Reggie Williams, a 2024 Golf Fitness Association of America (GFAA) Recognition Award winner, is a Golf Performance Coach and the Founder of BodyLab Fitness.
Reggie Williams on the importance of challenging your students to reach their goals:
I recently started a new online business called BodyLab Fitness. Through this venture, we focus on our clients’ goals in golf and fitness to help them recognize their best selves on and off the course. One of my initial programs is the BodyLab Golf Performance eXperience VIP Challenge. This 14-day virtual program helps athletes unlock their golf potential to elevate their game. Through our efforts, clients can gain 15 yards or more off the tee during these two weeks. These golfers are often unsure about their golf swing, frustrated with their progress in golf and investing far too much money in ineffective resources. Week one of the 14-day program is all about the fundamentals, including stability, strength and establishing a firm base to build upon. We start with a group Google Meet call that lays the foundation and breaks down how the program will work. Participants can ask any questions they may have about the program. This is the first group session and follows individual assessments and movement screens that I will already have performed with each client. This will uncover any physical limitations that may inhibit swing efficiency, durability and the golfer’s enjoyment when playing the game, and corrective exercises are shared with the clients via the TPI Pro app. They can see exactly what they’re working on and how these efforts are affecting their golf swing. Each day of the program is either a “tune” day or a “train” day (alternating). “Tune” days address any physical limitations that hinder swing efficiency. Coach-led “train” days focus on mastering the fundamental elements of golf performance training, ensuring that clients build a solid foundation for the more advanced techniques to come. This comprehensive approach in the first week prepares participants for measurable improvement in their physical fitness and golf performance
Reggie Williams on the business impact of challenging your students to reach their goals:
In the second week, we build on the foundation with a focus on enhancing functional movement, rotational power and overall golf performance. Golfers continue to refine their body’s function through customized corrective exercises. These exercises are essential for maintaining the flexibility and stability required for an efficient golf swing. We also shift to developing rotational power, a key component for increasing driving distance and swing speed. The week concludes with a bonus group session where we’ll recap the skills and techniques presented throughout the challenge. This final golf performance day builds upon the clients’ improved mobility, stability, strength and power. It is designed to help the group feel the golf swing instinctively, translating these skills onto the course. Ideally, they’ll step up to the tee with more confidence and will no longer overthink each moving part. They’ll allow the body to execute the golf swing more naturally. Results of our early sessions include more control, greater distance off the tee and lower scores, which is every golfer’s ultimate goal.
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