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140: The Most Underrated Skill in Golf: Balance

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2026/09/28

Nobody has ever booked a coaching call with Shaun asking to improve their balance. It isn't flashy and it doesn't sound like the thing that's costing you shots. It quietly sits underneath a huge number of them anyway, and once you see it, it's hard to unsee. There's a test in this episode you can do right now: stand on one leg, get stable, close your eyes, and count how long you last before you wobble or put your foot down. Shaun screens golfers all the time who can barely manage a few second...

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4:14

139: Swinging Out of Your Shoes and Going Nowhere:...

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2026/09/21

You give it absolutely everything. The bloke next to you makes a smooth, almost lazy swing and flies it 30 past you. That's not a strength problem. It's an efficiency problem, and it's good news, because it means you've got distance sitting there that you simply aren't using yet. Distance doesn't come from how hard you swing. It comes from how well you sequence and how much separation you create. Most amateurs aren't short on effort, they're short on efficiency, and swinging harder just makes...

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3:10

138: Why Your Mobility Routine Isn't Actually Working

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2026/09/14

"Shaun, I do my mobility stuff and it just isn't working for me." This one is for the golfer who is genuinely doing the work. The stretching, the foam rolling, the whole routine, and getting frustrated because none of it shows up in their golf. Here's the part that sounds strange at first: you can get more flexible and still not change your swing at all. The flexibility most people chase lying on the floor doesn't automatically transfer to a fast, dynamic, standing up, athletic movement like ...

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3:28

137: The Shotgun Approach: Why Collecting Exercises...

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2026/09/07

A mobility drill off Instagram. A power exercise off YouTube. A stretch your mate's coach told him about. Before long you've got 15 or 20 random exercises you do whenever you remember, in no order, with no progression, and no idea whether any of it is right for your body. Shaun calls this the shotgun approach: firing a lot of pellets and hoping something hits the target. This episode is not a go at anyone doing it. Golfers end up here because they care and they're trying. The problem is that ...

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4:10

Why Your Sore Back Isn't Actually a Back Problem

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2026/08/31

Here is an idea that will change how you think about your body and your golf game forever: where the pain is, is rarely where the problem is.Most golfers, and honestly most of the fitness world, treat the body like a collection of separate parts. Sore shoulder, work on the shoulder. Tight back, stretch the back. But your body does not work like a set of separate boxes. It works like a chain. When one link cannot do its job, another link picks up the slack, and eventually that other link is th...

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5:00

Why Your Lessons Never Fixed This Swing Fault

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2026/08/24

If you have spent years and thousands of dollars on lessons trying to fix the same swing fault, and it keeps coming back, this episode explains why. Today we go deep on the single most common swing fault I see in amateur golfers: early extension. That is when your hips and pelvis push toward the ball in the downswing instead of rotating and clearing out of the way. If you have ever been told you stand up out of your shots, that is early extension, and it triggers the whole menu of inconsisten...

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3:21

How a Man With a Rebuilt Body Gained 50 Yards at 69

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2026/08/17

"I'm too old. I've had too many surgeries. My body is just done." These are the most expensive sentences in golf, because the moment you believe them, you stop trying, and then they come true. This episode is for the golfer who has quietly decided their best golf is behind them. In it I make the case that your history is information, not a prison sentence. It tells me where to be smart and where to build, not whether you can improve. The body adapts at every age. It gets a little slower at 70...

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3:40

Why Your Desk Job Is Quietly Killing Your Golf Swing

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2026/08/10

Stand up, put your feet together, and try to touch your toes. Can you do it? If you cannot get close, this episode explains exactly why your swing feels cramped, short, and stuck, and it probably has nothing to do with your technique. In this solo episode I break down the real reason most weekend golfers lose power and consistency. The modern golfer sits for eight, ten, even twelve hours a day, and the body is brilliant at adapting to what you ask of it. Ask it to sit all day and it gets very...

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3:32

132: The Golf Back Ache Nobody Warns You About

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2026/08/03

The back nine ache, the morning-after stiffness, the little stab on follow-through. A lot of golfers have accepted that pain is just the price of playing. In this episode Shaun challenges that, and explains why golf back pain is almost always a symptom of a problem somewhere else entirely. In this episode: Why golf doesn't have to hurt your backHow your lower back ends up "stealing" rotation it was never built forThe role stiff hips and a locked-up mid back play in lumbar painWhy Shaun almost...

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131: Some Days a 78, Some Days a 95: The Consistency...

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2026/07/27

One week you've cracked it. The next week, same clubs, same course, it all falls apart. In this episode Shaun explains why consistency isn't a swing thought or a magic drill. It's physical, and it comes down to whether your body can repeat the same positions on demand. In this episode: Why a repeatable swing comes from a body that can repeat positionsWhat it means to be playing with no margin for errorHow mobility, stability and strength widen that marginWhy your worst swing matters more than...

