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So how do you get your golf buddies to stop making fun of you for doing yoga? How about ripping 14 tee-shots past theirs next weekend. It's a fact: Yoga increases flexibility and flexibility increases the ability for a golfer to generate club-head speed.

Of course, we don't all have to go to yoga classes every day. I would recommend using an at home yoga DVD at a skill level you are comfortable with at least a few times a week. Alas, if this not your style, then at least use a few yoga poses such as these to help increase your flexibility for your next round.

Perfect time to practice these poses:

The TV is on, you're watching golf yet again, you're thinking how you need to improve, so you can now do something about it by actively working on your flexibility while still following the action. Perfect. Try these poses a few times a week as well as after your rounds and be amazed at the results. Don't forget to breathe slowly and deliberately through your nose while doing these postures.

Pose 1: Chest Expansions

1. Stand in a relaxed position with feet together.

2. Bring your arms behind your back and lock the fingers.Then straighten the arms with chest expanding. If you cannot lock your fingers, face palms together without interlacing fingers. With each exhale try and holder the arms higher behind you. Hold for at least 30-seconds.

3. Keep knees straight and very slowly gaze up as far as comfortable, relax your neck. Breathe deeply and hold for 30 seconds.

4. Slowly bend forward as far as comfortable. Relax neck and drop crown of the head to the floor. Breathe deeply and hold for 30 seconds. Keeping fingers locked and knees straight slowly return to upright position.

5. Return arms to side and relax for a moment. Keep the breath moving. Repeat three times

Pose 2: Forward Bend

1. Stand with your feet together or slightly apart.

2. Exhale and slowly bend forward from the hips keeping your back straight and looking forward. Try to not bend knees and relax the neck. Either place the fingertips to the floor or hold the ankles. Hold this pose for 30-seconds. Breathe deeply and with each exhale stretch the spine, drawing the crown of the head down and the face toward the knees.

3. Inhale and slowly roll up to a standing position. Modified: Bend the knees if you have lower back trouble. You can also grab opposite forearm with each hand. Breathe. Repeat three times

Pose 3: Seated Twist

1. Sit on the floor with the legs stretched out in front of you. Press the backs of the knees down and into the floor and point the toes up. Lengthen the spine and sit upright.

2. Inhale and bend the left knee and overlap the left foot up over the right knee. The side of the foot is against outside of the right thigh.

3. As you exhale slowly turn your head, chest and arms 90 degrees to the left. Grab the knee with the right hand, position the left arm to the rear pressing down on the palm or fingertips. On each exhalation, twist the head further behind you looking to the rear. Each inhale elongates the spine upwards. Hold this pose for 5 breaths.

4. Inhale and slowly and twist to facing forward again. Release the left leg to the floor. Alternate sides and repeat.

To advance this stretch you can tuck your left foot up and into the right buttock. Position the right arm over the left knee. Follow the same steps above. Repeat twice

Pose 4: Bending Half Twist

1. Start in a relaxed standing position. Hold arms straight in front of you and bend at the waist to a forward half fold. Keep your back straight.

2. Raise the right arm toward the sky as you gaze toward the right fingers. Anchor the left arm on the floor, or on the inside of your right leg. You can gaze downward if this bothers your neck. Hold for 5 breaths.

3. Gently release back to forward fold.

4. Change to other side. Repeat. Repeat 3 times

All of these postures create space in the spine, hips, chest and leg muscles. After just one week of doing this exercises you will begin to feel the increased flexibility and also strength in the core muscles. Not to mention it just feels good! This increased core strength and flexibility will translate into a noticeable increase in control and speed in your golf swing. Keep it up!

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