Transfer.: How directly it builds the strength, speed and positions your sport needs.
Injury protection.: How well it guards against the injuries that are common in your sport.
Practicality.: How easy it is to learn and to fit around your sport practice.

The research score comes from these, scored by hand from the studies. Lifter scores appear once an exercise has 10 ratings. How scores work

When each one fits

Good reasons to choose med ball rotational throw

You want the most direct carry-over to golf
You want to train more muscles at once

Good reasons to choose side plank

You have no equipment
Staying injury-free is the priority
You want something quick to learn and easy to fit in

Med Ball Rotational Throw

Side Plank

You need

Medicine ball, wall

Nothing but the floor

Skill

Easy to learn

Type

Compound

Isolation

Why they rank where they do

Med Ball Rotational Throw. Train fast rotation to swing fast.

Questions

Which is better for golf, med ball rotational throw or side plank?

For golf, med ball rotational throw 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.

Is med ball rotational throw or side plank easier to learn?

About the same: both are easy to learn.

Can you do med ball rotational throw or side plank at home?

Med ball rotational throw needs a medicine ball and a wall, so for most people it’s a gym exercise. Side plank needs no equipment, so you can do it anywhere.

Which does more to prevent golf injuries, med ball rotational throw or side plank?

Side plank: it rates Strong for injury protection in our research rubric, against Good for med ball rotational throw.

More comparisons

Med Ball Rotational Throw Side Plank Best for golf

Med Ball Rotational Throw vs Side Plank

For golf, med ball rotational throw 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.

What these mean

Transfer.: How directly it builds the strength, speed and positions your sport needs.
Injury protection.: How well it guards against the injuries that are common in your sport.
Practicality.: How easy it is to learn and to fit around your sport practice.