Mindi Boysen,a Golf Digest Top Fitness Trainer in America (2022–2026) and 2025 GFAA Industry Leader Award recipient, is the Head Caddie and Founder of THE CLUB at Fit For Golf! Fit For Life! in North Scottsdale, Arizona.
Mindi Boysen on the importance of redefining recovery and teamwork in golf performance:
Here in North Scottsdale – the mecca of winter golf – our players train hard, play often and expect results that last all season. Now entering our fourth season, we’ve seen firsthand how consistency and community build results that last. But performance doesn’t stick if recovery isn’t part of the plan. Our model follows the TPI concept of teamwork, combining three connected environments: The Range for golf skill work, The Performance Studio for strength and movement and The Cart Barn Recovery Lounge for nervous-system reset and restoration. Whether a golfer is with me or one of our caddies, they’re guided through all three – learning how to train, play and recover like an athlete. Having evolved, we moved away from traditional assisted stretching toward neuromuscular fascial work, which targets the tissue and the nervous system together. It’s smarter and safer and gives golfers immediate feedback on how their swing feels. We add a few minutes of breath work, posture reset, compression or ShiftWave therapy, and suddenly they’re moving better, rotating easier and walking out taller. I like to say the nervous system is the real “boss of the swing.” When the brakes are on, your power and tempo disappear—no matter how strong or flexible you are. But when you teach golfers how to quiet those brakes, they discover performance they didn’t know they still had. Nutrition plays a role, too. We stay current with longevity and recovery science – from collagen and creatine to cellular health supplements. We’re not a biohacking clinic and don’t try to be one, but any edge that helps our golfers feel sharper, play longer and recover faster is worth exploring. It’s part of the experience, and it keeps our members excited to come back every season.
Mindi Boysen on the business impact of redefining recovery and teamwork in golf performance:
Building THE CLUB around recovery and collaboration has changed everything – our programming, our culture and our business. Our caddies – each with different specialties in strength, mobility, power or recovery – work together to create seamless transitions between training and treatment. We talk daily about client needs, pain points and wins. When that teamwork shows, members notice. They see we’re all pulling in the same direction, and they trust us more because of it. By naming and defining our spaces – The Range, The Performance Studio and The Cart Barn – we’ve made the process simple to understand and easy to sell. It’s not just a workout; it’s a system golfers can visualize. They know exactly where they fit in and where they’re headed next. That clarity has fueled steady growth. Our retention rate has climbed every year, referrals come naturally and golfers are now asking about memberships and scheduling months before the season starts. Even better, they’re telling their friends about how much better they feel & fluidity of their swing – and that’s marketing money can’t buy. Golfers come to us looking for speed or distance, but what keeps them here is energy, confidence and consistency. When they realize recovery is the missing link – and that we’ve built an environment where it’s as valued as strength or skill – they stay for the long game. At THE CLUB, we believe the future of golf fitness isn’t just about how hard you train – it’s about how well you recover, how deeply you connect and how strong your team behind you really is.
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