Strengthen Your Hip Abductor Muscles for a Better Weight Shift

Hip Strength Exercise

Use fitness bands to strengthen your hips for a better weight shift.

Courtesy of Golf Fitness Magazine; used with permission

• Stand on a resistance band with your feet shoulder-width apart as if you were standing in your address position.
• Hold an end of the band in each hand and pull-up until the band is taut.
• Shift your weight to the right as you lift your left leg out to the side as high as you can.
• Return to the starting position.
• Do three sets of 12 repetitions.
• Repeat exercise on other leg to avoid muscle imbalances.

• Hip Slide vs. Hip Rotation
• Hip Strength Exercise
• Weight Shift Drill