| The connection between golf fitness
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| | physical level.
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| exercises and the short game often times
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| | The second problem area indicated by
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| goes unnoticed. It is usually thought
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| | Christopher with his student's short game
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| golf fitness exercises help us generate
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| | centered upon the finite motor skills of
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| more clubhead speed, add more distance to
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| | these shots. These types of shots require
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| our drives, hit longer iron shots, and
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| | a very high level of motor control. Motor
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| play more consistently from the fairway.
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| | control is centered upon the interaction
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| In this mix of benefits the short game is
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| | of the brain, nerves, and muscles. It is
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| often lost when discussing golf fitness.
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| | essentially your brain telling your body
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| Believe it or not golf fitness exercises
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| | what to do, how to do it, and in what
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| can benefit your short game in a big way.
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| | order. This is a result of your brain
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| The idea of golf fitness exercises and
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| | coordinating movements of your muscles
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| their benefit to short game play came
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| | through the nervous system. The execution
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| into focus during a conversation with PGA
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| | of your brain "telling your body what to
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| Teaching professional Christopher Smith.
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| | do" can be either efficient or
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| Christopher is a great instructor; he
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| | inefficient.
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| works with Nike Golf, is rated as a top
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| | If your brain, nervous system, and
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| instructor in the Pacific Northwest, and
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| | muscles are operating efficiently, the
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| was recently featured in Golf Digest
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| | execution of finite motor control
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| Magazine. Not to long ago Christopher and
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| | movements such as short game shots are
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| I filmed a couple of golf instruction
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| | easy. On the other hand, if your brain
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| videos together. One of the videos was on
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| | telling your nerves, and consequently
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| the short game.
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| | your muscles what to do is inefficient.
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| The video we filmed was not your
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| | The execution of finite motor control
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| "typical" short game video. Where we
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| | movements, again such as short game shots
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| instructed you to place your feet here,
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| | will be more difficult.
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| clubface in this position, hands forward
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| | I told Christopher motor control is the
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| of the ball, etc, etc. It was a much
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| | second area in which golf fitness
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| better approach in the video and
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| | exercises can be of benefit to the short
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| discussed concepts of the short game.
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| | game. The types of golf fitness exercise
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| Christopher presented ways to think about
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| | beneficial to the short game are balance
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| short game shots, and processes to
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| | exercises. Balance exercises are a type
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| improve your short game.
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| | of golf fitness exercises.
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| One area he touched upon was how finite
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| | These types of golf fitness exercises
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| of an athletic action chipping and
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| | incorporate your brain, nerves, and
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| pitching are in the big picture. For
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| | muscles. They have many benefits when it
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| example, the muscular strength in the
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| | comes to the golf swing. Outside the
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| hands, forearms, and wrists are integral
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| | benefit of creating higher levels of
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| parts of the short game. In addition so
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| | muscular strength and endurance, these
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| are the motor skills of the nerves and
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| | exercises assist in motor control.
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| muscles coordinating the movements
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| | Let me explain, we understand motor
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| involved in such golf shots.
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| | control is the interaction of your brain,
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| Christopher's question to me in the video
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| | nerves, and muscles. The interaction can
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| was in relation to these exact topics. He
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| | either be efficient or inefficient.
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| flat out asked me:
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| | Efficient motor control is good,
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| "Sean, are there golf fitness exercises
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| | especially for finite muscular activities
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| that can help in the short game? I find
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| | such as short game shots. Golf fitness
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| as an instructor, physical limitations
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| | balance exercises "challenge" your
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| are showing up in some of my student's
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| | nervous and muscular system interaction.
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| short game. This is limiting their
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| | Over time as these two systems are
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| ability to perform chips, pitches, and
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| | "challenged" through exercise they become
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| most shots from 100 yards in. What are
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| | more efficient. Essentially they operate
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| your thoughts?"
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| | together more efficiently. Resulting in
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| I told Christopher there are absolutely
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| | higher levels of motor control and the
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| golf fitness exercises that can benefit
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| | ability to execute finite motor skills
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| any golfer's short game. I first
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| | (i.e. short game golf shots).
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| discussed the hands, wrists, and
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| | So lets summarize this discussion between
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| forearms. To perform chip shots and
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| | Christopher Smith and myself. Golf
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| pitches the hands, wrists, and forearms
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| | fitness exercises are often overlooked as
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| come into play. In order to execute such
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| | a benefit to short game shots. The
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| shots consistently and correctly a level
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| | reality is different than many
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| of strength is needed within these
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| | individuals think. Golf fitness exercises
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| muscles. If the muscles within these
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| | can assist the golfer's short game on a
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| parts of the body are weak and lack
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| | physical level. It does this in two ways;
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| endurance, the ability to set the hands
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| | golf fitness exercises increase the
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| where they need to be, and hold the
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| | strength in the muscles involved in short
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| clubface in the correct position can be
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| | game shots. Secondly, the short game is a
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| compromised.
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| | finite motor control activity. Golf
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| I said the easiest way to correct this
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| | fitness balance exercises can improve a
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| problem on a physical level is to
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| | golfer's motor control abilities,
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| implement a series of golf fitness
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| | allowing them to execute finite
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| exercises for the hands, wrists, and
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| | activities such as short game shots with
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| forearms. These exercises will increase
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| | greater ease. Bottom line, golf fitness
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| the muscular strength and endurance in
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| | exercises can benefit every aspect of the
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| these body parts. The end result will be
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| | golf swing and the amateur's golf game.
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| an improvement in their short game on a
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