Joey D Golf | From Cancer to Golf Success: Joey D's Path to Biomechanical Excellence

Mick Unplugged

Mick Hunt

Business, Entrepreneurship, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

🎙 Welcome back to another compelling episode of Mick Unplugged! I'm your host, Mick Hunt, and today we have an extraordinary guest, Joey D, a renowned expert in biomechanics and golf-specific training. In this episode, Joey D dives deep into the long-standing skepticism around strength training in sports like golf and baseball, debunking myths about its impact on performance.|

Joey shares his innovative approach to athletic training, which leverages a deep understanding of biomechanics and individual assessment to boost performance. We'll also explore Joey's personal journey of overcoming cancer, the life lessons he's learned, and how he's now helping athletes at every level through his golf academy and groundbreaking books, "Fix Your Body, Fix Your Swing" and "Hang the Banner."

Joey D's insights on mindset, structured processes, and the importance of self-belief will undoubtedly inspire you. Plus, stay tuned to hear about his upcoming projects, including a new app and his foray into public speaking. This episode is filled with invaluable lessons on resilience, the power of mentorship, and the transformative nature of facing life's challenges head-on.

Get ready for an inspiring conversation that goes beyond the green and into the heart of personal development. Let's dive in! 🌟

Takeaways:

Choose to fight instead of giving in to fear and adversity.
Focus on biomechanics and golf-specific training to optimize performance.
Coach Joey D is embarking on a speaking journey to connect with and empower others.

Questions & Answers:

Question:

Mick Hunt: Joey, how did you change the way strength training is perceived in golf?

Joey D: By using biomechanics to show that strength training enhances swing efficiency and control, debunking old myths that it would hurt performance.

2. Question:

Mick Hunt: What makes your training system so effective for athletes, Joey?

Joey D: Our non-invasive method tailors training to individual needs, improving balance and performance without unnecessary strain.

3. Question:

Mick Hunt: How did beating cancer influence your coaching and outlook on life?

Joey D: It taught me resilience and the value of mindset shifts, helping me inspire athletes to view challenges as opportunities.

Sound Bites

"If you were going to live one more day and you had no more tomorrows, what choice would you make?"
"I'm about to make that happen."
"What you've taught has changed the way that most, if not all golfers approach fitness to the game."

Connect and Discover

Instagram: Instagram.com/joeydgolf

Facebook: facebook.com/JoeyDGolf

Website: joeydgolf.com

Youtube: @JoeyDGolf

Books: Fix Your Body, Fix Your Swing

Hang the Banner: The Proven Golf Fitness Program Used by the Best Golfers in the World

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0:00.0	I believe that if you have a chance in life, there are no more excuses.
0:05.0	There are nothing but opportunities.
0:06.0	What were the things that you had to do to adjust the mindset?
0:10.0	As human beings, we can choose to be fearful or we could choose to fight.
0:14.0	So when you think about what is fight, what is flight, what is fear and what is fawn,
0:20.0	at the end of the day, I was stuck in between
0:22.8	fight and flight, and then it went instantly to fear. What inspired you to focus on
0:29.0	biomechanics and golf-specific training for these athletes? Forces of gravity, right, which are the
0:35.6	true definition of what does biomechanics mean, the more we
0:38.8	learned about and applied how those things very similar in movement patterns and neurological
0:45.3	connections, when you teach the brain how to move better, right, how to move faster but in control
0:52.7	and how to do things that relate to your specific swing and your
0:56.3	specific sport. Those modalities begin to transition to...
1:05.0	Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for
1:10.0	raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations.
1:13.8	Buckle up.
1:14.7	Here's Mick.
1:16.3	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged, and today
1:21.3	we have a trailblazer in the world of golf fitness, who's transformed some of the
1:26.3	careers of big names like Dustin
1:28.9	Johnson and Brooks Kepka, just name a few. He is also the author of the must read book,
1:35.2	Fix Your Body, Fix Your Swing, which I think he wrote for me.
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