Atemi Resistance Bands

Our verdict on the Atemi Resistance Bands.

A black, blue, red a yellow example of the Atemi Resistnace bands
(Image credit: Atemi)
Golf Monthly Verdict

An affordable and easy way to look after your fitness and increase that all-important strength and flexibility needed for a good golf swing. You can't go wrong picking up a set of these up and add it to your fitness routine.

Reasons to buy
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    Limitless exercise options to help increase strength and flexibility. High quality materials means these don't lose tension over time.

Reasons to avoid
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    Could come in more length options.

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In this Atemi Resistance Bands review, we test the quality and durability of this affordable way to increase your overall strength and flexibility in your golf swing.

Atemi Resistance Bands Review

Targeted strength training can deliver obvious performance benefits to golfers – not only in terms of speed and power but also in terms of stability and consistency. If your body is stronger, it’s easier to stay centred and balanced and produce a repeatable swing.

Resistance bands are a super affordable fitness training tool and allow you to stretch for better flexibility and increase strength.

These particular bands from Atemi are of great quality and you’ll find they last well and remain consistent in their tension as they age.

These rubber resistance bands used for both physio and strength training come in two lengths – either 1.2 or 2m with a width of 10cm and are available with four different resistance levels: Black with an extra-heavy tension level of 16lb, blue are heavy at 11.1lb, red are medium at 8.9lb and yellow are light at 6.8lb.

They’re made of proper, natural latex and feel of solid, dependable quality.

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The bands are made from 100% natural Malaysian latex and are suitable for a range of exercises and stretches, either in recovery from injury or in strength training.

The four tension levels mean there’s a band to suit players of different strengths and you might work to move up through the levels to a higher tension as your muscles develop.

The resistance bands can be used as part of an exercise programme – doing repetitions to strengthen arms, legs and core. They can also be used as an effective method of warming up before exercise, or before golf.

Keep one in your golf bag to help with a pre-round warm-up before teeing off. The fact they’re so portable makes them a great fitness tool.

If you’ve suffered an injury, resistance bands can be a used as a fantastic way to steadily, and gently, rebuild muscle strength.

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Fergus Bisset
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Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?