I am discovering that although I am in very good shape I am suffering from the effects of aging. Most apparently in my golf game, I've lost about 20% of my distance. I'm 67, I used to have a 2 handicap, I still hit the ball solidly. What exercises should I be using to reverse the loss of fast-twitch fibres and get some of my distance back? I play over 40s soccer and can outsprint about 60% of my fellow players. I bench press about 200 pounds and can easily squat over 300 pounds. It appears that I have the wrong kind of strength, or is it these darned fast-twitch fibres?

Henry Gregor wrote:

I am discovering that although I am in very good shape I am suffering from the effects of aging. Most apparently in my golf game, I've lost about 20% of my distance. I'm 67, I used to have a 2 handicap, I still hit the ball solidly. What exercises should I be using to reverse the loss of fast-twitch fibres and get some of my distance back? I play over 40s soccer and can outsprint about 60% of my fellow players. I bench press about 200 pounds and can easily squat over 300 pounds. It appears that I have the wrong kind of strength, or is it these darned fast-twitch fibres?

Hi Henry

I think you may need to look at your exercise selection. The main movement occuring in golf is rotation of the torso, so will bench pressing 200 pounds help you? In short, no.

There is no real correlation between bench pressing and golf performance (actually most sports too). You may need to focus on core coordination and introduce some rotational exercises into your program if you want to increase the distance you hit the ball.

Hope this helps

James