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This is a fantastic video clip explaining how the pelvis should rotate in your golf swing.  Pelvis rotation is key when you are trying to gain consistency and power in your game.  The clip also shows you a few drills you can do at the range and at home to improve your body movement sequence.

Get inside Keegan’s head and learn what a Major Champion’s focus is on each shot with the driver.

Enjoy this video tip from THGA instructor and FCC assistant professional David Finethy on how to increase the power output from your golf swing.

Here is a great video of Brookline native James Driscoll talking about his views on golf fitness and his love for working out to help his game and overall health.  James was the most dominent player of our junior golf era and is now a 12 year veteran on tour.  This video shows just how seriously players take fitness out on tour and speaks to why each year he is one of the longest hitters on tour.  Enjoy!

I would say yes. Given the fact he is 5′ 8″ and 165 pounds, Rory can really move the ball. The thing that I always find amazing is how someone of his size can generate the same power as someone with a body that seems built for distance like Dusitn Johnson or Keegan Bradley.  This is a great high-speed video of Rory from the face on view. He creates and incredible amount of rotational separation between his lower body and upper body during the transition and into the downswing. Pay close attention to how his legs drive forward putting energy into the ground and his hips unwind prior to his upper body unwinding.  It is the ideal kinematic sequence for power creation.  From there he fires his right side around and gets to a finish where his right shoulder finishes closer to the target than his left.  This is a proper, full-body release of the golf club around his body to the finish creating maximum speed of the clubhead. It is one of the most powerful moves I have ever seen and is a main reason he will soon be the #1 player in the world.

Ironically enough, the golf channel just covered this part of his swing as I am writing this.   Enjoy!

In order to succeed in your golf fitness program you must understand that any gains you make through a winter of workouts can easily be negated and lost through a summer of inactivity.

The body seems to take forever to make positive gains, yet it will show losses seemingly overnight. To prevent such losses, a simple solution can be implemented into your workout routine.

This approach deals with a maintenance phase to your workouts during your golfing season. A maintenance program simply deals with a basic workout program that will keep your heart (cardiovascular fitness), and muscles (strength, power and balance) in a working order without noticeable losses to any of the above categories.

I would like to focus our attention onto a specific approach to maintenance cardiovascular training that can be done throughout the golf season. Training your heart can be something of a bore at times, with all that endless running on a treadmill/elliptical or countless pedaling on a bike.

I want to show you a focused way to train for golf and get your cardio work in at the same time. The only equipment needed for this method of training will be a treadmill that inclines.

After a standard routine of interval jogging/running or walking for approx 20-30 minutes, we will implement a side-walking program on the treadmill.

Sideways Treadmill 
First, you will take the speed down to 1.0-1.5 mph. At this point, increase the incline on the treadmill to approximately 8-10 percent.

Now you will simply turn sideway and grab the handrails and begin walking in a lateral fashion. Try to remain in the golf position as closely as possible for the entire side-walking routine.

Utilizing the handrails will allow for the greatest ease and safety. Once we begin to get the feel for this routine, we will slowly work away from the handrails as a support system.

Once into the side-walking routine, we will simply allow the feet to come together and then we will take another step up the treadmill.

NEVER cross feet on the treadmill this will increase the chances for falling or injury.

Facing to the right, we will walk sideways for approximately 1 minute before switching to the next direction.

Once you switch, you will repeat the entire procedure for another minute. After the second minute of side-walking, you will simply turn around backwards and walk for a minute in that position for a minute as well.

This three minute program will serve to enhance the following areas; cardiovascular endurance, lower body strength, lower body power, glute strength, glute power, balance and coordination of all body parts while in a golf posture.

Once you become accustomed to the program, begin to increase the length of time that you face each individual direction.

For example, after a three minute session begins to get easier, we will simply add another 30 seconds onto each direction, up to a maximum of about 2 minutes per direction.

Once we get to 2 minutes each direction, we will begin to think about increasing the speed or the incline to accommodate our new strength, power, endurance, balance and coordination.

This type of focused cardio session will help build and maintain strength in your lower body throughout the golf season helping you maintain the power you developed in the winter months.

PGA Tour Stars Rickie Fowler, Keegan Bradley and others wore “#PC” on their hats the past few days at the Northern Trust Open to honor the passing of Peter Curran, father of FCC honorary member Jon Curran.  Watch the video to hear the on-air commentary regarding “#PC” on Rickie Fowler’s hat during Friday’s second round.

Paul Casey, one of the top ranked players in the world, speaks about the importance of nutrition during a round of golf.  He offeres up some good tips and suggestions for what to carry in your bag to help optimize your performance through proper nutrition and make you feel better coming off the golf course.