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Improve Clubhead Speed with Exercise that Targets Core

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The start position for the Stationary Golf Swing with Medicine Ball.

Courtesy of Perform Better Golf, Inc.; used with permission
You hear the term "clubhead speed" quite a bit when golfers are referring to driving distance. The long-drive competitors pay a lot of attention to clubhead speed, as well as ball speed.

To improve clubhead speed and driving distance takes a specific approach, an approach you might not be aware of, or might not think about. The approach I'm talking about is core golf strength from a rotational standpoint.

Your core is the engine of the golf swing. The stronger you can get your core from a rotary standpoint, the higher your clubhead speed and distance can go. So many golfers think it's all about pounding more golf balls, swinging harder, or just even getting lighter shafts.

One golf exercise that can dramatically improve clubhead speed is what I call the Stationary Golf Swing with Medicine Ball. You can't get anymore golf specific than this. You literally make a three-quarters golf swing with resistance as fast as you can go, but with total control and awareness of your golf swing mechanics.

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