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Back Extensions
Trunk extensions that strengthen the low back, glutes, and hamstrings, the muscles that hold golf posture.
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Why it matters for golf
Golf posture is a sustained hinge, and the muscles that hold it fatigue over a round or a long range session. Back extensions build strength and endurance in the low back and posterior chain so posture survives the whole day.
Coaching cues
- Hinge from the hips, not the low back.
- Squeeze the glutes to come up.
- Stop at a straight line, do not overextend.
- Slow and controlled both directions.
Common faults
- Hyperextending past neutral at the top.
- Yanking up with the low back instead of the glutes and hamstrings.