[x-man]

I am not a trainer but have worked out since college. The best trainer I ever had incorporated plyometrics into my workout. In fact, many trainers I have spoken with suggest a golfer should work out like a sprinter, not a distance runner, becuase of the explosiveness of the sport.

Yoga is wonderful but it will not develop explosive power.

you must understand 1 thing. sprinters want to minimize downtime but create as much power off the ground hence plyrometrics will train and address this action. olympic lifts would be far more superior and less taxing in corporation to plyros for a golferthe problem i have with introducing plyros into golf is that it aint sports specific. people will always try and intertwine this sport with this sport but at the end of the day there are more safe and productive actions that canbe used and plyros are not the way

lastly as a former sprinter myself with a pb of 10.61 at 18, plyros were used but they have there place in sprinting due to the action i have described. yoga woudl be more range of motion which is crucial in golf and would enhance a players golf-life and is safe just as weight training if done properly.

lastly again- sprinting is based on stride lenght,stride frequency and anorobic endurance BUT sprinters have high amounts of fast twitch fibres. you can convert slow twitch to fast but for the effort involved whats the point? you are better addressing mechanics as this will progress an athlete alot faster than trying to convert fibres.


** also i must point out- do you guys realise the amount of force you must apply to the ground to propell yourself back up! and do not forget the pressures that are going up fom your feet, shins,knees,hips and spine when doing plyros. you fall or make a mistake and your out for weeks if not months so why take a risk! just because sprinters work at it dosent mean you will have an explosive golf swing

look at lynn......elegant flowing swing. would plyros help a lynn blake 20years younger! maybe but he may develope back problems etc etc etc do you guys see what im saying! in the weight room focus on imbalances and work evenly