How do you know if an online fitness program is any good? What is the difference from one to another? Are there different types of online fitness programs? Everywhere you look there is a new app or program to train remotely on your own, even programs specific for golf! Technology and the internet have…
Hitting the ball further off the tee is one of the most important parts of your golf game, and as you age, you may have found that your distances are getting shorter and shorter. However, over our years of experience here at Par4Success, we have found 3 major ways to drastically change both your golf…
I started my career training athletes and active people in a big box gym while I was in Physical Therapy school over a decade ago. I loved it. I loved the interactions, the relationship building and the challenge of motivating a person to achieve their goals; especially on the days when they wanted to be…
So, your shoulder hurts. It’s been hurting for quite some time now, and instead of just being a normal ache and pain, it’s starting to get in the way of your life. Maybe it’s causing a hitch in your golf swing and you aren’t hitting the ball as well. Or maybe you aren’t into sports…
As the population in the United States ages and the amount of joint replacement surgeries increases, more and more people are working with physical therapists to get back to what they loved doing before their joint stopped them. According to recent numbers, there are over one million joint replacement surgeries performed per year in the…
Range practice is the biggest barrier to a golfer’s success. Period. The driving range is a place where quantity is king and quality is the court jester. Repeated swing after swing in a blocked practice format breeds repetitive injuries and ends careers. Minimal carry over onto the course from the range is what keeps handicaps…
When it comes to increasing a golfer’s length off the tee, there is only really one number that matters…ball speed. Once you have achieved the ball speed you want, then it is all about optimizing the launch angle etc that will maximize the distance for you off the tee. That being said, there are a…
By Alex Cassella, Golf Performance Coach There are many training tools to use to increase Ground Reaction Forces. Here at Par4Success we use specific tests to asses our athletes’ power such as the Seated Medicine Ball Pass, the Shot-put throw, and Vertical Jump. These tests (minus the chest pass) focus on the athlete’s ability to…
PART 1: The Strength and Conditioning world surrounding golf is growing, and we hear more and more about how athletes are working different focuses on becoming the most effective player they can be. What should we be training for in the gym? Why lift weights? What are the most effective and efficient ways to…
Learning a new skill and mastering it is one of the most powerful human experiences we have. The challenges involved with solving new puzzles, fine-tuning new movements, and playing new games keeps our minds fresh and our bodies young. At some point in time, however, our own resources come up short – our natural abilities…