Golf Fitness

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What To Do During The Golf Offseason

It’s getting to be that time of year where we don’t get to play as much golf as we would like.  And for some of you, depending on where you live, the golf courses close completely until the spring.  I’m thankful I live in the sunny Southern United States where we do get to play [...]

20Nov2009 | David Stargel | 1 comment | Continued
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Golfers, A Serious Note For A Moment

All of our golf visitors and readers may have noticed that I have been a little erratic in posting and in answering questions the last couple of weeks. The reason for it is something that I want to talk about today. I had a basil cell (skin cancer) removed from my nose and [...]

23Oct2007 | David Stargel | 2 comments | Continued
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Your Golf Swing and Your Health?

I read a very interesting article recently in the Wall Street Journal about your golf swing and your overall health. It quoted several sources that the quality of your golf swing and your yardage off the tee may provide some telling insights into your overall health picture. What will they think of next?

8Jun2007 | David Stargel | 1 comment | Continued
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A specific weight training program for golfers

As promised, I want to introduce you to my favorite training regimen. This is a great workout for golfers. It combines strength training with conditioning and flexibility. And it is also one that you can do just about anywhere. Now, before you start any workout program, you should always check with [...]

20Apr2007 | David Stargel | 3 comments | Continued
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Stretching for your golf swing

As I had promised here is the first in a two part series on stretching for your golf swing. You could almost use this for just stretching for overall fitness, but the flexibility will definitely benefit your overall golf game.

1Mar2007 | David Stargel | 0 comments | Continued
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Weight training for golfers

A lot of golfers stay very far away from weight training. As I promised earlier, I am going to do several posts on fitness for golf. I’ve had a number of golfers request this and it can definitely help your golf game. Today we’ll talk about the benefits of weight training for [...]

29Jan2007 | David Stargel | 3 comments | Continued
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Keeping the golf swing fresh during the winter.

Golf Nut, how can I keep from getting so rusty during the winter? I live up north and usually by spring, my golf swing is in such rough shape that it seems to take forever before I am hitting the golf ball well again in the new golf season.

19Jan2007 | David Stargel | 0 comments | Continued
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Stretching for your golf swing before teeing off

Golf Nut, I know that before you play a round of golf, you should stretch really well because it will help you have a smooth relaxed golf swing. But sometimes we are running really late and can barely get the golf clubs into the golf cart without being late. Do you have any [...]

7May2006 | David Stargel | 4 comments | Continued
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More about speed golf or you might call it golf fitness.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I came back to write a little more about speed golf, this game of golf fitness and a few golf clubs. I am interested to hear from your golfers out there about this unique approach to golf.

28Apr2006 | David Stargel | 2 comments | Continued