Weighted clubs?

Question:

I see a number of different weighted clubs for sale from the fancy ones in the magazines with Jim McLean's name through the cheapies available at K-mart. I'm looking for something to keep my back limber and my golf swing (such as it is) in tune while the winter is keeping me from playing. Any thoughts on these?

Jaacob's Answer:

Getting some lead shot from Golf Smith and or some regular old sand and putting it down your golf shaft is a great inexpensive alternative. Plus, unlike something like the Speed Stik which is pretty long and has a big handle, it is about as close as you can get to the all-around characteristics of a real club. Weighted donuts are also a nice cheap option.

Any sort of heavy or weighted club is great for warming up. But beyond that, swinging one will keep your back limber, but be careful of doing too much slow swinging with it in the off-season because you may actually start building slow-twitch muscle fiber in to your swing.

I'd either recommend warming up with the heavy club and then switching to swinging your normal club...or training fast with the heavy club. If you do the latter, though, make sure you're plenty warmed up first as to avoid injury. I've injured my hands by jumping in too quickly.

Hmmmm, you might also cut off a small section of a ribbed Fun Noodle (those styrofoam floating noodles that kids use in pools) and slide it down your golf shaft and swing it. It's lightweight, cheap, and will still provide a little resistance when you swing it.