Leg Workout For Golf: Generate More Power With These Three Simple Exercises

Considering the key role that legs play in generating power in the golf swing, why would you not want to get them primed and ready for the new season? Adding power off-the-tee could help you to transform your game, so we have contacted one of the best in the business to help you out.

In the video, strength and conditioning coach Jamie Greaves talks us through his leg workout for golf, which aims to improve your stability, increase your strength and help you to generate more power...

Leg Workout For Golf: 90/90 Split Squat

Single leg exercises are a super complement to golf squat exercises and lower back exercises for golf. They allow us to work on strength imbalances and improve lower body muscle mass, strength and power - all of which are important factors in any strength training for golf.  

In the video above, I demonstrate how to perform a 90/90 split squat, which is a great place to start if you have little or no workout experience. This exercise will  help understand the single leg pattern, which is a great move as it is easy to perform at home.

Leg Workout For Golf: Single Leg Deadlift

The variations in the video above are not too difficult to perform – even if the lateral lunge plus plate reach looks like it is. 

It’s actually quite a low level drill. In fact, the single leg deadlift is probably the most advanced of the three. Performing this variation will hit the posterior chain – so our hamstring, glutes and lower to mid-back. This pattern enables us to overload one leg at a time.

Leg Workout For Golf: Lateral Lunge Plus Plate Reach

The lateral lunge plus plate reach is a nice way to get us out of straight lines and experience different planes of motion. In the golf swing, we have up and down, side to side, and rotational movements. The lateral lunge will challenge us in that side to side movement.

The video contains only three leg exercises – but there are many more variations and combinations. The three outlined are a great starting point for participants of all ages and abilities, so make sure to give them a try. If you really want to challenge yourself, why not also have a go at my best golf workout which provides full body exercises that prepare you for the course.