I want to help the Golf youth to get better in what they do, in what they live for ...
I want to help the Golf youth to get better in what they do, in what they live for ...
Every professional or good golf player knows TPI and PGA. Utilizing the TPI platform to design training programs for the juniors , made me realize the similarities between their training methods and what I've been already using in the Landeskader program. That gave me the confidence of being on the right path.
Your juniors are in good hands.
For many the connection between great fitness , athleticism and golf is not very clear. Some of the contemporary top players took the game of golf to a whole new level by improving their fitness and getting overall stronger in order to gain length to their strokes. This is the new status quo, and if you want to keep up with the best, you have to raise the standards and understand the fitness requirements to not be left behind.
My background in the track and field throwing events is extremely valuable in understanding the physical qualities needed in golf, and to develop strategies to get players fitter and injury free. Is not just getting stronger, more flexible, stable, resilient , being able to utilize those qualities is key. The same like in the throwing events, the golfer is chasing excellence in one extremely quick and highly coordinated rotational gesture, failing to understand that may cost more than adding value.
Not only is track and field the "mother of all sports", but the strength and conditioning methods used on a very large scale in sports performance, find their origins in track and field. More specifically, when it comes to the golf swing, the closest gesture to it in sports, is the discus throw. Being a discus thrower myself, i understand very well what it takes to create a strong and resilient body that can produce efficient swings with reduced risk of injury.
When you are already good but you want to be one of the best, just narrow your focus. Not only physical abilities need training, the mental side and personality development are just as crucial. Working in a group focuses on what fits everyone. Rarely the group is so compact that everyone can benefit in the same manner.
The solution is simple, individual training with focus on your specific needs.
You need to take care of business, or you want to train your own skills? Don't just hire a babysitter or drop them on a lousy playground. Put your kid in the best hands and free your mind.
Motor skills: consolidating the basic actions, practicing in a more detailed manner, incorporating specific drills
Coordination: learning gross motor skills,fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination
Physical abilities: learning the importance of practicing the basic physical abilities in a structured way
Motor skills: optimizing the ability to perform motor skills with a higher rate of success
Coordination: consolidating gross motor skills,fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination
Physical abilities: Improving/consolidating the basic physical abilities
Motor skills: learning basic actions like crawling, walking, running,balancing, jumping, throwing, kicking
Coordination: understanding how to control big body parts, how the body moves in time and space
Physical abilities: setting the base for speed, strength, endurance , mobility
Motor skills: perfecting the skills, the continuous practice of motor skills will result in a greatly improved performance
Coordination: perfecting gross motor skills,fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination
Physical abilities: perfecting/optimizing the basic physical abilities
Since competition days are over and the remaining challenge is to bring family, work and sports under one roof, I asked Stefan: "why should I do my training with you?"
"Because I can save time for you" was his answer - after several years, I am still convinced of that, as he is a professional coach with lots of ideas and methods. Above that he provides the right amount of humor without losing focus.
Jochen
Stefan is my PT for about 8 years and I would not want to have missed a single training unit. In spite of my age of 78 years, I could keep my body in shape and fit for my favorite sport, Tennis. Increase in strength also made it easier to sustain the challenge of every-day life. Stefan is up to date with the latest reports on training methods, including physiological implications. We have excellent communication, his suggestions and advice during training are clear and delivered with great intuition. Great Job.
Hans
Stefan is highly competent in his field and has always truly cared about my progress. Being an athlete himself, he helped me with exercises that significantly increase my speed and mobility during the Golf swing, while at the same time improving my overall strength. I could not wish for a better trainer because I get along very well with him on both a professional and personal level.
Clemi