Understanding Your Client

The first and most important question is always the same: what are you actually trying to achieve with this player?

Every decision you make — from drill selection to intensity, volume, and progression — should be guided by the individual's capabilities and their Golf Fitness Handicap. That score is not just a metric; it is your context.

As a long drive athlete, the objective is very clear: maximize every available power element. The environment allows for extreme outputs — limited attempts, room for misses, and a singular focus on speed. That context justifies pushing toward the upper limits of force, velocity, and intensity.

For the vast majority of golfers, however, that context does not exist.

Anything over ~120 mph clubhead speed is already extreme for a recreational or competitive golfer. Their objectives are different:

• Play more consistently
• Improve speed safely
• Stay healthy over time
• Enjoy the game more

Because of that, this system is not one-size-fits-all.

Start Slow, Then Earn Intensity

Every drill in this program can be scaled. The recommendation is always to:

• Introduce drills at lower intensity
• Observe movement quality, confidence, and comfort
• Identify which drills produce the best response — whether that's improved speed, better sequencing, or greater awareness

Only once those patterns are stable should intensity increase.

Progression should be intentional, not automatic. Over weeks of exposure, you may increase speed of execution, increase resistance, increase complexity, and increase intent — but only where it makes sense for that individual.

Build a Toolbox, Not a Script

The goal of this system is not to run every player through every drill at maximum output. The goal is to give you a toolbox:

• Different drills for different needs
• Different intensities for different capacities
• Different progressions for different goals

Some players will respond best to rotational band work. Others will unlock speed through stepping and pressure shifts. Some will need far more time spent on deceleration and control before speed is even addressed.

Your role is to identify the lever that moves the needle for that player.

Coaching Takeaway

Elite performance comes from specificity, not excess.

Start conservatively. Learn how your player moves. Discover what creates positive change. Then progressively layer intensity where it is earned.

That is how you maximize results, minimize risk, and build long-term success — for both the golfer and your coaching practice.