For golf
For golf, landmine rotation rates well ahead on our research criteria: more carry-over to golf.
Side plank does more to prevent injuries.
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
Landmine Rotation. Rotation driven from the hips under load, close to the sequence of the swing.
For golf, landmine rotation rates well ahead on our research criteria: more carry-over to golf. Side plank does more to prevent injuries. Both are good choices that build different things for golf, so a plan can use both.
About the same: both are easy to learn.
Landmine rotation needs a landmine and a barbell, so for most people it’s a gym exercise. Side plank needs no equipment, so you can do it anywhere.
Side plank: it rates Strong for injury protection in our research rubric, against Good for landmine rotation.