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| 1866.1 | strong yes, stiff no | BROKE::MOOK | Where are you between two thoughts? | Wed Mar 30 1994 16:36 | 9 |
| There's no conflict with weight training and golf that I know of. Unless you
don't stretch. Stretching is important anyway but especially if you lift
weights. Alot of pro's are doing both.
I'd watch out for lifting for 'bulk' rather than lifting for endurance.
That is, do lighter weights but higher repetition rather than the converse.
But don't forget to s-t-r-e-t-c-h.
Bob
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| 1866.2 | Nothing But Golf | RICKS::DEVERELL | | Wed Mar 30 1994 17:08 | 21 |
| I agree with .1,
but, as an added note
I remember reading once about one the all time
great golfers (I think that it was Walter Hagen).
He believed that the only training for golfer
muscles should be in actually playing golf.
Any other form of muscle activity would be
harmful to the golfers muscle memory.
I do not totally agree with this theory but
it sounds like a good way to possibly avoid
the yard work....
"but honey, mowing the lawn and raking these
leaves will ruin my golf swing"
Let me know how it works.
/Dave
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| 1866.3 | | AIMHI::CORRIGAN | | Wed Mar 30 1994 17:10 | 5 |
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From Harvey Penick's "Little Red Book".......
".....swinging a weighted club (at least 22 ounces), with your regular
grip and stance, is the best exercise I know to build the golf muscles"
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| 1866.4 | | CPDW::LACAIRE | | Wed Mar 30 1994 17:49 | 4 |
| Keith Clearwater seems to mix golf and heavy lifting. I think he
benches 350lbs or so. But he stresses the importance of stretching
as Bob already mentioned. Personally I stay with the light weights,
running and stretching and only in winter.
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| 1866.5 | Weights and measures | PEKING::ANTELLJ | | Wed Apr 06 1994 13:39 | 21 |
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Faldo tried to lift weights 2 winters ago , then he said it was wrong
Johny Miller bought a ranch and one winter chopped wood he maintains
the muscle building was no good for golf.
I guess a slasher like me can lift as much as i want, i will still
be a garbage player, whats weights got to do with club selection
reading greens and not letting your head fall off when you three
putt!!!!
I suppose general fitness is good also stong legs must be helpfull
most women dont hit it far as their legs are weak.
Laura Davis hits it long as do some of the pros but most of our
lady members it it 65yds with a driver.
However we do have an exclub champion who was into body building
he hit it awsome distances with ease, he used to be 18 stone but
he is about 15, and i dont think he pushes weights now.
He is a 2 hcp golfer, so who knows what the rule is!!
Joe
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| 1866.6 | | KOALA::DEFELICE | | Wed Apr 06 1994 13:48 | 10 |
| Hey, Joe,
Why is it that Davis Love III can hit it a ton while looking so frail?
When asked of Chi Chi how he can hit is so well when being rather on
the small side. "The ball don't know how big I am."
Gotta love it.
Bob
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| 1866.7 | | ODIXIE::RHARRIS | I am the NRA, for life! | Wed Apr 06 1994 17:28 | 11 |
| Stretching is the key. I was listening to David Ledbetter, and he
showed some stretches, and said that stretching is the key to a smooth
golf swing. How many times have you tried to kill the ball, and it
didn't do what you wanted it to? How many times did you take a smooth
relaxing swing, and you just tatered into the twilight zone?
I think that the ticket to succesful golf is stretching prior to your
round. That, and a prayer being answered!
Bob
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