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Exercise and Visualization for Successful Golf

Exercise and Visualisation for Golf

Golf fans love nothing more than a powerful and accurate drive off the tee.  Crunching the ball down the fairway is great and there is no better feeling in golf.  While the power demonstrated by the world’s top golfers with the driver is impressive, there is much more to a great golf shot than the physical aspects.

Visualization a key over looked by some

Yes, golfers must be fit and physically capable of playing a shot.  There are a range of exercises which are suitable for golf including lunges, rotations and squats.  Completing a range of these on a daily basis, even for just 30 minutes will keep you in good shape for playing golf.

However, you must also warm up your muscles before every round.  Getting the body prepared for playing golf is vital.  If you fail to warm up properly before playing golf, not only will the quality of your game suffer, you also run the risk of picking up injury.

The question is, how does exercise link with visualisation?

You may have heard the phrase ‘fit body, fit mind’ and in terms of golf, the two elements go hand-in-hand.  Many golfers will blame their technique if something is not working well on the golf course but it could be a matter of fitness and mind.

Visualisation plays a huge roll in the lives of professional golfers.  Visualising a great shot off the first tee helps in many ways and gets players in the right frame of mind for the round to follow.  Visualisation helps to program the mind and gear it towards the task in hand, eliminating any other thoughts which may prove distracting on the golf course.

It also helps to stimulate the muscles before every shot and that’s where exercise plays a role.  If you are not keeping fit enough to perform the actions required to play a great golf shot, the mind is not going to be enough to stimulate the muscles to create the action you desire.  The muscles must be capable of producing what is in the mind.

When visualising a shot on the golf course, you need to have a clear picture of the path you would like the ball to travel.  Think about how it will bounce, if the wind will have an impact, if you need it to travel low or high in the air and if youneed the ball to draw or fade.

See yourself in your mind hitting the shot.  Picture yourself in the perfect position during the swing process and seeing the ball travel and land on target.  Doing this will not only help you when playing one specific shot, it will help you repeat the same, successful movement again next time you play the same shot.

However, without regular exercise and a good warm-up before the round, visualisation will not have the desired outcome.  The body and mind need to work together for a golfer to be at their best and exercise and visualisation play a huge role in the success of top professional golfers.

To achieve greater success the mind and body must work together like a team!
For they are one!
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Golf can change your life, and here’s why:

It is no news that dealing with the many responsibilities that come with both professional and personal aspects of life can be overwhelming, but what you may not know is that golfing could be the answer to your problems. Visualize this: a green field outdoors, fresh air and no traffic noise in the background; only a clear and calm mind as you focus on the game. Sounds good, right? But it gets better. Maybe you are only looking for a new fun activity, a sport to take seriously or something to help you get healthier, the thing is, Golf covers all areas.
If you have never played it before, it may come as a surprise to you the many benefits of the sport – golfing can seriously improve your health, both physically and mentally. Here’s 5 benefits you could be enjoying along with the game:
1. Playing Golf helps you gain focus and to develop patience as you practice;
2. It’s relaxing. The contact with nature and the game itself reduces stress, resulting in a better quality of sleep and life in general;
3. It’s a low risk game that works very well as a physical activity: ​a review of more than 300 studies have found that golfing regularly reduces risk factors of heart disease and stroke​;
4. You can burn lots of calories just by walking and standing in the field, in addition to the improvement of strength and balance of your body provided by the practice;
5. Golfing is great if you are looking for some quality time alone away from everything, but even better if you want to bond with your buddies. With the everyday rush to get things done in life we often forget to catch up with friends, that is why this is a great opportunity. Playing with friends can be quite relaxing and fun, it is a great way to get some time away from your problems and just have a good time bonding with the people you like.
After seeing so many good things that can come from playing Golf, I bet you are at least curious about it, aren’t you? Why don’t you give it a shot, see what it can do for you.
“One of the most fascinating things about golf is how it reflects the cycle of life. No matter what you shoot – the next day you have to go back to the first tee and begin all over again and make yourself into something.”
– Peter Jacobsen

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