The discussion is great. Let's try to keep the topic going.

For me, I exercise at least 4 days per week - and try to get 5 or 6 days in. Each workout is about an hour and I focus all exercises toward golf-specific fitness. For example, I focus on balance to help my swing. The beauty of doing it this way - and when it's done correctly - the balance improvements help me outside of golf, too.

Jumping on the soapbox for a minute, I think Yoga is a great activity - but it's not the end all, be all some profess it to be. For example, I started working with a lady about 3 weeks ago. She is 49 and has been consistently practicing yoga for about 15 years. She rarely (probably never) lifted a single weight. Her torso and shoulders were extremely flexible. She could stand up straight, extend her arms overhead and cross her arms behind her head. Her arms crossed below her elbows. It hurt me must watching.

Because she was so flexible and never lifted weights, she had an extremely difficult time generating any torque in her swing. As a result, her swing was slow and she couldn't hit the ball very far - from 150 yards, she would hit 4-wood.

The point I'm trying to make is that you should have a well-rounded program. One that focuses on strength, flexibility, power, balance and more. And not get so focused on one thing being the best approach.

Balance (pun intended) is the key.

Your golf game and your body will thank you.

My 2 cents worth...

Brian

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