The answer: Sort of? . . . Golf is a GREAT form of exercise and activity. It gets you outside for 5+ hours. It's a physically impactful...

Do you split up your training into upper and lower body sessions? Maybe you're a push : pull trainee? Or a muscle splits type of athlete?...

The traditional view is this... In order to protect our spine, we should work to build a stronger core (this is true), via exercises that...

Many golfers out there are seeking "more rotation" in their golf swing. But what does this even mean? And how do they know they need more...

"I need to get more flexible hips" "I need to get more flexible shoulders" "The biggest limiting factor for golfers is flexibility"...

I guess that title is a bit misleading... We are more-so strengthening the muscles surrounding the spine, as opposed to the spine itself....

The game of golf plays an important role in many of our lives. It's more than a game to many of us. And there is one thing that more than...

The goal of "stretching" exercises - or as I like to call them, mobility exercises - is to increase the function of a joint and the...

The more I work with athletes - and the more athletes approach me with mobility issues - the simpler the exercises I prescribe become....

HERE'S THE PROBLEM... So many athletes need more hip mobility. It's probably one of the most common things I get asked about... how do I...

The number of complex "mobility" exercises I see on social media daily is puke worthy. They use 7 different tools, the coach doesn't...

Hip mobility is important. The hips are the bridge between the lower body and trunk. They help move the pelvis, which is directly...

Stretching isn't the answer to your tight hamstrings. It may help, but passive tactics like static stretching will only take you so far...

SHOULDER. HEALTH. This exercise moves the shoulder joint through a full range of rotation while challenging the posterior shoulder...

Humans are adaptable. Meaning, we adapt to the stressors that our body absorbs. And this includes even the most experienced of athletes....

This golf exercise is one that you will find in almost all of our programming at SCRATCH. I like to throw it in almost weekly, maybe...

Static stretching is very different than dynamic mobility. At SCRATCH, we will make use of both within our golf fitness programming. Very...

Hate to break it to you... there is not a singular, or group of exercises that is "best for golfers." However, there are TONS of great...

Too often we are taught to "brace" and "build tension" in our core. But yet... our spine is built to move. It should flow with our...

Find some room. Click play. Follow along. 5 minutes to get those hips moving and grooving. . . . Carter Schmitz, CSCS, TPI...