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It is very clear the best way to improve your rotational power for the golf swing is by swinging a club. With that said the weight room can expedite the process greatly. One key piece of equipment that most gyms have is the med ball.  And no not for Russian twists. I think even the Russians are pissed their name is attached to a very silly exercise, but that's a whole other blog post. For my golfers I use the med ball in almost every session. It’s a very easy way to work on rotational power and sequencing the entire body. Not to...

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Easily one of the most difficult movements to create is “hip projection” during the first step. BUT when it happens, it’s a beautiful thing - powerful and fluid Hip projection is when the hips move forward. Take a look below at what I'm talking about.  FORWARD! I stress forward because that's the direction we want to go. Right?? Well, far too often athletes stand up and then go forward or they step back first. Most of this is due to the starting position and the body needing to create better angles in order to actually run. It is not an...

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“You need to take big steps and reach!” NOOO I’m sure we have all been told this. And maybe this could help some, but most of the time it will result in a slower start. Foot placement is HUGE in order to accelerate quickly. I can’t stress that enough. So many athletes put themselves in a poor position due to their foot placement. What do I mean by “foot placement.” I’m glad you asked.  During the initial movement, the back leg will make come forward. Eventually that leg will start to come back down towards the ground. When I say “foot...

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I thought about making this article less about different ways to train the core and more about today’s misguided obsession with core training, but I’ll save that for another time. Now you may be thinking from my above statement that I’m not a fan of “core” training, but you would be very wrong. I incorporate a lot of exercises that work on the core for my athletes, but I always have an explanation of why I program it. Oftentimes people do core training to enhance their abs for aesthetics - which is great, but when training for performance there is...

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Almost every athlete that sits in my office to lay out their goals has “speed” listed somewhere. Makes sense.  In most cases the faster you are, the better you’ll play at your respective sport. Then the athlete will tell me all about what they have been doing to work on getting faster. This usually consists of just endless wind sprints with no direction in mind. Yes, I am happy they are doing something because for every athlete out there training alone, there are 100 playing video games and drinking soda.  But, I want to maximize that athlete's energy. So, let’s dive...

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