The 18STRONG Podcast

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/171_171__Damon_Goddard___Dont_Underestimate_Simple_Training.mp3" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] I am especially excited to announce the return of one of our 18Strong Alumni and very special guest, Damon Goddard. Damon is considered one of the leading experts in golf performance conditioning and currently works with a host of PGA, LPGA, collegiate, and elite junior golfers. With over 18 years of experience in the sports performance and fitness industry, Damon specializes in golf performance conditioning and has gained notoriety through speaking at seminars and his writings for sports publications.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/170__Jeff_Flagg___Building_Your_Armor_this_Off-Season.mp3" title="170: Build Your Armor this Off-Season" artist="18STRONG: Jeff Flagg" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] 2014 Long Drive World Champion, Jeff Flagg (Sports Performance Specialist) is a strength coach and athlete that has competed at the highest level in multiple sports and has an ongoing passion to help others achieve their highest levels of performance on and off the playing field. Jeff has been featured on the Golf Channel and Golf Digest (along with various other podcasts and articles) discussing his keys to hitting the ball longer AND straighter.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/169_169__Golf_Fitness_Pros_to_Avoid.mp3" title="169: Golf Fitness Pros to Avoid" artist="18STRONG" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] This past week Golf Digest put out its List of the 50 Best Golf Fitness Pros in America.  I thought we could have a little fun while at the same time prevent you from making a mistake when searching for the right professional to help you get your body in golf shape over the winter months.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/168_168__Seven_Ways_to_Fix_Your_Body.mp3" title="168: 7 Ways to Fix Your Body" artist="18STRONG" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] I have yet to meet anyone, especially a golfer that doesn't have some sort of lingering injury, imbalances in strength, lack of mobility, or some other issue going on that is in one way or another limiting their golf game. Thus it is likely that in one way or another, you need to Fix Your Body if you want to escalate your game. It seems that most of the mistakes we make on the golf course that cost us the most strokes are not so much technique issues, but are simply due to sloppiness and stupid mistakes.  In my opinion, if we can cut down the unforced errors that we make because of fatigue, limited mobility, and compensations that our body has to make throughout the rounds, we can drop some serious strokes.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/167__Michael_Chu___Can_you_really_reprogram_your_golf_wing_.mp3" title="167: Can you reprogram a better golf swing?" artist="18STRONG: Michael Chu" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Twenty-nine-year-old CEO Michael Chu is changing how athletes get better faster. As head of K-MOTION, the pioneer of innovative human motion training solutions, Michael is overseeing K-MOTION product development and figuring out how to impact the greater sports community. For the last fifteen years, K-MOTION has focused its attention on the golf industry, specifically golf instruction. Today, Michael has encouraged his team to bring in new non-golf partnerships that have pushed the company into broad athletic training, where K-MOTION has become the go-to motion-learning product for coaches and athletes. Michael joins us today to talk about K-MOTION, its benefits to athletes and coaches, as well as some insight into “bio-feedback” and the acute perception needed to elevate your golf game to the next level.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/166_166__Kris_Hart___The_Next_Generation_of_Competitive_Golf.mp3" background="default" ] Kris Hart, Co-founder of “Nextgenfolf”, joins us today to talk both about what his company stands for, and the importance of supporting young talent in the game of golf. Hart played varsity golf at Bryant University his first three years in college, but life got in the way senior year and he wasn’t able to compete on the team. Three years after graduation, Nextgengolf was founded to help solve some of the fundamental problems with non-varsity collegiate golf. Nextgengolf originated as a Boston-based affordable golf membership program for recreational college students called CollegeGolfPass, which helped make golf more affordable for college students. The company expanded nationwide after merging with The National Collegiate Club Golf Association (NCCGA) in 2013, and in 2014, the Nextgengolf City Tour was developed which provides team-based golfing opportunities for young adults in their 20’s and 30’s near major cities.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/165_165__Chip_Brewer___The_New_Era_of_Callaway.mp3" title="165: The New Era of Callaway" artist="18STRONG: Chip Brewer" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Oliver “Chip” Brewer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Callaway Golf Company, is a proven leader in the golf industry where he has held executive positions since 1998. Brewer assumed his leadership of Callaway Golf on March 5, 2012, arriving with a firm belief in technology-driven products and a track record of increasing market share and shareholder value. Chip joins us today to chat about everything going on at Callaway Golf and the overall shifts the brand has experienced in the last 5+ years to re-emphasize their mission of creating "pleasingly different, demonstrably superior" products.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/164_164__Dr._Harry_Sese__Taking_Responsibility_fir_your_Performance.mp3" title="164: Taking Responsibility for your Performance" artist="18STRONG: Dr. Harry Sese" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Better known as “The Golfing Doc”, Dr. Harry Sese, a chiropractic sports physician and performance coach specializing in injury rehabilitation and prevention, biomechanics and performance conditioning, joins us today to talk about how he approaches working with these professionals, how he approaches working with professionals at all ends of the spectrum regarding where they are in their career, as well as their responsibilities when it comes to keeping their health up to par with their game.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/163_163__Erik_Anders_Lang__Adventures_in_Golf.mp3" title="163: Adventures in Golf" artist="18STRONG: Erik Anders Lang" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Erik Anders Lang is a director and filmmaker that accidentally ended up finding the niche of creating content in the golf world, and like so many of us, he has developed a complete passion and enjoyment in the game. As the director of multiple documentaries/films centering on the human condition and “why we do what we do,” Erik joins us today to talk about his experiences with his SKRATCH production “Adventures in Golf,” (now in it's second season), how his passion for golf has evolved, and a look into his upcoming film “Be the Ball: The Movie”

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/_162__Possibly_the_shortest_and_most_efficient_workout_ever_an_overview_of_Interval_Training.mp3" title="162: Possibly the shortest and most efficient workout ever!" artist="18STRONG: Interval Training" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Interval Training has become very popular over the last decade or so in the fitness community, and research is showing incredible results when it comes to the efficiency of this type of exercise.  But even with new research and more popularity, I still find that most people think of exercise as a long, drawn-out workout that they just "can't" squeeze into their busy schedule. Well, what if you only had to work out for one minute and it was just as effective as a 50-minute workout?