I have issued myself a challenge! I don't get to play a lot of golf and when I do it's in a scramble. People invite me because they think I'm a big hitter, I will bomb it down the fairway for them. The truth is, by today's standards I have average to below average clubhead speed. After having it tested on Bob Lasken's Flight Scope (In Video) it's right between 100.2-102.7 So, I'm thinking I need 25 more yards and at 2.5 yards per mile per hour, I need 8 more mph, 9 or 10 woul

Swing Power - Where Does It Come From And How Do We Test It? Most people would like to hit the ball further. It makes the game easier, and more fun. A common question we get asked by clients and online followers is where does power come from in the swing? Or they might tell us they have powerful legs, but weak upper bodies, or vice versa. The golf swing is a total body movement, and requires power from the legs, trunk, and upper body. By assessing our power levels in these th

Often times what we do in the golf swing is a direct cause of limitations in the body. In this video Bob Lasken from Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo shows us what he sees in many of his students. Then, I go back into the gym and show you how you can fix those limitations, with simple exercises. #BodySwingConnection #increasedistance #GolfFitnessTraining

Here is a video I did last year about keeping your left arm straight in the back swing (for right handers). This seems to be an ongoing theme in many amateur players that try to copy a tour players swing. Check out the video #GolfFitnessTraining #increasedistance

The most overused and misunderstood word in fitness and now in golf could easily be the “core”. What is the core exactly? Is it a muscle? Is it a group of muscles? How does it help in the golf swing? It is thrown around so loosely that it can be confusing to most. Ask 10 different fitness professionals and you may get 10 different answers. What is the Core? Like I said ask 10 get 10, so here is mine. Think of the core of anything, apple core, core of a golf ball. It almost a