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July 15, 2022
July 15, 2022
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Sleep Your Way to Better On-Course Performance

How More Consistent Sleep Can Lower Your Scores The average adult needs between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per night to optimize cognitive function. Less […]
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June 12, 2022
June 12, 2022
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Out With the Old, In With the New

With the ever growing membership and additions to our fitness staff at our Lincoln Park Clubhouse, real-estate in the gym was in high demand. With more […]
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June 7, 2022
June 7, 2022
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Why Should I Be Fit For My Golf Clubs?

As we near the beginning of Summer and golf season is pretty much in full swing, now is a great time to consider checking the specs […]
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May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022
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Speed In the Golf Swing

Where It Comes From and How to Train It Speed. Everyone wants it in the golf swing, but few really know how to train for it, […]
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April 15, 2022
April 15, 2022
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The 3-Dimensional Game of Golf

Twist it, turn it, flick it, push it, pull it… are we talking about the game BOP IT or the game of Golf?  Whether you are […]
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February 15, 2022
February 15, 2022
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What’s In a Foot?

There are 26 bones in each foot.  There are 206 bones in the entire human body.  This means a quarter (52) of the bones in your […]
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January 15, 2022
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Using On-Course Statistics to Improve Your Golf Scores

While learning something new in the golf swing it is imperative to have feedback on whether or not an improvement is being made. However, many golfers […]
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December 10, 2021
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How Using Your Breath Can Help Improve Your Golf Game

Anyone who has tried understands that improving your golf game is hard work. Learning a new motor pattern requires that a student goes through three different […]
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November 30, 2021
November 30, 2021
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Offseason Improvement Ideas

How to Keep Getting Better At Golf In the Winter As many of us living in the upper Midwest experience every year, the beautiful summer and […]
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When local courses shut down for the season, 90% o When local courses shut down for the season, 90% of golfers pack their clubs away—and end up spending all of next spring shaking off rust and fighting the exact same swing flaws.

The offseason isn't downtime. It's development time.

In our latest blog post, Winter Is Coming: Why the Offseason Is When Champion Golfers Are Made, we break down how to use the winter months to rebuild your physical engine, dial in your Trackman metrics, and add real clubhead speed before spring arrives.

👉 Ready to stop guessing and start building your 2027 game? Tap the link below to read the full blog post!

#SMARTGolfFitness #OffseasonTraining #TrackmanGolf #TPI #GolfFitness
Meet October’s Supplement of the Month: 1st Phorm Meet October’s Supplement of the Month: 1st Phorm Energy Drinks in Silver Lightning! 

Silver Lightning delivers premium performance with zero guilt if you're gearing up for a heavy gym session, dialing in your swing in the bays, or powering through a busy workday. 

Why we’re stocking it in our clubhouses:
🍵 Natural Caffeine: Sourced from green tea for smooth, sustained power.
🧠 Laser Focus: Stacked with NeuroFactor™ and N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine to keep your mind sharp on and off the course.
💦 Hydration + B Vitamins: Key electrolytes to keep your cellular energy high through every rep.
🚫 0g Sugar: Delicious, crisp flavor with zero crash.

#SMARTGolfFitness #1stPhorm #SilverLightning #PhormEnergy #CleanEnergy
Huge shoutout to our Northbrook fitness coach @sta Huge shoutout to our Northbrook fitness coach @starkeynick22 for putting on an absolute clinic in strength, power, and athletic output!

Crossing off a personal record isn’t just about the heavy metal—it’s about the weeks, months, and years of disciplined work behind the scenes:

💥 505lb Deadlift: Obliterating his previous PR and setting a new high mark for maximum ground force production.

💣 Medicine Ball Throws & Seated Box Jumps: Converting raw strength into explosive rotational speed and vertical power.

💪 Dumbbell Curls: Keeping the upper body durable, balanced, and ready for work.

At SMART, our coaches don’t just talk about high performance—they live it every day.

Drop a 🔥 in the comments to congratulate Nick on pulling 505!

#SMARTGolfFitness #NorthbrookGolfFitness #CoachPR #Deadlift500 #GolfFitness
10 YEARS. 204 PARTICIPANTS. ONE UNFORGETTABLE TRIP 10 YEARS. 204 PARTICIPANTS. ONE UNFORGETTABLE TRIP TO IRELAND. 🇮🇪⛳️

What started a decade ago as a 16-person trip to Northern Michigan has officially reached its highest peak yet: 5 days traversing the dramatic coastlines, wind-swept fairways, and hidden gem links of Northern Ireland for the 10th Annual SMARTCUP!

From jaw-dropping views at the sleeper hit course Ardglass, to post-round pints of Guinness, to a tournament that came down to the absolute last putt on the 18th green—this milestone trip captured everything our community was built on.

We sat down with our founders, Tommy and Joe, alongside team members Kyle, Marissa, and Nick to get their raw, unfiltered takes on:

🌊 Why Ardglass was a favorite course among the group

🏆 Founders’ reflections on growing the SMARTCUP over 10 years

☘️ The unsung MVPs who clinched the winning points under pressure

🌦️ What it really takes to battle authentic Irish links terrain

"Spectacular. Breathtaking. Unreal."

