Golf Performance Training for Driven Golfers
Increase swing speed, reduce pain, and play your best game — on and off the course. Proven strength, mobility, and recovery systems for golfers who take the game seriously — coached in person in San Diego or online, wherever you play.
Free PDF — three drills you can run this week. No cost, no obligation.
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Every great golf game starts with a body built for performance. These three pillars form the foundation of lasting strength, mobility, and energy — on and off the course.
Build distance from the ground up
Train to generate more force through the floor — strength that translates directly to clubhead speed and stability through every swing. We target functional movement, not just muscle size.
Rotate freely, stay pain-free
Most golfers don't lose power — they lose range. Restoring movement through the hips, spine, and shoulders lets your body rotate fully and recover faster after every round.
Resilience, season after season
What you do off the course determines how you perform on it. Anti-inflammatory nutrition plus smart recovery — sleep, hydration, mobility — keeps you sharp round after round.
Your story could be next.
For 25+ years I’ve helped golfers add distance, move pain-free, and stay in the game they love. I’m now building a wall of results from the golfers I’m working with today — in person and online. Want to be one of them?
Ready to build your success story?
Start with three drills that add yards this week — then see what a personalized program can do.
Van der Walt
25+ years helping golfers move better, hit farther, and stay in the game.
I'm Adrian Van der Walt, a certified personal trainer and golf fitness specialist based in San Diego. For over two decades I've worked with driven golfers who refuse to let age, stiffness, or pain decide how they play.
My approach isn't guesswork. It's built on assessment — understanding how your body actually moves — then designing a program that restores range, builds real power, and keeps you off the injury list. The throughline in everything I do is genuine connection and lasting results, not quick fixes.
- NASMGolf Fitness SpecialistCertified Personal Trainer · Corrective Exercise Specialist · Performance Enhancement SpecialistGolf-specific strength and conditioning, backed by corrective-exercise and performance training that fixes what’s limiting your swing and keeps you pain-free.
- TPIGolf Fitness Level 3 & Medical Level 2The gold standard in golf-specific screening — training matched to how your body swings, and advanced screening that keeps you training through, not around, pain.
- PNPrecision Nutrition L1Nutrition coaching for the energy, recovery, and body composition that support your game.
- MATMuscle Activation TechniquesSwitches on under-firing muscles so you move efficiently and stay injury-free.
Let's find out how you move.
Start with the free guide, or book a performance assessment and we'll build your plan together.
A smarter way to train
Built around your body and your game.
Every program starts with an assessment, not a template. We combine strength, mobility, and nutrition into one system with a single goal: more distance, less pain, and more years enjoying the game you love.
Find the real limiter
We screen how your hips, spine, and shoulders move — and pinpoint what's actually costing you distance or causing pain. No two golfers get the same plan.
Train what matters
An individualized program of strength, mobility, and recovery work — delivered through the Train Smart Method app so you always know exactly what to do.
See it on the course
More clubhead speed, cleaner rotation, faster recovery between rounds — and the confidence that your body can keep up with your ambition.
The Train Smart Method
Now wherever you play.
You don’t have to be in San Diego to train with me. Online clients get the same assessment-driven, individualized coaching — built around your body, your goals, and your schedule. Here’s how it works.
Delivered through the app
Your custom strength, mobility, and nutrition plan lives in the Train Smart Method app — every exercise with demo videos, so you always know exactly what to do and when.
Real coaching, face to face
We connect on regular video calls for coaching, accountability, and adjustments — so your program keeps evolving with you and you’re never training alone.
Send a video, get feedback
Record your movement or swing and send it over. I review your form and send back specific cues and fixes — the same expert eye my in-person clients get.
Book your free Golf Performance Assessment
A no-pressure conversation about your game, your body, and what's possible. We'll map the first steps together.
3 Drills to Add Yards Off the Tee
A simple, printable guide with three movement drills that help you rotate faster and generate more clubhead speed — no equipment, no swing changes. Run them this week and feel the difference.
- The hip-turn drill that unlocks effortless rotation
- A thoracic mobility move for a fuller backswing
- The ground-force cue that adds speed instantly
Book your free assessment.
Ready to play better and move pain-free? Reach out and we'll set up your free Golf Performance Assessment — in person in San Diego or virtually, wherever you are.
- adrian@trainsmartmethod.com
- Phone
- 619-279-7199
- Based in
- San Diego, CAIn-person & online coaching