Why you shouldn’t try to copy Tiger’s swing

Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer in the world playing today, and he
he could easily be the greatest golfer of all time. He also has one of
best swings that is so beautiful to see and admire. Probably
he has the best combination of power and accuracy in the current game.

Now, having said that, Tiger’s swing takes an incredible hand-eye.
coordination, strength and incredible flexibility. also take a
many hours on the practice tee to develop the timing of that
great swing too. If you are a strong golfer, very
flexible, has great hand-eye coordination, and can hit a large number of
practice balls, then Tiger’s swing would be great to copy.
Note: Everyone needs to copy Tiger’s steering position and settings.
There is simply no better one to model yourself after.

Before I tell you about a golf swing that is a great combination of
power and precision, and it’s easy to learn and execute, let me break
because of how strong and flexible Tiger Woods is. First, your
strength:

Tiger exercises with weights at least 5-6 days a week and pounds
per pound, one of the strongest athletes that ever lived.
Here’s an overview of his training: (You can find the rest of this
article in the August 2007 issue of Men’s Fitness)

Cardiovascular warm-up exercise (30 minutes) including treadmill,
climber or bike.

Total body stretch focusing on the muscles of the legs and trunk
(40 minutes) A ​​trainer assists you with physical therapy to help
your body to prepare your joints for the rigors of a golf swing
club.

Weight training (1-2 hours)
On high-intensity days, he lifts 80 percent of his maximum weight
(180 lbs.) doing exercises like the bench press, shoulder
press and squats Tiger trains with weight machines, free weights,
dumbbells and medicine balls every time you exercise.

Now for its flexibility:

As you just read, Tiger stretches for about 40 minutes and does
It’s sure to stretch close to every muscle in your body. he can too
being very close to doing the splits while sitting on the floor and
have your face flat on the ground while in this position. Tea
most of his flexibility is in his torso. in the backswing
can rotate shoulders more than 100 degrees while maintaining hip
turn 35 degrees with the left foot flat on the ground. Yo
I don’t think I have to tell you that those numbers are staggering and
results in a fully rolled backswing that produces an incredible clubhead
velocity through the ball.

As I said before, if you are strong enough and
flexible enough to emulate Tiger’s swing, then go ahead because
it’s a great golf swing. For everyone else who wants a combination of power and
accuracy with much less practice, and who has average strength and
flexibility like most people, the “3-Step Swing” is for you. In
In the next article I will tell you how anyone can learn and
execute this simple swing.

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