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3:11

130: The Back-Nine Collapse: Why You Fall Apart After...

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2026/07/20

Solid front nine, then the wheels come off coming home. Most golfers blame their head. In this episode Shaun explains why late-round collapse is almost always physical, not mental, and why it's completely trainable at any age. In this episode: Why eighteen holes is an endurance event most golfers never train forWhat fails first when your body fatigues, and how it wrecks your swingWhy "I lost focus" is usually the wrong diagnosisWhat next-day stiffness is really telling youHow golfers go from ...

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4:06

129: "I Used to Crush It": Where Your Distance...

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2026/07/13

"I used to hit it 230. Now I'm lucky to carry it 190. I guess that's just getting older." Shaun hears it on almost every call, and in this episode he explains why it's wrong. The yards you lost didn't vanish to a birthday. They got locked up in a body that stopped doing what your swing is asking of it, and that is reversible. In this episode: Why distance loss is usually sudden, not gradual, and what that tells youThe three things your body must do to create speedHow a stiff, untrained body q...

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4:57

128: The First Step Is Always the Hardest (But It...

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2026/07/07

The information isn't the thing holding most golfers back. Fear is. The quiet worry that you've waited too long and your body is too far gone. In this episode Shaun makes the case that nobody is too far gone, and that for most golfers the changes are weeks away, not years. In this episode: The real reason golfers never start, and it isn't time or moneyWhy Shaun has never met a golfer who was beyond helpHow quickly mobility and strength actually begin to changeThe one decision everything else ...

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6:07

127: How to Choose a Golf Fitness Professional (And...

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2026/06/29

The golf fitness space has exploded, and not everyone offering it knows how to deliver results. In this episode Shaun gives you a clear checklist for vetting any coach, trainer, or program before you spend a dollar, whether you work with Fairway Performance or someone else entirely. In this episode: The single most important question: do they assess you firstWhy a coach should be able to show progress with actual dataThe difference between a great personal trainer and a true golf fitness coac...

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4:59

126: Weight Shift, Early Extension & How Your Body...

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2026/06/22

Early extension. Hanging back. Coming over the top. You've watched the videos and done the drills, and the fault is still there. In this episode Shaun connects fitness to swing mechanics and explains why your most stubborn swing faults usually aren't swing problems at all. They're body problems. In this episode: Why your body takes "detour routes" when proper movement isn't availableThe link between hip internal rotation and early extensionWhat's really behind an inability to shift weight to ...

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5:14

125: The 'I Don't Have Time' Myth: How to Fit Golf...

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2026/06/18

"I'd love to start, but I'm just too busy." It's the most common reason golfers put off taking care of their body, and in this episode Shaun challenges it head on. You don't have a time problem. You have a priority problem. Here's why the time is already there, and how to use it. In this episode: Why "too busy" is almost never the real reasonHow much training a tailored program actually takes (less than you think)Why a targeted plan saves time instead of costing itThe real cost of doing nothi...

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54:16

124: The Lead Leg Secret That Separates Tour Pros...

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2026/06/08

If your golf swing falls apart right after you start training your body, that might be the best sign you are finally on the right track. In this episode we go deep with Dr. Russ Manalastas, physical therapist, 20-year strength coach, and owner of MANA Performance Therapy in Rochester, New York. Russ works with golfers, hockey players, and baseball athletes, serves as the head PT for Cobblestone Creek Country Club, and uses force plates, 3D motion capture, and power profiling to figure out exa...

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43:43

123: Why the Best Iron Player on Earth Never Aims at...

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2026/06/01

Most golfers think their blow-up holes are bad luck. Alex Huang has spent 18 years proving otherwise. In this episode we sit down with Alex Huang, co-founder of Decade Golf and the analytical mind behind the system used by Bryson DeChambeau, Will Zalatoris, and dozens of LPGA, Epson Tour, and college players. Before golf, Alex spent nearly two decades in professional poker, and he brings that same cold, objective decision-making lens to how we should be playing the game. We get into why "blow...

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3:16

122: The Number One Tool Every Golfer Needs (And Most...

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2026/05/25

In this episode, Shaun makes the case for why having a physical therapist or golf fitness professional isn't a luxury it's the single most impactful addition to any golfer's toolkit, and the one that nearly everyone is missing. What you'll learn: The misconception that physical therapy is only for injured people — and why the proactive model is where the real value livesThe car service analogy: you change the oil before the engine seizes, you rotate the tires before they blow out — so why do ...

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4:05

121: The Golfer's Guide to Core Training (You're...

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2026/05/18

In this episode, Shaun reframes core training for golfers — moving away from the sit-up-and-plank mentality and toward the two core functions that actually transfer to the golf swing. What you'll learn: The core has six functions, not one. Most golfers only train flexion (crunches/sit-ups) and maybe isometric holds (planks). That covers two out of six — and neither is the most important for golf.The six core functions broken down: Flexion — the crunch movementExtension — arching the back...

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