SANTA ANA, CA – October 7, 2009 – GolfGym, the leader in golf fitness since 1987, today announced that its PowerSwing Trainer – Masters Edition received second place in the training aids category from the GOLF EUROPE Product Award committee at GOLF EUROPE 2009 in Munich, Germany.
“GolfGym is thrilled to receive this award from GOLF EUROPE 2009,” said Ken Pierce, President, GolfGym. “We were the only golf fitness product included as a top three finalist in the training aids category which helps validate the growing impact golf fitness is having on the game of golf. Tour professionals worldwide have been using the GolfGym PowerSwing Trainer daily as part of their golf fitness programs and we hope the recognition gained by this award will help more golfers realize the benefits of using our products to improve their games.”
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. The Masters Edition includes a ProPerfect Training Grip with PowerCords in light, medium and heavy resistance, high quality training DVD video, instruction booklet and carry bag. The PowerSwing Trainer, along with all GolfGym products, is standard equipment in the PGA Tour Fitness Trailers at every PGA, Nationwide and Champions Tour event.
The GOLF EUROPE Product Awards are given for the most innovative products for the upcoming golf season and have become one of the established elements of the leading European trade show for golf. The best products are selected from the categories of clubs, apparel, footwear, and accessories, as well as caddies and training equipment. A high-caliber jury consisting of independent industry and retail experts as well as leading media representatives selects the winners from the entered products according to functional aspects, design, degree of innovation, and ease of use.
“The product awards offer the individual winners an opportunity to present themselves and their products to retail and to jump ahead of the competition,” explains Armin Wittmann, Exhibition Director GOLF EUROPE. “The selection was made by examining the functional aspect, design, degree of innovation, and ease of use of each product entry.”
The PowerSwing Trainer includes an Instructional DVD featuring Joey Diovisalvi, one of the elite biomechanics, strength and conditioning coaches on the PGA Tour. On the DVD, Coach Joey D walks golfers through all the exercises he employs on the PGA Tour with his players Jason Dufner, Pat Perez, Ryuji Imada, Jason Gore, Charlie Wi, Tom Pernice Jr. and Chez Reavie.
Coach Joey D has partnered with GolfGym to bring PGA TOUR conditioning to golfers worldwide. GolfGym offers a line of Joey D Signature Series Products which bring 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 is standard with GolfGym, all products are easy to use, portable and affordable. Every product includes a Joey D Instructional DVD.
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 this program, visit http://www.golfgym.com/affiliates. 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).
For distributor or retail information, or to place a retail order for GolfGym products, please contact Bonfit America, Inc. via phone at 800-526-6348 or e-mail at jmichael@bonfit.com.
Follow GolfGym’s blog at http://www.golfgymblog.blogspot.com/ or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/golfgym. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJSz5a60hcA to view a product demo video featuring Coach Joey D.
For media inquiries about GolfGym or Coach 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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