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CLUBHEAD SPEED TRAINING... A Cheaper Option than Speed Sticks

Speed sticks are all the rage right now in the golf fitness and clubhead speed training worlds. As they should be! They're massively effective. They will hep you improve your golf performance. However, don't think for a second that a speed stick program ALONE will maximize your potential on the golf course. It needs to be properly balanced within a holistic strength and power development program. The two biggest brands of speed sticks are SuperSpeed and the Stack System. Both

Maximizing Your Golf Off-Season Training!

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Maximizing Your Golf Off-Season Training!

If you are in a climate like me, we are knee deep into the off-season... Are you doing everything you can to come out on the other side of it fitter, more powerful, and more resilient? In an ideal world, I would structure all of my athletes training in this way: Speed stick training 1-2 x week. Intense strength training 3-4 x week. Mobility training in warm-ups and additional sessions as needed. Mix in some simulator shop golfing, or hitting into a net and you're in great sha

Golf Fitness Training for Juniors and Youth Athletes

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Golf Fitness Training for Juniors and Youth Athletes

I want this game to grow. I want more people to understand the power and importance that the game of golf can have within their lives. There are youth golfers everywhere, with parents and coaches who certainly want the best for them. I've had the pleasure of working with hundreds of youth athletes, and have no doubt learned a thing or two along the way. This article will describe what I believe to be "best" in terms of fitness for junior golfers. Quick Summary: We'll first ta

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We are ATHLETES!

That's kind of the way I pictured saying the title of this article. Then everybody raises their golf clubs and gives the big "HA-OOH!" I am not a big movie reference guy. Normally I am the one left out when a reference comes up in conversation, so it feels good to slip one in every now and then. . . . Every week I address this community as SCRATCH ATHLETES... Why? Because... We are ATHLETES! Therefore, WE NEED TO TRAIN LIKE ONE... . . . The golf swing is amongst the most impa

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5 MINUTE HIP MOBILITY FOR GOLFERS...

Find some room. Click play. Follow along. 5 minutes to get those hips moving and grooving. . . . Carter Schmitz, CSCS, TPI carter@resistancebandtraining.com . . . . . . #Golf #GolfWorkouts #GolfWorkout #GolfTraining #GolfTrainingAids #GolfTrainingAid #GolfSwing #GolfSwingTip #GolfSwingTips #FitForGolf #GolfFitness #GolfFit #HIPMOBILITY #MobilityExercises

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Addressing PAIN on the Golf Course...

This is a tricky topic. Because pain is 1.) Vague and 2.) Extremely relative. Everyone experiences it a little differently Pain exists for many when they play golf. Whether it's back pain, shoulder pain or knee pain… it exists, it’s real, and it hurts! What can we do to address, work around, and try to eliminate pain? Summary: 1.) Understand what pain ACTUALLY is 2.) Find ways to progressively train around and through pain 3.) Find a coach to help you work through it… you don

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Should golfers be Olympic Lifting?

I went through a phase of Olympic lifting in high school/college. I loved it. Here's an old vid of me in our gritty weight room... I haven't touched a snatch or clean since probably 2017. Olympic Lifts are NOT Bad. I would be totally fine if my athletes Olympic lifted. If that was something they were interested in learning, experiencing and progressing, by all means, let's do it. However, if it is my choice, I generally would NOT have my athletes touch the Olympic lifts. Here

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MUSCULAR IMBALANCE ISN'T BAD...

I’ve seen many practitioners instill fear into athletes, whether purposefully or not, by using the dreaded word, imbalance. I feel like it's the "solution" they use to try and convince athletes of needing help... "you're imbalanced, broken and need my help to fix you!" News flash... we are ALL imbalanced. And just because you play golf, doesn't make you more or less imbalanced than anybody else. I also once listened to a podcast that I laughed out loud when the guest said, “o

The Three E's You Must have to GROW your Golf Mobility

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The Three E's You Must have to GROW your Golf Mobility

Explore. Expose. Expand. In order to truly build a usable mobility, one that contributes to our more holistic movement potential, we need to go through this process of exploration > exposure > expansion. Exploration We need to search for our limits in movement. We need to EXPLORE our movement potential. We need to hit up against those limits that are currently in place, in order to push them outwards. EXAMPLES: - Squat AS DEEP AS YOU CAN... and then squat deeper. - Quadruped

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The Dark Side of Technology in Golf

I posed this question recently, and I want to flush out some thoughts I have regarding it. . . . An athlete’s ability to collect and perceive information from their environment and use it to produce motor solutions that complete a given task is imperative to success. Sport is much more than simply the physical movement you produce. How do we control that movement? How do we provide ourselves feedback and adapt within our movement? How do we decide (consciously or subconsciou

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What actually is a SQUAT?

