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The Golf for Women Challenge
The Fitness Program
Strengthen your core, improve your balance and flexibility, and lengthen your drives in three days per week.
By Kai Fusser
With Dave Allen
May/June 2008
- When I first met Annika Sorenstam in November 2001, I asked her, "What if you could hit the ball 10 to 15 yards farther?" She was incredulous. "That would be unbelievable," she replied. Within six months, Annika was driving the ball another 15 yards. By shortening the course, she went on to enjoy her best year ever, winning 11 times on the LPGA Tour.Like many women, Annika lacked upper-body strength (women have half as many muscle fibers as men above the waist). Underdeveloped shoulder, back and chest muscles prevented her from transferring maximum energy from the club to the ball. By improving her strength and training her body to work as a single unit from her toes to her fingertips, we were able to significantly increase her distance.Try the following exercises, many of which are staples of Annika's routine. You will learn how to build and utilize core strength, creating a swing that is more efficient and powerful as well as kinder on your body. All this program requires is a gym and three 45-minute sessions per week.
- Day 1: Arms and Shoulders
- Day 2: Legs and Core
- Day 3: Chest and Back
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