“Assess don’t guess.”
Is a very common tag line by golf professionals.
And, I don’t like it.
Let’s dive in.
What is a Physical Assessment?
A physical assessment is a routine of exercises and movements that a practitioner will put you through, and write down your results – results practitioners say are objective, but are often far from it.
They will then compare those results to subjective standards to see whether you pass or, the dreaded, FAIL.
If you can sense from my tone, I don’t agree with the way physical assessments are utilized in the golf training world… But more on that later.
Read the rest of the article at the link below!
ARTICLE: Golf Physical Assessments… Should you get one?
About Carter Schmitz
I graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2019 with a business degree and a minor in exercise science. While there, I played football (as long as we consider being a kicker, playing football) and found two of the deepest passions in life - learning and human performance. Since then, I have become a certified strength coach, TPI Specialist and have had the opportunity to train hundreds of athletes ranging from the middle school to the professional level.
I believe in building humans first, athletes second.
I believe that everybody has extraordinarily high amounts of value to offer.
I believe that the pursuit of improvement will lead to growth, no matter the outcomes.
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