Complete Conditioning for Golf
Grip it and rip it like never before! Now you can put more distance on your drives and long irons without investing in a new set of clubs. Complete Conditioning for Golf will help you develop the power, flexibility, and coordinated swing required to generate explosive force for maximum distance. And with greater muscle endurance, you’ll have better control over your shots right through the final hole. With added power, you’ll be able to use higher lofted clubs into each green, resulting in more accurate shots!
Pete Draovitch, personal trainer and physical therapist to PGA Tour star Greg Norman, has teamed up with internationally acclaimed strength training specialist and golf conditioning researcher Wayne Westcott to develop the first truly comprehensive golf fitness manual. Complete Conditioning for Golf will have you turning on the ball with greater force than you’ve ever felt before.
Draovitch and Westcott provide 105 exercises and drills to develop your strength, power, flexibility, and coordination, resulting in a swing that produces greater distance and control with each club. Also included is a special 15-minute workout developed specifically for busy people like you who want to maintain strength and flexibility for that next round of golf. More than 100 demonstration photos are included to ensure proper technique for the best possible results. The authors even include a nutrition chapter, making Complete Conditioning for Golf the only golf fitness book you need.
Like other books in Human Kinetics’ Complete Conditioning for Sports Series, this book presents a sport-specific training program proven to produce the highest level of performance and to help you prevent injuries. If you want only one training manual for your game, Complete Conditioning for Golf is the smart choice.
Don’t waste time by getting into the wrong shape, get Complete Conditioning for Golf and hit the ball longer, play stronger, and score better.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. Fitness Essentials for Golf
- Chapter 2. Golf Fitness Evaluation
- Chapter 3. Flexibility for Full Swing Mechanics
- Chapter 4. Strength for Maximum Distance and Control
- Chapter 5. Postural Stability for a Consistent Swing Plane
- Chapter 6. Coordination for Power Transfer and Skill Execution
- Chapter 7. Nutrition for Practice and Performance Energy Needs
- Chapter 8. Complete Golf Conditioning Program
- Chapter 9. The 15-Minute Golf Fitness Workout
About the Authors
One of the first conditioning experts to begin training golfers like athletes, Pete Draovitch has been personal physical therapist for PGA Tour star Greg Norman since 1993. He also serves as physical therapist and wellness consultant for Martin Memorial Medical Center, as president and CEO of The Bodyguards, Inc., and as spring training physical therapy consultant for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball organization.With more than 35 years in strength training as an athlete, coach, teacher, professor, researcher, writer, and speaker, Wayne Westcott, PhD, is recognized as a leading authority on fitness. He has served as a strength training consultant for numerous organizations and programs, including Nautilus, the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the National Sports Performance Association, the International Association of Fitness Professionals (IDEA), the American Council on Exercise, the YMCA of the USA, and the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation.
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