Flow Training for golf

Flow Training is a method of physical performance enhancement applicable to all sports and general fitness. FT seeks to maximize performance via techniques derived from ancient Chinese and Indonesian arts, as well as current methodologies.

The fundamental premise is optimal performance through fluidity or ease of movement which is inherent in the neuromusculoskeletal systems of the body. FT develops flexibility, strength, power, accuracy, coordination and concentration through training attention, understanding and awareness. At the same time, FT promotes intuitive physical action whereby the body instantaneously processes internal and external feedback resulting in power through grace.

FT “allows” movement rather than “directs” movement. It enhances performance through EASE rather than EFFORT. It promotes grace, fluidity and whip-like power by teaching “how to get out of your own way” and when to “don’t rather than do”. Flow Technology is what elite athletes and other elite movement artists have mastered. Flow Training is a powerful tool toward that same mastery.

Flow Training was developed as collaboration between Trainer Joe Scuderi and Ned Lenny, PT. Mr. Lenny’s contribution was primarily evaluation of the techniques presented to him by Mr. Scuderi. Modifications were suggested to best suit Mr. Scuderi’s goals which led to an invaluable exchange between the two gentlemen, and eventually to breaking a fundamental code. Breaking this code created simplicity in a highly sophisticated system of movement. From this simplicity Flow Training was truly born.

Flow Training for Golf is the first step.

Flow Training can be applied as a tool for enhancing swing/stick and throwing sports, dance and martial arts, wrestling, running, swimming and even cycling; for general conditioning; for physical rehabilitation.

The Flow has just begun.

Ned Lenny

His practice includes patients of varied age, background and onset. He was an adjunct instructor in Athletic Training Program at Rowan University in the mid 1990s, and has lectured regionally on topics including:

TMJ Dysfunction, CORE Training, Nutritional Considerations and Supplementation in Rehabilitation, Alternative Considerations in Rehabilitation, and Conditioning for Police Cyclists, among others.

Ned has played competitive sports his entire life including: baseball, football, soccer, track and field, tennis, swimming, deck hockey and triathlon. Ned has been a serious triathlete since 1988 and has been a consistent age group award winner, racing at all distances including Ironman. To Ned training and conditioning is a passion and much more than solely physical. Through his professional and personal experience and growth Ned recognized the need to maximize efficiency in training and performance. His SMART Training Program has been implemented by high schools, colleges, recreational leagues, fitness centers and police academies.

SMART Training was his initial organization of thought toward his contribution to Flow Training™. Attention and self awareness during training, as well as exposure to The Pose Method of Running and Total Immersion Swimming, served to evolve these thoughts.

His concept of flow was conceived as part of his LIFE Program. Here he defined flow as connection and movement with ease as applied to mind, body and spirit. Only months after developing the LIFE model, Ned was invited to participate in the creation of the 1st Routine in Trainer Joe’s Flow Training™ for Golf: The Ten Routine System™ for Striking Strength, Fitness and Flexibility.

For Ned this interaction was paramount in his formulation of thought that has now become the foundation for his training and for instituting physical therapy.

Systematic: the program should be purposeful and include all the components that follow. It should have at least a loosely designed schedule or routine. It should cycle using Periodization principles. Proper coaching and equipment should be utilized as necessary.

Mixed: the program should include enough variety of exercise modalities to maximize interest, minimize overuse/overstress, and enhance all body systems: neuromusculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, lymphatic, gastrointestinal, etc.

Aerobic, Anaerobic, Agility: the program should include each of the following to be truly complete.

Recovery: adequate rest and recovery should be included in a micro and macro fashion. In other words, proper rest should be included within a workout, between workouts and throughout a season or year.

Technique: adequate time must be spent learning and developing proper technique no matter how simple the activity may seem. Quality clinics/classes/coaches, videos/DVDs, books, e-learning, and practice, practice, practice can never be overemphasized! Optimizing the sensorymotor aspect of an activity may be the single most important issue regarding performance enhancement. Technique improves as one learns to link the bodies segments or parts in a manner that allows fluidity or ease of movement. In this way the individual connects to the inherent efficiency of the body through awareness that becomes subconscious. Poor technique squanders effort and leads to injury.