Averee | Golfweek https://golfweek.usatoday.com Golf News, Scores, Leaderboards, Tournaments & Rankings Fri, 08 Sep 2023 20:40:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2016/04/cropped-golfweek-favicon-2.png?w=32 Averee | Golfweek https://golfweek.usatoday.com 32 32 175785073 Golf instruction: Try this putting drill to master speed and break https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/09/golf-instruction-try-this-putting-drill-to-master-speed-and-break/ Sat, 09 Sep 2023 12:00:45 +0000 https://golfweek.usatoday.com/?p=778394924 It’s common to not know how to practice putting intentionally before a round. We found a drill that will have you confident on the greens before playing every single time.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates the 3-6-9 putting drill to master the speed and break of a hole.

This is a great warm-up drill to do before you go play to get the speed of the greens down or when you are just trying to get some practice in.

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We have all faced the decision of whether to putt or chip.

Your ball may have been near the green with a notable amount of distance to the actual hole, or perhaps the lie looked suspect or there wasn’t too much grass around the ball.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to settle the debate on when to putt or chip when you can’t decide.

A bad putt is always better than a bad chip.

When in doubt, putt it out.

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Hitting more greens in regulation is one of the main contributors to shooting lower scores. There’s no better feeling than striping a long iron into the green and setting yourself up for an easy birdie putt.

This week, Golfweek‘s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates a tip to help you hit those longer irons a little straighter.

Timing in the swing can become off as you start to hit longer irons compared to something like an 8-iron. If you have been dealing with that slight slice, this is the tip to try.

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Many golfers have heard of the putting gate drill using golf tees, but there is a way to take it a step further.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to use alignment sticks or golf clubs to work on the entirety of your putting stroke.

Keep this tip in mind the next time you are practicing around the green. This is a great drill to dial the backswing and follow through of your putting stroke.

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Everyone is on the hunt for more power in the golf swing and half the battle of speed comes from lower body strength.

Golfweek’s Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to do a plyometric box jump, which will help with lower body strength and will get players to use the ground during their golf swing. Start on a low box and work up to a higher box. Rushing into higher boxes off the bat could result in injury.

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Exercises using a medicine ball can be a great start in developing a better turn, weight transfer and pivot.

Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a medicine ball rotational throw that helps with rotational power in the golf swing.

Many people are looking to gain speed in 2023 and this exercise is a great place to start. A lot of speed comes from your lower body and the rotation you can make, so a medicine ball is a great tool to increase your power and get comfortable with rotating.

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There are many different variations of medicine ball exercises that can help you achieve rotational and power goals.

Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a medicine ball slam that helps with the power of your golf swing.

Many people struggle with controlling and implementing power at the proper time during their golf swing. The weight of a light medicine ball is a great tool to feel weight transfer and where to make impact with your power.

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Having a weak lower body was so 2022. The new year is here and Golfweek is determined to broaden your fitness knowledge and give you some golf-specific exercises with “10 days of winter workouts.”

Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a smith machine squat that will help improve your lower body strength.

Many people struggle with knee pain and we explain how moving your feet forward in the set-up can help minimize pain. The smith machine is a great tool to help the body stay balanced while squatting safely and effectively.

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Golfweek is here to broaden your fitness knowledge and give you some golf-specific exercises with “10 days of winter workouts.” Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a hex bar jump.

A hex bar jump is close to a deadlift, but instead of decelerating at the top, you go into a jump. The key to learning this explosive power movement is starting extremely light while focusing on form and a low repetition range.

This exercise primarily works the quadriceps and glutes, but also involve the calves, hamstrings, and core.

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The holidays are here and many people are setting New Year’s resolutions. Golfweek is here to broaden your fitness knowledge and give you some golf-specific exercises with, “10 days of winter workouts.”

Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a full-body power movement known as a deadlift to rotational landmine press.

This explosive movement targets the quadriceps, gluteus maximus and anterior deltoids all while focusing on balance and power. This exercise contains unilateral movements, full-body coordination and works out your upper and lower body.

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