They Put One in the Hospital, You Put One in the Morgue- The Intensity Required to Win.
A former golf pro’s thoughts on the intensity required to win, and how to escalate your mental game.
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Michael Whitehead
- Jul 27
- 3 min
What to do in Hot Weather: Hydration, Nutrition, Fitness and Playing Your Best Golf
Some thoughts and tips on beating the heat and playing your best golf
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Michael Whitehead
- Jul 20
- 4 min
The Fundamentals of Greatness: What Makes a PGA Tour Player’s Team
Who all is on a PGA Tour player’s team? A lot of people it turns out.
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Michael Whitehead
- Jul 13
- 1 min
A “Lately Favorite” Golf Speed Exercise: The Wall Switch.
The wall-switch is an exercise to hit the golf ball further. It creates speed and works the core and glutes for more power.
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Michael Whitehead
- Jul 6
- 3 min
Minimum Home Gym Equipment for a Home- Based Golf Fitness Program
A description of items needed to have a complete and comprehensive home gym for golf fitness.
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Michael Whitehead
- Jun 30
- 3 min
How To Get Recruited By College Golf Coaches
It’s not as complicated as you think.
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Michael Whitehead
- Jun 22
- 1 min
Round Up: Golf Fitness Exercises We’ve Loved Lately- June 2023
Here are 5 golf fitness exercises that we’ve liked and implemented in programs for our folks. Check ’em out, try ‘em out, and see what...
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Michael Whitehead
- Jan 3
- 3 min
Lift Weights or Swing Speed Sticks?
Should you lift weights or swing speed sticks? Let’s debate.
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Michael Whitehead
- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
Isaac Newton Woulda Made a Heck of a Golfer
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” -Issac Newton Newton’s third law is basic physics and known, at least in...
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Michael Whitehead
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Golf Happens Fast
A thought on why you should prepare really well through your practice.
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Michael Whitehead
- Sep 18, 2022
- 2 min
You Can’t Just Stretch Away Back Pain
There is a pervasive view among golfers that if we were to ”just stretch more”, all of our problems, from a pain (and driving distance)...
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Michael Whitehead
- Aug 6, 2021
- 4 min
It’s REALLY hard to be born, and it’s also really hard to make new habits.
My wife and I are in the hospital right now with our second-born son. He’s just about 24 hours old, and in many ways, I can’t help but...
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Michael Whitehead
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Don’t Miss the Forest for the Trees
Most everyone knows the expression “missing the forest for the trees”. It’s predominantly used to explain the difference between forests...
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Michael Whitehead
- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
What I’ve Learned From Wearing a Whoop Band
I was offered a whoop band a while back and I’ve worn it every day since then. I‘ve been asked about it a bit more than I thought I would...
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Michael Whitehead
- Jun 7, 2021
- 2 min
I Don’t Care Who You Marry, But You MUST Marry These Two Ideas
Ok, Ok, I care who you marry a little bit, because I want them to be kind and for you both to help each other grow and all that wonderful...
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Michael Whitehead
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
What is Remote Coaching, and Should You Consider It?
People often think of personal training in a physical, hands-on type of way. You want training, so you come to our gym and I tell you...
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Michael Whitehead
- May 23, 2021
- 3 min
It Takes a Team
I used to be a lone ranger kind of guy, and ultimately, that is likely why I’m now retired from professional golf. I thought I knew...
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Michael Whitehead
- May 6, 2021
- 3 min
And You Thought Geometry Wouldn’t Come In Handy...
We’ve all been there, sitting in the new-world-record-longest geometry class ever, which has just barely edged out the previous week’s...
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Michael Whitehead
- Apr 30, 2021
- 4 min
No One Ever Told You The Pecs Are Important?? (Well, Now Someone Has)
You’re a golfer right? Which means someone has inevitably told you that you need to keep your left arm straight, your butt back, your...
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Michael Whitehead
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Battle Isn’t Motivation
[Please know I am speaking to myself as well] Four score and seven minutes ago, I decided it was time to get fitter. Get faster. Get...
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