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rotational squats ▶ With your driver pinned across your
chest, feet wider than your shoulders, quickly dip into a full squat while rotating your upper body towards your dominant leg. When you reach the bottom of the squat, rise up as fast as you can and rotate your upper body into the finish position of your golf swing. This exercise trains the proper sequence of the golf swing and how to use the lower body and ground for leverage. Do two sets and 10 reps in each direction.
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front lunges with rotation ▶ With your driver pinned horizontally across your chest, step forward into a lunge position, then rotate your torso towards the forward leg as fast as you can. Alternate leg positions, always rotating towards the front one. This exercise preps your body on how to create speed from a stable platform and how to control the proper body rotation in the swing. Do two sets and 10 reps in each direction.
pelvic rotations ▶ Bracing your upper body against your driver, rotate your lower body away from an imaginary target feeling it store energy into the trail leg, hip and glute muscles. Now quickly rotate your pelvis towards that target, simulating how the lower body leads the way on the downswing. This trains the proper movement and sequencing of the lower body and how it should be able to function independently of the upper body. Do two sets and 10 reps in each direction.
82 GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2025
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