Turn and Turn
Benefits
The Turn and Turn is the GruuvGolf SFPro signature exercise. This exercise helps achieve a full upper body rotation emulating a full, professional golf swing. Performing the Turn and Turn exercise gives golfers a real life sensation of a full motion professional golf swing that helps achieve and perfect:
- pro-like posture
- spine angle retention through the entire swing
- consistent shoulder plane through the entire swing
- effortless and efficient power
- increased flexibility in back, shoulders and hips
- increased strength in core muscles
Though the SFPro is fully functional for both right and left handed players, the following information will at times refer to the LEFT or RIGHT side, whether this be the SFPro, specific body parts or even general direction or orientation. The information was prepared with RIGHT HANDED players in mind. LEFT HANDED players are cautioned to interpret this information in reverse fashion (i.e. Right is LEFT and Left is RIGHT).
Executing the SFPro Turn and Turn exercise
- Begin with shoulders and back resting against the shoulder bar with spine touching the yoke in the center of the shoulder bar.
- With normal stance at address, assume a square posture with knees slightly bent while ensuring heels line up with the rear of the platform.
- While lightly gripping the handles and keeping the elbows down, move slowly through the back swing motion, then start downswing back to address position.
- The follow through and finish motion can be performed continuously after the back swing motion or as a separate exercise.
GruuvGolf Exercise Tips – Turn and Turn
- Ensure that the first body movement in the downswing is with the left knee moving slightly outwards or towards the target. This sets up a position of stability and begins an effective rotation that begins with the lower part of the body.
- On the downswing, impact and follow through sequence, engage the core muscles to rotate the shoulder bar with the slightest possible arm exertion. This helps remind golfers to rotate through the striking zone with the large muscles allowing the arms to follow rather than lead the swing motion. This will help provide more lag in the club which helps produce effortless power.
- Keep shoulders aligned with the shoulder bar at all times and keep head down (as though looking at the golf ball) through the rotation. This helps remind the golfer to stay down on the ball and not lift away from the ball prematurely (a common mistake seen in many golfers).
- Try to keep left foot flat on the platform at all times through the Turn and Turn exercise. This practice helps promote stability and helps prevent hip sway.
- The right knee should begin moving towards the left leg in the impact zone and continue moving in that direction through the follow through and finish sequence until the right knee is almost touching a firmly planted and fully extended left leg.
- To help achieve the leg and knee positions described above, let the right foot lift freely until the toe is pointing towards the ground and the sole of the shoe is fully visible while extending the hip rotation. This practice promotes and enhances a fuller rotation in the latter part of the swing for increased power and accuracy.
- The posture that is assumed in the Turn and Turn exercise should be maintained consistently in all other SFPro swing exercises (i.e. Takeaway, Backswing, Transition, Impact, Follow-through and Finish).
- Gradually increase the resistance levels as proficiency, strength and flexibility improves
SFPro Turn and Turn Exercise Photos and Video