👉 Ready to read the full recap and see why this trip was one for the history books? Visit the website to read the blog post now!

#SMARTGolfFitness #SMARTCUP #IrelandGolf #LinksGolf #GolfCommunity
Registration is officially open for the Winter Ser Registration is officially open for the Winter Series League at Northbrook, our season-long Order of Merit competition hosted inside our state-of-the-art Trackman bays!

Don't let your game go cold this off-season. Grab a partner and get ready for 8 total rounds of high-stakes indoor Match Play, complete with weekly food, drinks, and a tour-level competitive atmosphere.

League Snapshot:
🏆 Format: 2-Person Best Ball | Season-Long Order of Merit
📅 Schedule: Thursday nights starting October 22nd (register by Oct 15th)
⛳️ Matches: 8 rounds guaranteed (2 seeding/handicap matches + 6 regular-season rounds) 
🍺 Perks: Weekly food and drinks provided
👥 Field Size: Limited strictly to 16 teams of 2
💰 Pricing: $200 per person ($400 per team)

How to Enter:
Sign up with a partner for $400/team, or register as a single ($200) and we’ll pair you up with another player to complete the field!

👉 Spots are capped at 16 teams and will fill quickly! Email Drayton at drayton@smartgolffitness.com or tap the link in our bio to register before October 15th!

#SMARTGolfFitness #NorthbrookIL #WinterGolfLeague #TrackmanGolf #IndoorGolf
Registration is officially open for our Junior Dev Registration is officially open for our Junior Development Program at the Lincoln Park Clubhouse, launching November 2nd!

Designed specifically for middle school and early high school athletes, this program creates a consistent, high-energy environment focused on athletic progression, movement quality, and long-term skill development.

📅 Flexible Training Built Around Your Athlete: We know every young athlete has different goals. That’s why our program offers flexible options across golf instruction and strength/conditioning.

🏋️‍♂️ Comprehensive Fitness Focus: Building foundational strength, mobility, explosive power, coordination, and athletic durability to help young athletes move and perform better—both on and off the course.

⛳️ Integrated Golf Instruction: Applying physical gains directly to swing mechanics, ball-striking, and Trackman-backed performance metrics.

⚡️ Fitness-Only Option Available: Athletes looking solely to improve overall athletic movement can enroll strictly in the strength and mobility path!

Program Options & Investment:
🎯 Golf + Fitness Combo ($420/month): 1 Golf Group Session + 1 Fitness Group Session per week

💪 Fitness-Only ($210/month): 1 Fitness Group Session per week

Already working 1-on-1 with our coaching team? This group program is the perfect way to add an extra weekly training session, with additional group sessions available for just $50/hour!

👉 Spots are limited to ensure quality coaching ratios. Visit our website to learn more and reserve your junior athlete’s spot today!

#SMARTGolfFitness #LincolnPark #JuniorGolf #YouthAthletes #GolfFitness
“One of the best decisions we’ve made for his golf “One of the best decisions we’ve made for his golf development.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

From local Junior League play to complete athletic development, watching young golfers grow in confidence, strength, and skill is what it’s all about.

Huge shoutout to coaches Brandon, Eric, Drew, and the rest of our Lombard team for building a high-energy environment where junior athletes actually want to put in the work! 🏋️‍♂️⛳️

Here at SMART, our junior programs are built to help young players reach their full potential.

👉 Ready to give your junior golfer a competitive edge? Tap the link in our bio to learn more about our Junior Golf & Fitness Training Programs at SMART!

#SMARTGolfFitness #JuniorGolf #juniorgolfers #GolfFitness #juniorgolfdevelopment
Jumping isn’t golf. So why do we make our athletes Jumping isn’t golf. So why do we make our athletes do it? 💥📊

It’s not about how high you can jump, it’s about how quickly your lower body produces force.

Using the OVR Jump system, we measure the Countermovement Jump (CMJ) to get an objective, data-driven look at how an athlete expresses lower-body force and explosive power.

Here’s why it matters for your game:

⚡️ The Speed Connection: Research shows a link between jump performance (height, power, and impulse) and clubhead speed.

📈 Beyond the Swing: Better jump performance doesn’t magically fix a swing, but it builds the athletic engine required to hit the ball farther.

🔄 Objective Progress: We aren’t trying to build professional high jumpers. We measure to establish a baseline, train the missing physical qualities, re-test, and adjust.

When you combine jump metrics with Trackman swing data and TPI mobility screens, you stop guessing and start training with intention.

MEASURE → TRAIN → RE-TEST → ADJUST. 🏌️‍♂️

👉 Ready to see how your body produces power? Tap the link in our bio to book your assessment at Lincoln Park, Lombard, or Northbrook!

#SMARTGolfFitness #OVRJump #GolfFitness #ClubheadSpeed #GroundForce