Muscles used as a swinger

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dmurfet

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Looking at the thread about the left shoulder being used to monitor, I got to thinking about which muscles are actually used to power my swing (since I can work on improving on these in the gym.)

Forgive any niaivity, but I feel I should be striving to use only these:

foot / calf / shin muscles - but only for balance
hamstrings (feels tension but doesn't add as far as I can tell) - perhaps apart from the semitendinosus - the inner one that hurts if you attempt box splits - which seems to aid my hips spinning
glutimus maximus (RHS) - as part of a section of lower back
lower back - to spin the hips - the pivot balanced by foot / calf /shin
upper back (LHS) - only used to be streched and allowed to return - as opposed to contract which could induce an early flip
upper back (RHS) - seems to want to help to turn my right shoulder away from the ball (coil) - but this could be a mistake on my part
shoulders - only used to lift the arms on the way back
arms (upper and lower) - marginal lift of the club to the top and cocking set
hands - only as clamps - use as little as possible

if this is correct I need to build both strength and speed into my lower back and into my right hamstring and leave the rest alone just to come along for the ride - is this a million miles wrong?
 
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dmurfet

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I have a big powerball, but don't see how I would improve my hands with it - it's normally for doing crunches on - do you mean what I think you do?

Also if hands are just clamps, why would they need to be stronger - is that not more related to hitting?
 
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zarro

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Look, here's what it comes down to. The golf swing is an athletic motion, thus the better shape you are in, the better you can get provided you are getting taught the right stuff. I wouldn't worry about what body parts are used in the stroke, because they all are used in the stroke. Thus the exercises you should be concentrating on are: Squat, Deadlift, Bench press, Rowing variations, overhead pressing. Of course there are tons of variations of each of these exercises. If you get strong in these exercises and stay/get flexible through stretching and foam rolling, you will improve your game worlds over. If you want more info just shoot me a pm.
 
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bts

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Every one of them.

You need every one of them, including the facial ones, to "sustain the lag".
 
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puttmad

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dmurfet said:
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Thanks for the feedback guys! I've ordered a powerball too.
Click to expand...

Fun tool, Take mine with me in the car.....:)

Padraig uses one and also Karl Woodward (the senior that hit the green in two on the 860 yard Australian par 6)....

Fun for the family too...you're going to find muscles you never knew you had...:D ....
 
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pm4610

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I bought a powerball years ago...at that time you had to pull a string to wind it up, I never could get it to work. These new ones look easier to get going.
 
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