Strengthening your wrists is one of most powerful golf moves you can do. Even though your core does almost all of the work for golf, weak wrists can prevent your body from transferring the energy to your club head effectively. Your wrists may be weaker than necessary if you don’t lift heavy weights with your arms or perform any other type of lifting. However, it’s easy to fix. You can do a number of exercises on the golf course to address your weakness. In this article, I will share one of my favorite golf exercises.
Before we get to the actual steps, let’s discuss the basics of the golf swing.
As such, a golf swing functions as follows. Your body functions as a kind of spring. First, you wind up the spring by using the backswing. Then, use the forward swing to unleash the force of the swing. Your hip rotation is what gives you the most power when golfing. Your hips rotate to direct the movement and help you keep your club heading towards the ball. The power is created by the hips.
In reality, power is created by the golfer’s swing in the same way that power is generated for boxers when they throw a punch or baseball players when they bat. Golfers also have their own golf exercises, similar to boxers and baseball players who have specific training.
Consider what is driving the golf ball where it should go. Distance is mostly a function of how well your hips transmit power to the clubhead. It is all about the angle that you are hitting the ball. Your wrist strength is crucial for both of these. You need to work out your wrist strength with golf drills.
You want to make sure your wrists stay straight when the ball hits your club. Your wrists should not wobble, or allow the club to strike at an improper angle. The ball will go flying off the fairway. Now that you know the importance of strong wrists let us look at an exercise I love to help with this.
These are the steps
- Take a club to the end of your grip.
- Keep your arms straight and your legs together.
- By cocking you wrist, raise the clubhead as far as possible. You will have a harder time doing this if your club is too long. You might start with a wedge, and then move up to a driver.
- Slowly let go of the club until the ball reaches the ground.
- This can be done up to 10 times. Then switch sides and repeat the process again.
These can be done in three different sets.
The best golf workout for wrists is this one. You’re mimicking how your hands grip a golf club. The golf exercise can be described as sport-specific.
You’ll be surprised at the amount of control that you can have on your swing if you do it for a couple weeks. You’ll likely increase your driving distance by at least 20 miles.