Golf Skills

Shooting below par isn't just for the pros. It's a specific and reachable goal.

You want to do it every time out so you'll do whatever it takes to improve your game. Here are a few simple but helpful exercises that can increase your driving power and speed, club control, ball striking control, balance and walking endurance.

Perfect Your Swing

The best way to get that ball and yourself to the green in fewer strokes is to work on all phases of your swing, and that includes addressing the ball player properly, the back swing, down swing, impact and follow-through.

Take strokes off your game and improve every phase of your swing with these easy to follow instructions and downloadable illustrated exercises.

Address

When addressing the ball, arm, wrist and chest strength are important. You can build up your arms and wrists by performing wrist curls and reverse wrist curls with a ZoN Weighted Exercise Ball. Push-ups will help develop many major upper body muscles, as will chest presses.

Keep your balance and maintain the right posture by using your mid-section, back and lower body. Performing squats with a ZoN Strength Training Ball to help with your driving power and using a ZoN Balance Ball, to do a "bird dog" to strengthen lower back muscles, abs and pelvis.

» SQUATS
» BIRD DOG

Back Swing

As you move the club away from the ball, be sure to stabilize your shoulder. Internal and external and rotation exercises with ZoN Dumbbells are great for strengthening your shoulder muscles.

» INTERNAL/EXTERNAL SHOULDER ROTATION

When your body rotates, your abs and back can help provide stability and prevent any unwanted movement and loss of balance. Performing crunches will strengthen the abs, lower back and pelvis. An exercise called a Russian Twist using the ZoN Balance Ball will help with your body rotation.

» AB CRUNCHES
» RUSSIAN TWIST

Down Swing

The rotation of your target arm and non-target arm both come into play as you approach the ball with the club on the downswing. There are ways to improve the muscles used by each. Side lateral raises with ZoN Weighted Exercise Balls and push-ups will both help to improve your club control.

» SIDE LATERAL RAISE
» PUSH-UPS

Impact

Just as in the back swing, proper rotation of your trunk is important. How you turn your hips as you lower the club to the ball can produce a more efficient swing. Standing hip abduction and adduction with a ZoN Pilates Ring can help with a smooth hip turn.

» HIP ABDUCTION & ADDUCTION

Your weight will shift during impact, so you need to stay as balanced as possible while you push off with your lower body. Performing heel raises using ZoN Dumbbells will help build up your calf muscles.

» HEEL RAISE

Follow-Through

When addressing the ball, arm, wrist and chest strength are important. You can build up your arms and wrists by performing wrist curls and reverse wrist curls with a ZoN Weighted Exercise Ball.

» WRIST CURLS
» REVERSE WRIST CURLS

A "bird dog" exercise will help strengthen your lower back muscles, abs and pelvis. For smooth body rotation, give a balance ball rollout a try using a ZoN Balance Ball.

» BIRD DOG
» BALANCE BALL ROLLOUT