Golf Backswing Problems

All golfers have heard of John Daly. Regardless of his personal life, John Daly possesses one of the most flexible backswings in the game of golf. His philosophy of "grip it and rip it" has rippled down to the local golf driving range where everyone is trying to smash the dimples off those ugly range balls.

Ahhh the price some are willing to pay for bragging rights off of the tee box...but back to John...

John Daly does what is called "moving past parallel" where the head and shaft of the golf club on his backswing actually points downward, not outwards which is considered "normal". Of course, he's the exception to the rule and can get away with this because even though he's a larger man, he is extremely flexible.

Golf Flexibility equals Strength

Wouldn't you like to improve your backswing, hit the ball farther, win long-drive contests and not have lower back pain? I promise you today...you can develop a huge backswing, stay in plane and tempo and drive the ball most likely 30-50 yards farther without any gadgets, trips to the driving range or expensive clubs. Ready for the answer?

It's really simple ... in order for you to swing the club, what is the most common thing that stops you from making a complete turn? If you're thinking "my hips", sorry...close but no cigar. Actually the secret to a fuller backswing is your shoulder's ability to stretch and flex during the backswing. Kinda like a hefty garbage bag stretches when you put too much stuff in it...your shoulder muscles need to do essentially the same thing.

My golf fitness dvd details 4 simple golf stretches, which not only stretch but also strengthen the muscles used in your backswing. The great news... they only take 5 minutes to do! Personally I do them every single round right before I tee off just to make sure I get as full a golf backswing as possible and protect my lower back from injury.

The key muscles to stretch are the upper back and shoulder muscles of your non-dominant hand side and the lower back muscles on both sides. See the picture to the right? No...I'm not pouting because I missed the beer girl...I'm using the golf cart to create torque in the specific muscles of the backswing. I'll hold this for 10 seconds really trying to stretch the targeted area.

It's been said that everyone's golf swing is different...but I can tell you that everyone has the same muscle structure and everyone's body operates the same way. I can also tell you that improving the function of your body is an easy straightforward thing. You simply need to follow my advice.

Stretching, flexibility and improving strength ALWAYS improves your golf game and lowers your scoring but when you think of golf strength exercises, you probably invision going to the gym, using their machines, holding your belly in and checking out the opposite sex...right?

The correct strength exercises specific to your golf swing can be done with minimal equipment like exercise tubing, weighted medicine balls, weighted golf clubs and dumbbells. Notice in the picture I'm holding a dumbbell and making a backswing with it. What I'm trying to accomplish is getting the weight of the dumbbell to pull (read stretch) my backswing muscles farther than they normally go.

I personally guarantee my golf fitness products will improve your body's ability to make a full backswing, generate maximum clubhead speed, drive the ball farther off the tee and increase the distance of your irons.

So do yourself a favour and consider joining the thousands of golfers around the world using my online program and golf fitness products daily.

Who knows....you just might be the next Daly.

Mike Pedersen