I should mention that flexibility and stretching is paramount for golf, particularly with the degree of stiffness seen in most of my clients. There again, if you can stretch in positions that closely replicate the key golfing positions, i.e. make stretching functionally specific to golf, you will probably be better off.
Stretching for golf is really where my client's eyes grow big - especially after a couple of intense sessions, where they can feel they're body turning better, for instance.
I mentioned the strengthening exercises, becasue I thought that was what you asking for, and the fact that, even with stretching, it is important to strengthen muscles after stretching them. That is the whole point of "stabilization" training. Stabilization is nothing more than being able to control (i.e. stabilize) the movement or motion that you possess. Think of a new born calf or deer, and their first steps. Or, maybe more applicable, think of your own child's first steps. My clients often report feeling "wobbly" following an aggressive stretching session - that is simply their body's inability to coordinate the new range of motion they have, for instance in their hamstrings. If I don't then give them a strengthening exercise for the hamstrings, the body's reaction is, "well, sh!t, I can't control these damn hammies, so I hope they stiffen up again."
It really is a case of, If you don't use it, you lose it. Which is as simple as it gets. A good sample question all golfers should ask themselves is, "do my hip flexors experience full range of motion regularly during the day?"
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