Balance, whether good or bad, affects your golf swing. Improving your balance and posture with yoga for golfer exercises can help you with many swing flaws. The only way you can make a repeatable swing is to stay in balance consistently. If you improve your balance, you will hit a higher percentage of straighter golf shots. Balance can improve when practiced regularly.
Here are a few yoga poses you can practice before or after your golf game.
1. One-Legged Chair Pose
Golf benefits
Improves core strength and balance, opens the hips.
Begin with both feet grounded into the floor. Make sure your thighs are low, your weight is back in your heels.
Feel all four corners of your left foot on the floor as you start to peel your right foot off the ground. Keep your left knee bent as you cross your other leg.
Flex your right foot. If you look down, you should see a triangle shape formed by your legs.
Hold for 5-10 breaths and switch sides.
2. Standing One-leg pose (modified beginner version)
Golf benefits
Balance and improve your posture. It also works to strengthen your shoulders and the muscles of your back. Improve your level of concentration too.
Start in a High Lunge with your right foot forward. Gently draw together and lift your pelvic floor muscles, then activate the lower abdominals by drawing in the lower belly, navel to spine.
Hold for 5-10 breaths and switch sides.
3. Eagle pose
Golf benefits
Stretch the shoulders and upper back. It builds balance, calm focus, and concentration.
Stand tall with hands beside the thighs. Raise the right leg and twist it around the left leg. Now fold the two arms at the elbows.
Hold for 5-10 breaths and switch sides.
By www.nicolegolf.com Yoga for golfers.