Maintaining your fitness through the offseason

Luckily, for us Southerners we have mild winters, Today December 15th it was 21 Degrees, by Saturday it will be 74 Degrees. Definitely bipolar around here...somewhat like most peoples golf games. One day you shoot 92 the next you shoot 78. How does this happen? Professional  golfers have consistency-unlike high handicappers and Louisiana winters. So what is their secret besides having talent?

Most professionals spend lots of time training and stretching. They may not even hit that many golf balls over the winter. They use their off-season to relax, enjoy family time, hunt or fish, and to most importantly clear their mind from the mental grind of climbing the rankings. This is why you frequently see burn out in Q-School. They never stop golfing because they think the second they quit playing rounds and practicing 500 shots a day that they will lose their swing. 

Now for the average golfer, maybe you just play golf to blow off some steam, but every golfer deep down wants to play at a 0 Handicap at some point in their life. The truth is to become a scratch golfer you have to be willing to do things that your 10-20 handicappers would never do. What they do not want to do is spend hours on keeping their body in golf shape. Yes, you have to practice. Yes, you need lessons. Yes, you need a mobility and strengthening program that allows your body to produce the motions that make up the golf swing. 

That is why when it comes to the short 12 weeks of winter in the south you MUST follow a program that gets you into a routine of mobility exercises along with power and strength training that will allow you to grind the spring, summer and fall seasons to achieve the ability to play consistent golf. Discipline yourself outside of golf season and your scores will reach new lows. 

Here is a simple weekly routine to go by when training.

1. For raw strength training days-compound movements such as deadlifts, squats bench press, bent over rows, isolated dumbell exercises, and any machine that isolates muscles.  
2. Speed training- do a couple days after your compound strength training days. Use a jump rope, row machine, or treadmill to get your heart rate up. Battle rope to build back strength, utilize box jumps for lower body power, and use medicine balls to throw and slam to get quick powerful movements.
   
3. Mobility every day- spend 20-30 minutes before bed to get your mind and muscles relaxed.

Start the process today if you are ready to grind the next 10-12 weeks out at my clinic so we can make the 2026 golf season your new personal best!

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