It goes without saying that athletes who participate in football, basketball and hockey use weight training to prepare for their grueling sport. But golf? Compared to the others, golf is a much slower paced sport which, at last look, did not have the most muscular players traversing the course.

However, the explosiveness of the golf swing places significant stress on your shoulders, elbows, and wrist joints, and even affects your hip and leg joints. So, if you are not strong in these areas, not only will you probably not hit the ball with all of your desired strength, but you run the risk of injury, as well.

As you achieve higher levels of strength through weight training, you will have more power with less effort expended. Your swing will become much smoother, and you will have more force for longer drives.

You can learn more about weight training exercises from your instructor or golf pro. And keep it up - even when you achieve a high level of muscle conditioning, regular strength training will be needed to maintain performance.