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Full Golf Swing Exercise Drill with Tubing

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Exercise Tubing Golf Drill
Resistance Tubing Golf Exercise

Pull the exercise tubing in motion mimicking the downswing, but with a little rotation in the hips as you can manage.

Courtesy Perform Better Golf, Inc.; used with permission
In the photos, you see me using exercise tubing attached to the upper part of a door. As you can see, all I'm doing is getting far enough away from the door to create tension in the tubing.

This tension allows me to stretch to a 90-degree shoulder turn, with minimal hip rotation. A second benefit is that I'm pulling this tubing in the exact sequence of motion for a golf downswing. So I am getting the benefit of stretching and strengthening the muscles involved in the backswing (enabling me to achieve a full golf swing) and improving my power in the downswing.

This is such a simple exercise that anyone can do in their home or even office, and it will make a tremendous impact on your ability to make a full golf swing.

Go slow with any new exercise you have not performed in the past. Check with your physician before undertaking any new physical training program.

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