Shortly before the holidays, we had the privilege of spending some time with one of the fittest players in professional golf—the LPGA Tour’s Belen Mozo. The 28-year-old Spanish golfer kills it in the gym, and the hard work has paid off in a number of ways. Not only did it help her qualify and maintain her status on the LPGA Tour, but it has also manifested in clubhead speed that is significantly faster than most amateur men can swing their drivers. How fast? The 5-foot-7, 126-pound Mozo has a clubhead speed peaking just under 100 mph. According to TrackMan, the average amateur male swings the driver around 93 mph. When you combine Mozo’s speed with her pro-level technique, she’s routinely outdriving the average amateur man by roughly 45 yards.
What Mozo has learned is that an exercise program that combines these three elements—mobility work, strength training, and power training—is key to …