Core · Rotation and anti-rotation
Cable Golf Swing
The Cable Golf Swing mainly trains your obliques. Also working: abs, front delts and glutes.
One cable
Standing, light pull
How to do it
- Side-on to the pulley, golf stance, knees soft
- Handle low by the pulley, arms long
- Swing through the hips up to the other side
- Return under control
Coach’s tip
The low-to-high wood chop as a golf swing: the rotation starts in the hips. Light and fluid, never jerky.
Noticeably loads the lower back. If you tell DCFT that this joint bothers you, the app leaves exercises like this one out and picks a better supported alternative.
Setup
Pulley
Lowest pulley
Grip
One single handle with both hands
Load
One cable
You need
Single handles
Stability
Standing with a moderate load. Brace your core.
Alternatives
Other exercises for the same movement (rotation and anti-rotation). In DCFT you can swap with one tap, and the app only offers what your equipment allows.
Questions about this exercise
What muscles does the Cable Golf Swing work?
Mainly the obliques. The abs, front delts and glutes help.
How do I set up the cable machine for the Cable Golf Swing?
Pulley: Lowest pulley. Grip: One single handle with both hands.
What can I do instead of the Cable Golf Swing?
For the same movement: Cable Wood Chop, Pallof Press and Kneeling Cable Wood Chop. In DCFT you swap with one tap.
DCFT
The Cable Golf Swing in DCFT
In the app this exercise comes with your weight: the plate to pin, what you lifted last time and a rest timer that starts by itself.
Free on the App Store for iPhone. Pro is a one-time purchase with no subscription.