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Fitness is extremely important in any sport. Flexibility, conditioning, and strength training have taken the game of golf to new heights. Everyone once thought that if you lifted weights you would become too big to swing a golf club. That is a complete myth. For about the past 15 years, athletes have used weight training to help them get an advantage over their competitors. It is no different now, and Tiger is helping to bring it in vogue with the PGA Tour. He is in the best condition of his life, and his career will only be prolonged because of it.

I find especially in teaching golf that many people are very inflexible. So it is very difficult for them to create club head speed to hit the ball farther. The one part of fitness I would recommend for all golfers would be to work on their flexibility with different stretches. You can find many good golfing exercise books in the stores. Ernie Els and of course Gary Players have two excellent books out right now.