THE CORE
Articulating bridges with shoulder flexions Lie on your back, feet hip-width apart and knees above
Benefits: Strengthens the hamstrings, opens the front of the body, improves shoulder function and promotes ground-force production for power.
tight and press into your heels, which will activate your hamstrings. Hold this position very briefly before returning to the start, back on the floor. Do 5-10 reps.
and feet into the ground, lift your hips and reach up and over your head with the club – taking it back as far as you comfortably can. Keep your abs and glutes
the ankles while holding a club against your thighs. Press your lower back
High-lunge rotations
From a high-lunge stance, lifting through the back
heel, extend a club in front of you keeping your inner thighs close together and your abs tight. With your head forward and still, rotate your torso and the extended club over your front leg, then return to the start position remaining in the high-lunge stance. Do 5-10 reps in each direction. Benefits: Improves balance, strengthens the front leg while opening the hip flexors of the back leg and promotes spinal mobility and posture for greater distance and club speed.
36 GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA
MARCH/APRIL 2025
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