Oftentimes you see me call your breadth of training exercises, your Exercise Toolbox. There is a reason for this. The exercises we complete are simply tools utilized with the purpose of uncovering an underlying mission. We don’t lift in order to get better at squatting… unless you are a powerlifter I suppose. We squat in order to get stronger, which helps push us towards our goals of creating a healthier, more resilient body. The moment you start viewing squatting (or any exe

My Beef with the Current State of Golf Training

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My Beef with the Current State of Golf Training

Welcome in! Let’s kick this thing off with a few disclaimers. If you are currently here and reading this, know that this message probably isn’t directed at you. I am assuming you have been following me for sometime as well as on my newsletter and subscribed to my YouTube channel… Because of this, you probably will have taken away most of these coming thoughts from previous pieces of content. However, VERY IMPORTANTLY, if this article hits home for you, send it to one of your

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The Best Exercise No Golfer is Doing...

When was the last time you sprinted? Like actually, tried to get from A to B as FAST AS POSSIBLE? Based on conversations I’ve had with golfers, it appears this training tool doesn’t exist in the industry. Let's change that. . . . Why should you sprint? There probably isn’t a better form of maximal power output than sprinting. While sprinting, you are: Working joints and muscular contractions at maximal velocities. Creating massive amounts of force… Upwards of 5 times your bod

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ISOMETRICS... Here's why.

Isometric exercises suck. They're right up there with RFE Squats and pull ups, in my opinion. But they're important. They play a crucial role in our training. Here's why we use them so much at SCRATCH... REAL QUICK, before tuning in to that video below, do me a massive favor and SHARE this content and community. So many golfers are challenged by their physical capacity on the course. If you know somebody like that (and I know that you do) share this with them, and let's get

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3 Must Have Hip Mobility Drills!

We all know how important the hips are in the golf swing. Are yours moving like they should be? Check out this video for three hip mobility drills you can add to your toolbox to get them moving and grooving... Carter Schmitz, CSCS, TPI carter@resistancebandtraining.com . . . . . . . #Golf #GolfWorkouts #GolfWorkout #GolfTraining #GolfTrainingAids #GolfTrainingAid #GolfSwing #GolfSwingTip #GolfSwingTips #FitForGolf #GolfFitness #GolfFit #hipmobility

You Can't Fix Your Slice in the Weight Room

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You Can't Fix Your Slice in the Weight Room

. . . If you like the ideas presented here in this article, or think others could benefit from them, please SHARE this article! . . . The term "slice" or “slicer” in this instance is a generalized term for ALL swing flaws. Maybe you are a ‘swayer,’ ‘over-the-topper,’ or ‘lack of rotator.’ No matter your swing flaw, it is CRUCIAL that you understand… YOU CANNOT FIX IT IN THE WEIGHT ROOM… alone. Way too often I see people broadcasting on social media: “Complete these exercises

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Single Leg Training for Golfers!

Single leg training should be a part of ALL of golfers training. It helps build stability, strength, and mobility in unique ways as compared to bilateral exercises. Check out this video for more on single leg training, and why we use it here at SCRATCH Golf Training! Carter Schmitz, CSCS, TPI carter@resistancebandtraining.com . . . . . #Golf #GolfWorkouts #GolfWorkout #GolfTraining #GolfTrainingAids #GolfTrainingAid #GolfSwing #GolfSwingTip #GolfSwingTips #FitForGolf #GolfFit

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3 Steps for Injury Reduction in Golf

Why do you play golf? For many of us, we play for the community, the social aspect, and meeting up with friends to enjoy a beautiful summer day. We play to get outside, to have a couple brews with some buds that we haven’t seen in awhile. And it is for these reasons (and more), that the sport of golf is awesome... I believe the best sport in the world! However, have you ever wanted to play golf with somebody but couldn’t because of a nagging injury? Or maybe you reached out t

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One Tip to Find Lower Scores!

I am guessing you came here hoping to find a cue or feel that will help you hit the ball further. Maybe you are looking to pure those irons a little more consistently, so you were hoping to find a drill that you can work on next time at the range. Maybe your putting is atrocious (guilty!), so you were hoping this article would show you a groundbreaking putting grip that will eliminate all 3 putts. Well, I have none of those things for you. What I have is better. Way better. N

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How Fatigue is Affecting Your Gains!

There is a super common misconception in the training world that in order to “workout” we need to end a workout sweating, out of breath, and in pain. But this couldn’t be further from the truth.. In fact, if you are consistently finding yourself in this position, you're probably hurting more than helping. . . . How Fatigue Affects Us in Training… I’ve written before about the necessity of stress in training and how we need to stress our physical bodies in order to reap the re

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