Core Performance Golf: The Revolutionary Training and Nutrition Program for Success On and Off the Course

by Mark Verstegen, Pete Williams, Tom Lehman (Foreword)

The Core Performance phenomenon continues-with this new book that combines the effectiveness of the author's revolutionary training system and the enormous popularity of golf. Mark Verstegen, who has trained hundreds of elite athletes here and abroad at his Athletes' Performance Institutes, among them many PGA and LPGA golfers, now shares with every golfer the methods that have helped the pros develop their explosive power and strength.

In Core Performance Golf, golfers will

-A training program that is ideally suited to developing the golf swing because so much of the swing, like the Core Program itself, depends on rotation and movement
-Exercises designed to help them create more torque and balance, thus adding yards to drives and precision to shots
-A conditioning and nutrition regimen that will build strength, power, and stamina, while reducing the risk of injuries and speeding recovery time
-Sidebar quotes and tips from famous golfers the author has worked with

240 pages, Hardcover

First published February 19, 2008

Reviews

[Jeff Goldenberg · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is on par with every other fitness-related book I've read, which is to say, not very useful. It shows you some exercises you can do. It tells you of some healthy foods you can eat, when you should eat and how much you should eat. What it doesn't do is give you exact instruction on what to do to become fit using the information in the book. I think most people looking for a book with this specific a title expect a specific set of instructions to follow. Do this, this, then this, followed by this, and your fitness level and golf skills will improve. This book doesn't come close to that level of usefulness at all. It is just a collection of information you can probably find elsewhere. On top of that, many of the exercises recommended require special apparatus made by the company the author works for. Surprise, surprise. If it weren't for the fact that the info in the book is useful to those who don't know the basics about nutrition or exercise, this book would be a complete waste of time, money and paper.

[Allie Jo Arendell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Athletes Performance always does justice to its systems of life fitness. I have read each and every one of their other books, including Every Day Is Game Day (my favorite!), but I must note that this was my least favorite. Still founded in the principles of the Athlete Performance system, Core Performance Golf relates most to an audience belonging to the world of golf...but insomuch as it felt a little watered down. Having reviewed the other systems I thought Verstegen and Williams should have included more. As they claim, "Golfers are athletes!", so should they have treated them to a more challenging system instead of the watered down version they recommend.

If you want the hidden gem from Verstegen pick up Core Performance or Every Day is Game Day. Written for the general active audience, Athletes Performance never lets you down.