Playing your best golf after turning 50, 60 or even 70! with Josh Leyes

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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#975 Summary Our guest is Josh Leyes from Par4Success talking about the importance of fitness for golfers, particularly those over 50. We discuss how aging affects golf performance, the significance of rotary mobility, and the foundational aspects of a fitness program tailored for golfers. Josh emphasizes the need for golfers to understand their physical limitations and how to address them to improve their game and prevent injuries. The conversation also covers the four pillars of golf performance: technique, equipment, mobility, and strength. Josh emphasizes that golfers of all ages can enhance their game through consistent training and rehabilitation, regardless of their physical condition. Ultimately, the conversation underscores the significance of addressing physical limitations to achieve better results on the golf course. Par4Success.com offers a home mobility assessment atTakeaways The ultimate goal for golfers is to shoot their age. Longevity in golf means playing at any desired level for as long as possible. Aging leads to a decrease in club head speed and distance. Simple, consistent exercises can help golfers improve performance and reduce pain. Rotary mobility is the foundation of a golfer's fitness. Mobility assessments can help identify areas for improvement. Golfers can improve their game at any age. Balance is crucial for a successful golf swing. Consistent training is key for golfers of all ages. Addressing physical limitations is the lowest hanging fruit for improvement. Let's play golf together next Spring! Our next Golf Smarter Adventure will be on the Robert Trent Jones Trail in Birmingham, AL on March 26-30, 2025. Space is limited. Learn more and reserve your spot now at tmigolf.com/golfsmarter Follow @golfsmarter on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube for daily highlights and helpful insights from our interviews on the podcast. We also post articles and video shorts on LinkedIn @FredGreene (from Novato, CA). Receive three free gifts when you post an honest review about Golf Smarter on your favorite podcast app including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Listen for details. This episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Terms and conditions apply. This episode is brought to you by the all new T-Rex3 created by Amazfit which is available at us.amazfit.com/golfsmarter as well as major retailers Best Buy, Target, Walmartand Amazon, but when you purchase at us.amazfit.com/golfsmarter, you’ll get 15% off with the promo code GolfSmarter. For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Vern Coats from Marion, Iowa. I play golf at Indian Creek Country Club, and this is Golf Smarter
0:09.9	episode number 975. Think of a pyramid. The most important part of the pyramid is obviously
0:15.3	is the foundation. If we don't have a wide base in foundation, the top's not going to stay put.
0:20.1	So in any building, we want a solid
0:21.8	foundation and you always start with that. You can't start a building by building a roof first. It
0:26.2	just doesn't work. So our foundation has to be rotary mobility. And golfers, they're like,
0:31.3	oh yeah, I know I need to be flexible, but people don't like to do flexibility one. Because number one,
0:36.4	they may not know exactly what they need to do
0:38.4	it's like you know i can stretch my quads i can stretch my hamstrings i might do a few trunk rotations
0:43.1	like this but is that really going to make a measurable difference and so what we found is that number one
0:48.5	measure the areas where we need to rotate better and for a golfer those are the four key areas where we
0:54.1	need to rotate are your neck so a golfer, those are the four key areas where we need to rotate
0:54.9	are your neck. So you can actually turn and see the ball. If you just do a trunk turn with your body
1:01.1	and then you try in back swing position, then I try and rotate my head to look at the ball. I need a good
1:06.0	amount of neck rotation. And for people that if they start to turn their head or if you notice
1:10.2	if you're driving and you kind of have to turn your whole body to check behind you, golfers would have to do a shoulder check. They're finding that the next type, that's a sure sign that your neck mobility is limited.
1:24.5	Playing your best golf after turning 50, 60, or even 70 with Josh Lays.
1:31.4	This is Golf Smarter, sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:42.0	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:46.5	Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Josh.
1:53.0	Hey, thanks for having me, Fred. Appreciate being here. Yeah, I'm excited about this conversation because you're from par for success, which we've spoken to Chris Finn many times on this podcast. And we
1:59.8	talked about exercise, fitness for golf. And that's
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