The Mental Side of Sub-90 Golf: Routines, Breathing, and Pressure Shots
Mental Game • 6 minutes • Veronica Paddy Most amateur golfers shoot two scores in every round. There is the score they are capable of, based on their ball-striking and their short game. Then there is the score they actually post, which is usually 4 to 8 strokes higher. The gap between those two numbers […]
Lower-Back Pain in Golfers: Causes, Red Flags, and What to Do About It
Injury Prevention • 7 minutes • Veronica Paddy Lower-back pain is the most common complaint among golfers I assess. Studies put the lifetime prevalence somewhere between 25 and 35 percent of all golfers, and well over half of touring professionals will deal with it at some point. The good news is that most golf-related back […]
Eating to Score: A Practical Nutrition Guide for an 18-Hole Round
Nutrition • 6 minutes • Veronica Paddy A round of golf is a 4 to 5 hour low-to-moderate intensity event with bursts of high-precision movement. Energy demand is real, but it is not the same as a marathon or a soccer match. Your nutrition strategy should match the sport. Most golfers either over-fuel and […]
Mobility vs. Flexibility: Why Most Stretching Routines Are Failing Your Swing
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Hydration: Playing Smart in the Pretoria Heat
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Why Most Golfers Plateau: And What a TPI Screen Actually Reveals
Golf Fitness • 6 minutes • Veronica Paddy Most amateur golfers I meet have hit a wall. They have taken lessons, bought new clubs, watched the YouTube videos, and yet their handicap has not budged in two years. The frustrating part is that they are usually working hard. The problem is rarely effort. It […]
The 10-Minute Pre-Round Warm-Up Every Golfer Should Be Doing
Warm-Up & Mobility • 5 minutes • Veronica Paddy Walk past any range on a Saturday morning and you will see the same thing: golfers grabbing a driver and hammering balls at full speed within two minutes of arriving. This is not a warm-up. It is a stress test on a cold body, and […]
Build a Rotational Core: 5 Exercises That Add Distance Without Adding Bulk
Strength & Power • 7 minutes • Veronica Paddy When golfers ask me how to hit it further, they usually expect me to talk about the gym. They are half right. Distance comes from clubhead speed, and clubhead speed is the product of strength, sequencing, and mobility. The lever you can move fastest as […]
The Over-50 Golfer’s Guide to Gaining Distance Back
Senior Golf • 7 minutes • Veronica Paddy Distance loss after 50 is real. It is also far more reversible than most golfers think. The conventional wisdom is to accept it, drop down a tee box, and play the percentages. That is sometimes the right answer, but most senior golfers I work with are leaving […]
Off-Season in South Africa: A 12-Week Golf Fitness Plan
Periodisation Planning • 8 minutes • Veronica Paddy South African golfers are blessed with year-round playing conditions, which is also a curse. There is no real off-season, so most amateurs train and play in the same low-grade rhythm all year. Tour players use a structured off-season to do the work that cannot happen during competitive […]