t have to accept that with age, your body does decline. No way! The golfers who are working out, are the same ones who are enjoying the game again in later life, and taking all of the money in their clubs birdie pool.  It’s amazing to see golfers in this age bracket dramatically improve their driving distance, accuracy and scores.

What is a golf workout? The golf swing is an awkward movement that puts a tremendous amount of stress on the body. To prevent injuries and improve upon your golf swing speed and distance, it will require your body to be both strong and flexible.  The golf swing is a rotational movement, with your body being in different sequential golf positions.  Since the golf swing is primarily an axial rotational movement, wouldn’t it make sense to focus on rotational strength and flexibility?  That is improving your turning ability related to range of motion and  speed. Therefore, anything involving twisting with resistance such as a medicine ball, a dumbbell, or even a weighted club would work. You need to have  resistance in order to take your body beyond where it normally moves.

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Is Pilates And Yoga Good Enough For Golf Stretching Exercises To Help Reduce Injuries?

Get Into Shape By Doing Some Pilates Golf Stretching Exercises!

Back in the 1970′s.  When I was caddying, exercising was important, but not to the extent it’s today.  As the money prizes have gone way up over the years. Today, you would be a complete idiot, if you didn’t take seriously your body, mind and spirit.

Controlling the nutritional foods your eating, how much alcohol your drinking on a daily basis, and of course what kind of weight training and exercise programs you’ve been set up with by your paid trainers to watch over you.

In the past after playing a competitive round of golf, we would turn the golf clubs into the cleaning service at the country club for the next day’s preparation. The pro’s would head to the bar for dinner and socialized drinking. While us caddies would get the next day’s pin placements and strategize over how to make the golf course and tournament conditions better with the tournament groundskeeper superintendent. That was the extent of going the extra mile.

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