Welcome to the August 2026 issue of Golf Fitness Monthly, brought to you by the Golf Fitness Association of America (GFAA). In this publication, we offer valuable insight and expertise from PGA of America Golf Professionals and fitness and performance experts who provide timely golf fitness programming that meets the needs of their diverse clientele and the industry at large.
For your reference, all past Golf Fitness Monthly issues and weekly Best Practices are available on the GFAA website (Golf.Fitness).
In this month’s issue:
Dr. Steven Lorick, the President of the Golf Fitness Association of America (GFAA), explains “Why Understanding How Adults Learn Is the Next Evolution in Golf Instruction.”
Chris Clemens, the PGA of America Director of Instruction and Founder of the Indianapolis (IN) Golf Academy, shares insights on how he builds better golfers through off-season engagement and mental and physical training.
Jason Zuback, a golf fitness professional and six-time World Long Drive Champion, provides his views on training golfers to achieve their goals. His is not a cookie cutter approach.
Derek Lemire, the lead fitness specialist at the Berkeley Hall Club in Bluffton, South Carolina, tells us how he coaches the physical and technical aspects of the golf swing.
Erick Arbé, the PGA of America owner/operator of Golf Web Design and co-founder of Seven Victory Fitness Collective in Greenville, South Carolina, shares details of his facility’s 7-Week Golf Fitness program.
Lisa Goulian Twiste, Senior Apparel Writer at PGA Magazine, highlights findings from the recent PGA Buying Summit in Frisco, Texas.
We thank this group of PGA of America Golf Professionals and golf fitness experts for sharing their time and knowledge to make the Golf Fitness Association of America a respected source of information on the business of golf fitness. We also thank our partners in this endeavor – Golf Web Design, GRAA, Gray Institute, Infraway, LPGA, MGI, PGA Magazine, PLAE and TPI – for their continued support.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
Rick SummersCEO & Publisher, Golf Fitness Association of America