[lagster]

So are these exercises bad for golf?
Swimming. I don't think so!
Pushups. I don't think so! (How many pushups do you need to do to get pecs half the size of Arnold's? Answer: you can't by doing pushups)
Weight lifting. I don't think so! (Try telling the world number one player. Oh, and number two. And number three...)
Bowling. I don't think so! Do you bowl 24/7? Probably not. If the ball is too heavy, then use a lighter one or get stronger.
Yoga and too much flexibility. I don't think so!

Obviously I'm assuming you're doing the above with proper technique.

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You may be right. If so... many of the old timers were/are wrong!!

For years, many if not most tour players, would not go near a swimming pool.

The push up thing I think has been around for a long time... you are probably correct on this, but they probably should not be done to the extreme.

I agree, if one stays reasonably flexible... WEIGHT LIFTING should be OK. I heard from Hank Haney that Tiger benches about 200lbs.-- for repetition

The bowling thing I heard from the head of the KMX Lab. Someone asked him what would probably be the worst sport for golf. He said probably "bowling". I guess, because it involves an unstable lead foot(sliding), and it is on a different plane than golf. Forward rather than lateral motion.

Yoga... I heard from this same fellow. Certain poses he says are detrimental to golf. If a person is fairly rigid, and needs some more flexibility... probably OK. He said something like, "golf is a stability sport."

He says that many people are working out now, and this will probably help their health, but may not necessarily help their golf... may even be somewhat harmful in some cases when the wrong things are emphasized.