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28,000+ steps of lunacy

View in Web Browser4.5 mile trail hike with our bags. 18 holes walking. 40 degrees. 28,000 steps. Lots of misread distancesThat is how a small group of us spent last Saturday.  We’ve been talking about Hyper-Elastic Distance all week, so let’s take a step back and remember why us golfers want to stay fit. When I threw out

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Less effort. More distance.

Lately, I’ve been tinkering with my swing. I’d like to get the magical place where I don’t swing as hard, but get more distance.  Obviously, that sounds counterintuitive, but us golfers know how the ball jumps off your club when you flush one.  If sounds so cliché’, but it really is a case

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Get up or give up?

Today is the first day of high school tryouts for spring sports here in St. Louis.  Of course, golf is one of those sports.  And yesterday we were enjoying a few cold ones on the patio on the #1 tee after our round watching a ton of high school kids

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Distance by Addition by Subtraction

Unlike commas (the subject of this email), we often experience huge breakthroughs by simply eliminating things.  That can be especially true with our fitness…  Subtraction can lead to massive breakthroughs.  For example, Shoot, Apple removed the keyboard from phones (think BlackBerry), and revolutionized the industry.  Subtraction enhances focus.  It’s difficult

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How Tony Finau drives the ball a country mile…

View in Web BrowserThe unofficial record for the broad jump for a Tour player is Tony Finau at 10ft 8in.  His avg. drive last season – 308.4 yards. His highest ball speed in training – 206 mph. In other words, he’s got the juice.  Let’s get back to his broad jump vs. say, a

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Logic has no business in distance training

I don’t care what side of the political aisle you’re on, we think the other side has zero logic.  Spoiler alert: they also think our side is not using logic.  Humans don’t operate on logic (not enough, anyway).  And golf is no different.   For example…  Why do we want more

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