5 Elements Blog

For the golf industry, this week Is the biggest week in golf! It is the pilgrimage of golf professionals from all over the world to Orlando, Florida to network with fellow professionals, sports performance specialists, innovators, vendors and media. It is also a time of learning, what works and doesn’t work for companies. In other words, everyone that comes to the “show” feels connec...

An eccentric muscle contraction occurs when the muscle is contracting while it is lengthening. Picture a simple bicep curl; as the weight is controlled back to the starting the position (after the curl) your bicep is still engaged and contracting, even though the muscle is lengthening, to prevent the weight from dropping to your side. You can use this type of exercise all over the body with a wide...

This week my article is going to focus on our junior golf student-athletes. Recently I read an article published by a respectable golf publication regarding junior golf rankings and where you needed to be to have a chance to play at a Division I golf program, or more specifically a Top 100 program. I understand that it wasn’t trying to say that if you are not ranked in the top 500 junior players...