Wrist
Exercises for Golfers
Here are
some basic wrist exercises for golfers to help strengthen your grip, as grip
strength is very important for all golfers of any age. It is important to
strengthen muscles in your wrists to help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome,
repetitive strain injury or any other wrist problems that are caused by overuse
and weakened muscles
Some of the
basic exercises to make your wrists stronger are wrist extensions, wrist curls
and stress ball squeezes.
WRIST EXTENSIONS
- Hold your right arm in front of you with your palm facing down.
- Keeping your elbow straight, gently pull your wrist up by grabbing the top of your fingers.
- Repeat the stretch on the opposite side.
Just as important is to stretch
your wrists downwards.
- Hold your right arm in front of you with your palm facing down.
- Keeping your elbow straight, gently pull your wrist down. You'll feel the stretch in your right forearm and wrist.
- Repeat
the stretch on the opposite side.

WRIST CURLS
Wrist curls will
help strengthen your lower forearms, you can use any type of free weight from a
can of soup to bottle of soda, but if you have some dumbbells that is the best piece
of equipment to use.
Make sure that your palms are facing towards you pull the
weight up as a bicep curl.
STRESS
BALL SQUEEZES
This is a
very simple but very effective wrist exercise for golfers and you can do this
while watching TV.
The stress ball is a small foam filled ball that provides
pressure and resistance to the hand and wrist that can strengthen muscles in
the wrist.
Wrist
Strength
Squeeze the
ball for a count of three, and then relax your grip. Repeat up to twenty times
to a point of fatigue. This increases grip strength through the wrist and
releases tension. Complete 3 sets of 20 reps.
Palm
Massage
Roll the
ball against a table. Repeat the back and forth motion up to twenty times with
each hand. This action engages muscles up the entire arm while providing light
massage to the fingers, palm and wrist.
Pull
and Twist
These are just a few wrist exercises for golfers that help strengthen you wrists.
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