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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...

“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...

“I really want to get my ball speed up this year.” Okay, that’s great. Let me hear your workout program. “Well, Monday I do chest and tri’s, Tuesday back and bi’s…”  Come on!!! Before I get into what you're missing, I will say I am all for the typical bodybuilding schedule for the person who is looking to increase muscle mass and look good. It’s easy to follow and most likely you will have access to all the equipment you need at the gym in your town. But… If you are someone looking to improve your performance in a sport,...

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...

In short, yes it can. Let's dive into why! Nowadays almost every golfer I work with has terrible posture. It’s almost like bad posture is the new posture. Everyone is on their phones and computers with their upper back rounded and head forward. You are probably reading this and correcting yourself! Looks exactly like this: Posture has a HUGE impact on your golf swing. I can’t tell you how many golfers I see and tell me they have terrible mobility and feel so stiff during their swing. Yes, they certainly need to work on flexibility and mechanics during the swing, but a...