Golf Stability & Balance using an exercise ball

[MikePedersenGolfTips]

Working balance and core is excellent for golf. Older golfers may need to ease into this to avoid injury. But good stuff.

[rickiller59]

mrdiko must not play golf. I am going to be a golfer at USF this year and I know a few things about it. Golfs future will be spent in the gym thanks to tiger woods. Stablity in the core is just as important as the golf positions

[mrdiko]

I agree with most of PC's teachings, but he's lost me on the balance training for these type of athletes. I see it's benefit for surfers, skaters, motocross, etc as they have unstable surfaces to work on. I think time would e better spent improving the golf swing in it's natural form.

[bookskamaki]

nice exercise.

[pedster1969]

I agree with the rebutal...Paul Chek Rules!

[mrdiko]

I believe this doesn't do anything for golf unless you play kneeling on the ball.

[PaulChekLive]

Being on an unstable object hyper-attunes the nervous system to the imbalances and asymetries inherent in the swing while stimulating the nervous system. If you watch closely when people swing you will see head sliding and that is not possible doing this exercise (or you'll fall off). There is more but i respectfully disagree that balance training is useless for golfers.

[Hairpietime]

You talking useless guru speak... as usual.

A labile surface limits neural activity to the prime movers limiting strength gains.

yes you do recruit the stabilising muscles to a greater degree, but unless your playing golf in zero gravity, the friction your feet cause on the surface of the earth makes us plenty stable.

Lots of peer reviewed evidence to show the vaste limits of 'core stability' training and swissball... but hey, telling people swissballs are average at best won't make money.