Welcome to the May 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), writes about Junior Development for Golf Performance.
Lauren McMillin, a yoga and movement specialist and founder of YoGolf Performance in Madison, Mississippi, tells us how to attain swing stability through essential balance training for every golfer.
Dr. Natalie Tilton, a doctor of physical therapy and the owner and CEO of Ability Allies in New Hampshire, teaches us that physical therapy for golfers means understanding the human body.
Liza Abood, a PGA of America and LPGA Teaching Professional at Olney (MD) Golf Park, shares her methods of getting students to start slowly and ease into the golf swing during every lesson, practice session and round of golf.
Amanda Ehrlich, a graduate student and athlete at Oklahoma State University, explains how building a golf performance profile means using data to inform decisions.
Lisa Goulian Twiste, Senior Apparel Writer at PGA Magazine, provides us with a women’s golf apparel spring fashion preview.
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