During the winter months around these parts, not much golfing going on. There's a few indoor simulators you can go to for a price and there is an indoor driving range in a bubble dome where it always feels like its only 10 degrees warmer inside than outside. Instead I started looking to maybe focus on fitness and such over the winter months.
Queue the main question: Has anyone signed up for/taken a golf specific training program and how effective do you feel it was?
Their is a local place that I just recently realized is part of a 5 location chain that offers up what they call "Golfnetics" which is a play on their big self-themed work out program called "Bionetics" which is really nothing more than marketing slang for 'sport-centric workouts'. Essentially they plan a focused workout plan on the most important muscle groups for your golf swing and focus on building repetitive muscle strength ( low and slow ) vs bulk max weight training. They also focus on flexibility in partnership with the strength training. In fact, one of their key metrics for success is increase in flexibility AND increase in strength vs sacrificing one for another. They measure keep flexibility regions ( shoulder turn, head turn, hip motion flexibility, knee strength, etc ) to get a baseline and the goal is to increase that flexibility through the workouts.
What say you THP? Real thing given the new world of professional golf or another work out center trying to cash in? I am debating giving it a try for 10 weeks just to see if the improvements are real.
Golfnetics by Athletic Apex
Queue the main question: Has anyone signed up for/taken a golf specific training program and how effective do you feel it was?
Their is a local place that I just recently realized is part of a 5 location chain that offers up what they call "Golfnetics" which is a play on their big self-themed work out program called "Bionetics" which is really nothing more than marketing slang for 'sport-centric workouts'. Essentially they plan a focused workout plan on the most important muscle groups for your golf swing and focus on building repetitive muscle strength ( low and slow ) vs bulk max weight training. They also focus on flexibility in partnership with the strength training. In fact, one of their key metrics for success is increase in flexibility AND increase in strength vs sacrificing one for another. They measure keep flexibility regions ( shoulder turn, head turn, hip motion flexibility, knee strength, etc ) to get a baseline and the goal is to increase that flexibility through the workouts.
What say you THP? Real thing given the new world of professional golf or another work out center trying to cash in? I am debating giving it a try for 10 weeks just to see if the improvements are real.
Golfnetics by Athletic Apex