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    Hello forum members of gto! Just joined here and although I should be saying hi in the new members bit I thought I'd do it in my first thread instead so, hello I'm pablo!

    Recently in the new year I managed to lose 2 and a half stones of bodyweight, for everyone who uses kgs its about 16 kilos or so. Since then I have noticed that off the tee I have lost about 20 yards on my fellow playing partners who sometimes I was knocking it past them or was there abouts all of the time. I also hit 1-2 clubs more than them on approach shots. Was just wondering if some of the pros could reccommend any exercises I could do to get stronger and more power from my golf swing. I do workout in the gym but I'm hoping I can get golf specific exercises. Currently I do squats deadlifts bench press military press chin ups and do some isolation work on my arms. Any help would be great guys.

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    Re: Loss of power

    Without actually seeing your swing I am just guessing, but I can imagine that if you already workout and are not weakened by your wright loss, this is not the issue. Strength in the swing is not the only way to hit the ball far. Proper sequencing of each element firing at the right time, helping each component rather then just taking it all upon that one element to fire will get you more clubhead speed with accuracy.

    So I am just suggestion that it may not be your overall strength that you need to work on as a solution. Rhythmic timing, good overall mechanics, and actually "relaxed-tension" (I like to think about it this way) will get you to hit the ball far.

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    • #3
      Re: Loss of power

      ahh okay so as ive got slimmer ive lost technique

      on another note, is high weight low rep better than low weight high rep for working youre golf muscles?

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      • #4
        Re: Loss of power

        Do you know why you lost your weight? Were you overweight, and you slimmed down? Just because you loose weight does not mean this is the reason for a loss of distance.

        And yes, and change in your body can affect your technique. What you did before was timed to your body's abilities. Changing your body can change your overall swing's ability to do the same thing.

        Weight training in golf is better if you keep a balance of strength and endurance. Going too far in the strength part can cause shortening of your range of motion, and this will lead to a loss of controllable distance. You may find the sweetspot on a full out hit, but it won't be as often.

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        • #5
          Re: Loss of power

          I purposely lost weight as I was slightly overweight.

          I normally do 5 sets of 5 reps, I may split my training into a heavy day with low reps and a light day with higher reps. I'm not in the gym as much now as it's light at night here in Scotland so i can get practising my game.

          Had a lesson from my local pro tonigt and he said the same as you Greg, just work on the correct timing. I've to work on keeping my left arm straight as my elbows collapse very early on my backswing and hit a lot of fat shots.

          I'm going to focus on slowing everything down and try to get the correct timing. Thanks for you're help Greg it's much appreciated!

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          • #6
            Re: Loss of power

            Good guess then...thanks. A break in the leading arm usually is an indication that you are not rotating back with your torso but rather sliding the weight back and then just lifting the arms up...they get stuck against the chest, and you have to break the arm to continue up.

            The fix is making sure you are rotating...actually rotating your torso. You should feel a stretch in your lower back. If you are not relaxed there ready to move that part, you basically stop and the upper portion takes over and you get stuck again.

            So step 1 is stretching enough to allow that range of motion to feel relaxed. Then step 2 is making this apart of your natural swing. This will defiantly cause a difference in feelings and timings in other areas, but the goal here is to lengthen your swing arc to your max ability while staying in control. Once you get this extended position at the top, your overall swing length has room to grow. You can swing under the same controlled power and now hit it farther.

            It is strange, you will feel like you have a shorter swing, but in actuality, it is longer. Your arms will feel like they have taken it back shorter. But because your torso has rotated more, this gains the proper arc length needed.

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            • #7
              Re: Loss of power

              Greg that's awesome advice thanks very much. Thinking about my swing I definately lack rotation on the backswing, I can fully understand what I need to do now thanks again man!

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