Would you like 10-20 more yards on your drive? How about more consistency in your iron game? Will getting the latest and greatest equipment allow you to reach your goals?

Proper equipment and better technology definitely helps to maximize your potential but focusing on the most important piece of equipment - YOUR BODY - will unlock it! Not only allowing you to gain more yardage and consistency, but also helping you to feel better, avoid injury and achieve continued long-term enjoyment from the game.

The best players in the world stress that point and golf fitness is now an integral part in the successful golfer’s game improvement plan. Golf is an athletic activity requiring strength, flexibility and both muscular and cardiovascular endurance. Weaknesses in any of these areas will limit potential and force compensations that reduce both the efficiency and effectiveness of the golf swing. 

Golf fitness is now one of the fastest growing segments within the golf industry and golf specific training is in great demand. Golf fitness professionals are trained to identify individual physical limitations, correlate those limitations to swing flaws and target specific fitness programs to address the issues. Swing problems often cannot be remedied through instruction alone leaving students frustrated because they physically cannot do what is being asked of them. Receiving a physical screen early in the learning process is essential as it allows these physical issues to be identified so that they can either be addressed in a workout program or “worked around” using an alternative instruction approach.

Proper swing mechanics, a “golf-fit” body and equipment that fits the dynamics of the player are the key to achieving peak performance and avoiding injuries that can keep us away from the game we love.

For more great information about golf fitness, visit the Titleist Performance Institute Web site at www.mytpi.com.

Kent Tarkleson is a PGA Professional “Specialty Certified” in Instruction and a TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor. He is the owner of Peak Performance Golf and the Director of the Peak Performance Golf Academy at Saratoga National Golf Club.  For more information visit www.peakperformancegolf.net, or call 301-0791.