| I receive many questions about the junior
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| | speaking, flexibility training is often
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| golfer and golf fitness programs. The
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| | much easier for the junior golfer to
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| questions are on a number of different
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| | perform because muscles and connective
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| topics, but they generally fall into
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| | tissues tend to be more flexible when we
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| three or four different categories.
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| | are young.
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| Typically the questions are; at what
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| | Progressing to balance exercises. Often
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| should a junior golfer begin utilizing
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| | the junior golfer is not as
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| golf fitness exercises, how often should
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| | kinesthetically developed as an adult.
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| a junior golfer implement golf fitness
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| | Their bodies, control of the limbs, and
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| exercises, and finally what are the best
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| | knowing where the body is in space tends
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| golf fitness exercises for the junior
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| | to be less developed at younger ages. For
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| golfer? Typically this last question is
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| | this reason we must modify some of the
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| the most commonly asked question. This
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| | balance exercises to a lower level of
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| article is intended to provide some
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| | difficulty. For example, a junior golfer
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| answers to the question; what are the
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| | may have difficulty performing an
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| best golf fitness exercises for the
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| | advanced airplane rotation found in my
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| junior golfer?
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| | golf fitness book. As a result a
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| First and foremost golf fitness exercises
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| | modification may be required in the
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| can be of great benefit to the junior
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| | exercise. The adjustment could consist of
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| golfer provided a few principles are
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| | keeping the junior golfer using the basic
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| adhered to in the development of such a
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| | airplane rotation and adding more
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| golf fitness program. We are obviously
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| | repetitions to increase the difficulty.
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| aware certain exercises are beneficial to
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| | Another adjustment is usually required
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| the golfer and others are not. Keep in
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| | for the endurance, strength, and power
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| mind regardless if you are a junior,
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| | exercises for the junior golfer. Golf
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| professional, or senior the exercises
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| | fitness exercises found within these
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| within your golf fitness program should
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| | categories of training are geared towards
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| center upon developing the body around
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| | increasing muscular strength, endurance,
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| the golf swing.
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| | and power. In order to improve these
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| This single principle indicates certain
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| | components of the muscles in anyone
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| exercises are of greater benefit to the
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| | (junior golfer included) we must overload
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| golfer than others. Generally speaking,
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| | the body with a higher workload than it
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| the exercises should focus on developing
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| | is accustomed too. For example, if you
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| your body to the positions, movements,
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| | were a bodybuilder and wanted get bigger
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| and physical requirements of the golf
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| | biceps. You may choose to perform bicep
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| swing. This equates to exercises
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| | dumbbells curls with a 50 lb. dumbbell.
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| developing the required flexibility,
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| | In the beginning this exercise may be
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| balance, endurance, strength, and power
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| | very difficult to perform. The reason is
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| required of the golf swing. For example,
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| | the 50 lb. dumbbell is overloading your
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| we are fully aware the golf swing
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| | bicep. Over time the bicep gets stronger
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| requires you to make a full shoulder
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| | and the 50 lb. dumbbell gets easier to
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| turn. A portion of the ability to make a
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| | lift. This is an example of how to
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| full shoulder turn is contingent upon the
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| | overload the muscles of your body to get
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| golfer's flexibility (regardless of if
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| | stronger.
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| you are a junior golfer or not). If you
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| | Many of these exercises to develop
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| are lacking flexibility the ability to
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| | increased strength, endurance, and power
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| make a full shoulder turn, the golf swing
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| | can require the use of external
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| will be compromised, and compensations
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| | resistance: In the form of dumbbells,
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| may set into your golf swing. That being
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| | elastic tubing, medicine balls, etc. The
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| said, a portion of your golf fitness
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| | mistake with junior golfers is externally
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| exercises, specifically your golf
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| | loading these exercises too much. For
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| flexibility exercises will focus on
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| | example, using to heavy of dumbbells for
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| developing a full and effortless shoulder
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| | a certain exercises. The result is a
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| turn.
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| | compromise in form and loss of benefit
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| The junior golfer is really no different
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| | from the exercise. For this reason, I
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| than golfers of a different age when it
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| | have found it best for the junior golfer
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| comes to the basic principles of a golf
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| | to use their body weight as resistance
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| fitness program. The goal of the golf
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| | first. Then slowly progress to adding
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| fitness program is the same, and the
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| | external resistance in the form of
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| physical components of the body to be
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| | tubing, medicine balls, etc...
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| developed are the same. The goal of the
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| | This format allows the junior golfer to
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| golf fitness program is to develop your
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| | progress in the development of their
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| body around the golf swing in order to
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| | bodies for the golf swing properly. It
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| create a more powerful, consistent, and
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| | allows them to focus on exercise
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| accurate golf swing.
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| | technique and execution rather than the
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| The difference for the junior golfer
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| | amount of weight lifted.
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| comes down to what are the best exercises
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| | To recap, modifications for the junior
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| within each of these categories.
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| | golfer in terms of their program is
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| Typically the junior golfer is not as
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| | required. It is a simple process if they
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| physically developed as an adult thus
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| | are not overloaded with resistance or
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| changing the exercise prescriptions that
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| | difficulty of exercise. The goal for the
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| are best for them. Meaning, the
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| | junior golfer is the same as any other
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| categories to develop within the body for
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| | golfer; develop the body around the golf
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| the golf swing are the same as the adult
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| | swing. The physical components to be
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| golfer, but modifications in certain
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| | developed by a golf fitness program are
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| exercises are required to counteract the
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| | again the same; flexibility, balance,
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| physical development of the junior
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| | strength, endurance, and power. The
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| golfer.
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| | difference for the junior golfer lies
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| Typically flexibility exercises for the
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| | within the implementation of the
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| junior golfer can be the exact same as
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| | exercises within these categories in the
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| for any other age golfer. Generally
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| | golf fitness program.
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