Welcome to the March 2025 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:
• Bob Forman, a two-time GFAA On-Course Award Winner, 2024 GFAA Recognition Award Winner and Exercise Physiology Certified Golf Fitness Instructor, Speaker and Author, describes the negative effects of foot inversion in a golfer’s backswing and how to fix it.
• Lance Gill, a three-time GFAA On-Course Award Winner, 2024 GFAA Industry Leaders Award Winner and Founder of Lance Gill Performance, tells us about the white glove service that he and his team provide their clients.
• Brian Williams, the 2023 Gulf States PGA Section Merchandiser of the Year for Private Facilities and PGA of America Owner/Operator of Mind Body Swing in Prairieville, Louisiana, shares the story of his new business and how he implements golf fitness into his instruction and programming.
• Billy Sampson, the 2007 Carolinas PGA Section Bill Strausbaugh Award Winner, 2010 Section Player Development Award Winner, 2011 Section Golf Professional of the Year, 2016 Section Teacher of the Year, Quarter Century PGA Member and PGA of America Director of Instruction at Old Tabby Links in Okatie, South Carolina, highlights how he’s making fitness a core piece of his coaching philosophy.
• Lisa Goulian Twiste, Senior Apparel Writer at PGA Magazine, shares the story of Kyle Carpenter, PGA of America Head Golf Professional and golf shop owner at Northwood Country Club in Meridian, Mississippi, whose recent addition of lululemon has boosted sales and drawn attention to his golf shop.
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 – Fitness Lifestyles – for their continued support.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
Rick SummersCEO & Publisher, Golf Fitness Association of America
