SANTA ANA, CA – May 18, 2009 – GolfGym, the leader in golf fitness since 1987, today announced that strength and conditioning training with Coach Joey D has helped PGA Professional Jason Dufner generate the best professional golf season of his career.
Dufner began training with Coach Joey D shortly after transitioning from the Nationwide Tour to the PGA Tour. The professional understood that to compete with such talented golfers he had to work off course as hard as he worked on the course. After two and half years of diligently working with Coach Joey D the results speak for themselves.
This season Dufner has played in 13 PGA Tour events and made 11 cuts. He has produced three Top-10 finishes, most recently with a tie for fifth place at Quail Hollow. As an alternate, Dufner got an opportunity to play The Players Championship where he was in third place after 36 holes and at the Zurich Classic, Dufner shot three impressive rounds in the 60s. His stellar play has positioned him #44 on the money list and has moved him to #42 in FedExCup standings.
“When I started with Coach Joey D, I wasn’t feeling good physically. So I think he’s been a big help for me to kind of get me to the next level,” said Dufner.
Coach Joey D utilizes GolfGym’s fitness products to stretch and support Dufner’s functional work and golf specific movement patterns.
“I am proud of Jason’s performance. His commitment to golf fitness remains a priority and its effects are showing up on the golf course. I appreciate all he does in the trailer and his body is biomechanical strong,” commented Coach Joey D.
PGA Tour Coach Joey Diovisalvi coaches PGA Professional Jason Dufner as well as Charlie Wi, Pat Perez, Ryuji Imada, Jason Gore, and Tom Pernice, Jr. His strength and conditioning programs include many of the Golf Gym products. Here are some of the products Coach Joey D employs:
The GolfGym® PowerSwing Trainer is a training and conditioning tool designed to develop proper swing habits and muscle memory, improve club control and shot accuracy, build strength to add distance, and develop better balance and posture. It comes packaged in either a Personal Edition or a Masters Edition.
Both versions include a ProPerfect Training Grip with PowerCord (a medium resistance for the Personal Edition and a light, medium and heavy resistance for the Masters Edition), high quality training DVD video, instruction booklet and carry bag. (MSRP: Personal Edition – $39.95 or Masters Edition – $69.95)
The GolfGym® PowerBandz is designed for the golfer looking to develop greater rotation, strength, flexibility and balance through golf specific movement patterns and exercises. Using these will help the golfer develop golf specific muscle movement patterns against resistance and ingrain those movement patterns in his or her body and mind. It consists of a set of two 4′ bands with individual handles and includes a combination door and loop attachment. It is available in medium and heavy resistance levels. (MSRP: $79.95)
The GolfGym® Club 38 Weighted Trainer and GolfGym® Club 28 Weighted Trainer are designed to increase your power, flexibility and balance. The exclusive design distributes the weight like that of a standard golf club with half the total weight in the bottom third of the club. The added weight increases flexibility and compels you to stay in balance. (MSRP: $59.95 each)
The GolfGym® Balance Ball provides a proven time-tested design to help any golfer improve core strength, flexibility, posture and balance. It is available in a 55cm or 65cm size and comes with a Quick Start DVD, Quick Start User Manual and portable air pump. (MSRP: $29.95)
The GolfGym® PowerBall is a great training tool to help develop core strength and balance. The double handled 8 pound PowerBall is designed for the golfer looking for greater rotation and core exercises and strengthening. An instructional DVD is included. (MSRP: $54.95)
The GolfGym® PowerStance Loop is a simple tool that when used correctly can make a real difference in your lower body strength and balance. This easy to use loop will help strengthen your legs to stabilize your lower body which will help produce a more powerful swing. (MSRP: $8.95)
Coach Joey D has partnered with GolfGym to bring PGA TOUR conditioning to golfers worldwide. The partnership combines the efforts and expertise of a golf fitness pioneer with one of the most elite coaches on the PGA TOUR. This union brings together the tools and the techniques that are currently being employed by the top players on the PGA TOUR and makes them available directly to golfers of all ability levels.
As a coach on the PGA Tour for over 10 years, Joey D is best known for coaching Vijay Singh during a seven year period that was highlighted when Vijay became #1 in the world. Joey D’s coaching methods with Vijay were featured on an ABC Special, Practice Like a PGA Tour Player, which showcased Vijay’s dedication and work ethic to improve his golf fitness and performance, and a CBS Special, The Science of Golf, which focused on the biomechanics of the golf swing.
About GolfGym®
GolfGym LLC, a Santa Ana, CA based company, is the industry leader in golf fitness. The company’s flagship product, the GolfGym® PowerSwing Trainer, was introduced in 1987 and has been used by golfers, trainers, coaches and therapists around the world to improve their golf games and golf fitness levels. This year GolfGym introduces the Joey D Signature Series of products and DVDs including the new GolfGym® PowerBandz. In addition to the PowerSwing Trainer, the company’s product line includes the GolfGym® Club 38 and Club 28 Weighted Trainers, the GolfGym® Balance Ball, the GolfGym® PowerBall, the GolfGym® PowerStance Loop, and the PowerGrip Squeasy®. GolfGym offers an affiliate program to interested website owners.
For more information about the company and its products and Coach Joey D, visit www.golfgym.com or call 1-877-4-GOLFGYM (446-5349). To follow Coach Joey D from “Inside the Ropes,” visit the GolfGym blog at www.golfgymblog.blogspot.com.
Follow the company on Twitter at www.twitter.com/golfgym.
Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJSz5a60hcA to view a product demo video featuring Joey D.
For media inquiries about GolfGym or Joey D, please contact Tracy Nackel at 760-420-1602 / tnackel@cox.net or Vanessa Price at 714-544-6515 / readthegreens@aol.com.
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