Golf Fitness: The Missing Piece to Better Golf
This episode of The UFFDA! Podcast allows us to push a shameless plug for host Jordan, who is the Midwest's and perhaps the nation's ONLY Titleist Performance Insitute (TPI) Golf 2, Power 2, and Fitness 3 certified coach, Golf Digest's certified fitness trainer, and a National Academy of Sports Medicine Golf Fitness Specialist, to be interviewed by host Emily and talk everything golf fitness and life on the week of the 2024 Masters. Enjoy!
Catch Up w/the Hosts - 0:54 --> Jordan and Emily take a moment to catch their breath and catch up with one another before they dive into today's show.
Introduction to Today's Episode of Golf Fitness - 1:53 --> Brining a topic near and dear to Jordan's heart as well as several of the members and clients of Unity Fitness to podcast for the first time!
We Are Humans First, Golfers Second - 5:15 --> Take a dive into how we treat our golf athletes and take their health, lifestyle, fitness, and golf performance to the next level while avoiding pain, improving efficiency, adding distance, and more!
"What's the Philosophy/Approach to Golf Fitness?" - 8:10 --> There's an infinite way to swing a golf club, but we feel that you should be able to swing the swing that is most efficient for you.
Why You Can't Swing like Rory - 13:20 --> Get a better understanding as to WHY you aren't able to swing like Rory or Adam Scott and attain a "perfect" swing.
The Chase for More Speed - 15:19 --> ALL golfers want more distance. Every. Single. One. Jordan speaks a little more to the pandimonium around speed and if it's worth it or not.
The R & A Can't Regulate Your Body and Fitness - 18:32 --> With new rollbacks to golf balls and clubs heading our direction, the one thing the R & A and other governing bodies can't take away from you is what your body can do...and it has unlimited potential.
The Better Way to Improve Your Swing Without Fitness - 21:05 --> You'll also understand why the hundreds of tools and "swing correctives" you're working on from YouTube and/or social media are most likely wasting your time (seriously), as well as why you may have the wrong swing coach for you.
The Better Way to Improve Golf Game With Fitness - 26:42 --> Learn how we use a fitness program to imporove an athlete's golf game.
Recap with These Principles - 36:41 --> We end today's episode with a few principles to help you evolve and grow as an athlete!
***If you're a golfer and would like to begin your golf fitness journey, we have a limited time offer to help jumpstart your journey with a $99 Base Golf Assessment (originally $250). This is the same assessment the pros use, plust additional assessing to help get the most out of your body and make sure you're focusing on the correct fitness and golf swing movements specific to YOUR body. Click here to sign up before the price goes back to $250!***
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