Hey Golfers

To be the best golfer you can be requires that you have a excellent pillar strength. Pillar strength is described as between the shoulders and hips. Some trainers call this "core" strength but I believe that the anatomical region is better described as pillar. After all a pillar will hold something upright, much like the human body.

Here is a way to test if you have the pillar strength necessary to stabilize your hips and spine as you swing a club.

Sit flat backed against the wall. Slide down the wall so that your knees are at a 90 degree angle. Keep your feet and knees together. Be sure that you back, shoulders and head are touching the wall (look froward).

Lift your right knee (and foot) to test for wobble (how well do you stabilize yourself). Do the same with the left knee and foot. Repeat 3-4 times consecutively. Does your low back loss contact with the wall? Do you wobble or lean from side to side? Do you need to lean forward in order to lift your knee of the ground.

Want more fitness for better golf contact Dennis DiCamillo MS, CSCS, NSCA-CPT at
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