For golf
For golf, cable woodchop rates higher on our research criteria: easier to learn and fit in.
Both are good choices that build different things for golf, so a plan can use both.
The research score comes from these, scored by hand from the studies. Lifter scores appear once an exercise has 10 ratings. How scores work
Cable Woodchop. Loaded rotation through the same diagonal as the swing.
Med Ball Rotational Throw. Train fast rotation to swing fast.
For racket sports, med ball rotational throw rates higher on our research criteria: more carry-over to racket sports. Cable woodchop is easier to learn and fit in.
For golf, cable woodchop rates higher on our research criteria: easier to learn and fit in. Both are good choices that build different things for golf, so a plan can use both.
About the same: both are easy to learn.
Cable woodchop needs a cable station, so for most people it’s a gym exercise. Med ball rotational throw needs a medicine ball and a wall, so for most people it’s a gym exercise.
About the same: both rate Good for injury protection in our research rubric.