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Fitness with Averee: A drill for better mobility in your golf swing

Working on your overall mobility will dramatically improve your golf swing.

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Have you ever felt tight on the first tee? Feel like you can’t complete a full backswing? Reach for the lower back after topping one in front of your buddies?

Of course you have — we’ve all done it!

This week, Golfweek‘s very own Averee Dovsek is back, once again reporting from Central Park in the middle of New York City with a great drill for those who need a little more mobility in their golf swing.

“I don’t want you leaning forward. I don’t want you leaning back. Keep a good strong core, bring it down for a mobile, and stable golf swing.”

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

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Fitness with Averee: Leg extensions to get the lower body activated

“It’s a great movement to get those hamstrings firing, great for overall leg strength.”

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Once again, our fitness guru Averee Dovsek is in Central Park in the heart of New York City with another exercise to get you ready for your next round of golf.

Activating the lower body during the golf swing is critical, and all you need this week is a fitness band — this simple move will help to get your hamstrings ready.

“It’s a great movement to get those hamstrings firing, great for overall leg strength,” Averee said.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

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Fitness with Averee: Band bicep curls for bombs (and you can do them anywhere)

Hitting bombs isn’t just working at the range. It’s putting in some time on your biceps, too. But a gym isn’t always available or feasible.

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Hitting bombs isn’t just working at the range. It’s putting in some time on your biceps, too. But a gym isn’t always available or feasible.

How do you handle that?

This week, our fitness guru Averee Dovsek is in Central Park in the heart of New York City, to show you a quick and easy exercise to strengthen your arms — and all it takes is a simple band. It’s easy enough to do anywhere but will net tremendous results.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

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Fitness with Averee: Strengthen your core for speed and balance

A stronger core will help eliminate balance issues in your swing.

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Many amateur golfers aren’t fully aware how important getting in the gym on a consistent basis is to their game. Building critical muscle groups can be the difference between reaching goals within golf, and falling short of them.

This week, Averee Dovsek is in Central Park in the heart of New York City, to show you a great exercise to strengthen your core.

A stronger abdominal area not only allows for a faster swing, it also adds a significant amount of stability throughout your action.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

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Fitness with Averee: Chicken on the golf course? We don’t think it’s crazy.

Staying fueled up on the golf course is incredibly important, and Averee shares her favorite foods for on the course.

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Staying hydrated and fueled up on the golf course usually goes overlooked with most amateur golfers. Then by the middle of the back nine, they wonder why they’re running out of energy.

In this week’s lesson with Averee, our fitness guru reviews what you should and shouldn’t eat out on the golf course to make sure you’re getting everything out of your body that you need during the course of 18 holes.

And what should you bring? That’s your preference, but even chicken makes sense.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

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Fitness with Averee: Squat press with dumbbells

Golfweek’s Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to do a squat with an overhead dumbbell press to improve your strength and golf swing.

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Squats are great for building strength in the quadriceps, hamstrings and calves. Squat and add a dumbbell overhead press, and you will increase strength not only in your legs, but in your shoulders, triceps, core and more.

In the latest episode of, “Fitness with Averee,” Golfweek’s Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to do a squat with an overhead dumbbell press to improve your strength and golf swing.

Combine what you learn through “Fitness with Averee” with Steve Scott’s instruction series and you will be a different golfer on and off the course.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

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Fitness with Averee: Spinal rotation with hip bridge

In the latest episode of, “Fitness with Averee,” Averee Dovsek explains how to do a hip bridge with a thoracic spine rotation.

As golfers we want to be mobile, but stable. A hip bridge with spinal rotation is a great drill for working on mobility and stability.

Most golfers are surprised to learn that the lower back is not designed for rotation. Building stability in the lower spine is a key component in having a consistent golf swing. Creating better mobility in the hips and upper back is beneficial for optimizing power.

In the latest episode of “Fitness with Averee,” Averee Dovsek explains how to do a hip bridge with a thoracic spine rotation. To make this exercise a bit more functional, try placing a medicine ball in between your knees.  

Combine what you learn through “Fitness with Averee” with Steve Scott’s instruction series and you will be a different golfer on and off the course.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

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Fitness with Averee: Tricep extensions for eagles

In the latest episode of, “Fitness with Averee,” Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to do a tricep extension to beat tough lies on the course.

Tricep strength is essential to the golf swing because the tricep muscle helps power the swing to get out of rough lies efficiently. Proper impact position will be easier to obtain with increased strength.

In the latest episode of, “Fitness with Averee,” Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to do a tricep extension to beat tough lies on the course.

Combine what you learn through “Fitness with Averee” with Steve Scott’s instruction series and you will be a different golfer on and off the course.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

Golfweek‘s latest newsletter, Get Better which covers everything Instruction and Fitness related, is up and running. Sign up for Get Better here.

Fitness with Averee: The two iron warm-up

In the latest episode of, “Fitness with Averee,” she demonstrates how to utilize a warm up technique that will only take a couple of minutes and will save you strokes. 

Have you ever been in a crunch to make your tee time? You begin to rush and you begin to pray to the golf gods that your group will allow you a “breakfast ball” because you didn’t have time to hit the range?

We have all been there and know the wave of panic that comes over you before you tee off. In the latest episode of, “Fitness with Averee,” Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to utilize a warm up technique that will only take a couple of minutes and will save you strokes. 

Combine what you learn through “Fitness with Averee” with Steve Scott’s instruction series and you will be a different golfer on and off the course.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

Golfweek‘s latest newsletter, Get Better which covers everything Instruction and Fitness related, is up and running. Sign up for Get Better here.

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