Golf Peak Performance Training Program

You’ll receive personalized, one-on-one training with us. In our Golf Performance Improvement Program, a New England Baptist Hospital Certified Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Level 2 Fitness expert is dedicated to providing the highest quality sports enhancement program. He is joined by other highly trained and experienced athletic trainers. We use a dynamic, functional approach tailored to meet your individual needs and goals.

Improve Your Game with Better Body Mechanics

Most golfers think that working with their local pro shop to improve their swing is the best way to up their game. While that can help lower your handicap, improving your body mechanics can take you much further toward meeting your goals.

The Golf Peak Performance program at New England Baptist Hospital was designed by experts in sports medicine and musculoskeletal care to bring evidence-based golf fitness techniques to both the professional and recreational player. Golf is a sport that requires muscle power, endurance and flexibility. By conditioning your body to get into optimal shape for the season, you can help avoid injury and ensure that you perform at your best.

In this program, we will identify your strengths, note your limitations and discover where you have room for improvement. Progress is measured throughout your training so you can see how your workout is paying off.

One-on-One Professional Golf Trainer

Work one-on-one with our head athletic trainer and fitness expert to better understand your body mechanics and target your specific improvement needs. The program begins with a free 30-minute evaluation followed by your first 60-minute session.

For optimal results, six sessions are recommended. If you choose, and pending approval by your facility, we can arrange to have your sessions take place on a golf course or driving range (for an additional fee, and not the first session).

Meet the Instructor: Bryan Truscott, LAT, ATC, CSCS

Bryan Truscott is Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Level 2 Fitness and Level 2 Medical Certified. He has worked with athletes of various ages and calibers including professional, amateur and collegiate throughout his career. Using his sports medicine background, he customizes each program to meet your individual goals.

Cost of the Golf Peak Performance Program

This is a self-pay, fee-for-service program not covered by insurance. We accept the following payment methods:

• Credit or debit card
• Check
• Cash

Please call us for specific pricing. If you’d like to hold a session on the golf course, there will be an additional fee. 

The program can begin whenever you’re ready to get started. We don’t require a referral from a doctor. However, we do need medical clearance from your doctor if you have a current health condition or recent injury.

Missed Lesson Policy

To avoid a cancellation fee, the Golf Peak Performance individual lessons can be rescheduled within 48 hours of your appointment time.

Golf requires muscle power, endurance and flexibility. Improving your physical abilities will help you avoid injuries and ensure that you perform your best throughout the game. Consider a program that consists of stretching, strengthening and endurance exercises. Working with New England Baptist Hospital experts, you’ll learn strategies around the following areas related to golf.

Warm Up

A good warm-up is important for all athletes. A warm-up increases your flexibility and range of motion, both of which are important to your swing. Warming up also helps you avoid overuse injuries, like rotator cuff tendonitis or lower back pain. Try knee hugs, shoulder stretches with club and torso turns.

Strengthening Exercises

Strengthening your muscles — particularly your core — helps you add power and distance to your swing. A strong core also helps protect your lower back from injury and allows you to build strength and power in your legs and shoulders. In the months leading up to your golf season, work on strengthening exercises, including the side plank, superman and glute bridges. If you feel confident in your core strength, you can focus on your technique once the golf season starts.

Endurance Exercises

Golf is a long game, so it requires stamina to maintain your power and form throughout the day. Working on aerobic exercises as part of your pre-season training strengthens your muscles and creates the stamina you need to succeed. Perform a cardio activity for 20 to 45 minutes at least three times per week to see positive results in your game.

Walking, running and biking helps build endurance. Interval training is also a great way to build endurance. This type of conditioning involves alternating bouts of higher intensity work (10 to 60 seconds) followed by easier, submaximal recovery work (15 to 90 seconds). Start with one minute total time of high intensity activity (one to six rounds), then do five minutes of slow recovery work.

Injury Prevention Strategies

To help prevent injury, make sure you practice these general safety tips:

• Warm up and stretch before and after you play.
• Review swinging technique with a coach or professional trainer to make sure you don’t develop bad habits that could lead to injury.
• Use properly fitting equipment, specifically golf shoes.
• Lift and carry clubs carefully to avoid straining your back and shoulders.
• To avoid injuries from flying clubs or errant balls, pay attention to your surroundings. If you hit an errant ball, be sure to call “fore” to alert the players around you. Be aware of where your fellow golfers are standing.
• Always wear sunscreen to protect your skin, and drink water to stay hydrated.
• Participate in a conditioning course to strengthen your muscles — particularly your core, back and shoulders — to help prevent injury.
• Consult with your coach or athletic trainer about ways to prevent overuse injuries like tendonitis. 
• Have a physical exam at the start of the season to make sure you’re healthy to play.
• If you have any type of persistent pain, consult an orthopedic expert.

Our team is experienced in helping people get back to golf who have suffered these and a wide range of other injuries, conditions or situations:

• Arm and elbow
  • Elbow pain
  • Forearm pain
  • Golfer’s elbow (tendonitis)
• Back, neck and spine 
  • Lower back pain
  • Neck pain
• Foot and ankle
  • Ankle sprain
  • Plantar fasciitis
• Hand and wrist
  • Finger or wrist tendonitis
  • Golfer’s wrist
  • Thumb injury
  • Wrist pain
• Hip
  • Hip tendonitis
• Leg and knee 
  • Collateral ligament injury
  • Knee pain or injury
• Shoulder
  • Rotator cuff surgery
  • Shoulder pain
  • Shoulder surgery 

We don’t require a referral from your doctor. However, we do need medical clearance from your doctor if you have a current health condition or recent injury.

Our team focuses on safely returning you to golf by focusing on goals in three key areas:

Mobility

• To safely maintain and/or increase your general flexibility through various stretching exercises and movement patterns.
• To identify and correct any gross movement restrictions found in your golf swing.

Stability

• To establish stability in critical areas of the body so you can maintain proper posture and balance from the beginning to end of your swing.
• To create functional stability in both your upper body and lower body, and to optimize control and power in your swing.

Strength & Endurance

• To increase your basic strength to improve performance and reduce the risk of injury.
• To increase your endurance to ensure that your performance remains at a high level from the beginning to the end of the round.