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Leaderboard Swing Trainer - Straight from the Tour Fitness Van - Core Body Strength Equals Dynamic Swing Power

Stuart Appleby - Founder


(January 11th 2006) CALIFON, NJ- Up until this year, the most popular training device among the world's best players for increasing their power and building a solid, repeatable golf swing was a hidden secret that could only be found in the PGA Tour's mobile fitness centers. But now, amateur golfers of all levels have the chance to improve their games on the exact same equipment that Stuart Appleby, winner of the 2006 Mercedes Championship, Adam Scott, winner of the 2005 Nissan Open, Geoff Ogilvy, winner of the Chrysler Championship of Tuscon, KJ Choi, winner of the Chrysler Championship of Greensboro, Robert Allenby, winner of the 2005 Australian Open, Heath Slocum, winner of the 2005 Southern Farm Bureau Classic and other proven winners on the PGA TOUR use. Leaderboard locks in their golf swing and fine tunes the muscles they use to hit longer, straighter shots.

The Leaderboard is good news for amateurs seeking a permanent solution to their swing woes without the complicated analysis and correction that come with other type of golf instruction. Instead of offering a temporary fix that disappears the moment the instruction stops, the Leaderboard imprints sound swing mechanics by simply forcing the body to move in the proper sequence while using the core muscles critical to achieving a powerful and repeatable golf swing.

"The Leaderboard is the fastest way to ingrain and maintain a great golf swing and hit the ball a ton," says Appleby, who has nine worldwide tour victories and has registered three drives during competition over 400 yards including a 426 yard bomb hit at the 2006 Mercedes Championship. "Sometimes the golf swing can be made to be too difficult. On the Leaderboard, you feel a good shot, then you hit a good shot-it's that simple."

The Leaderboard is a premium training device at an affordable price for those who want to make huge strides in improving their golf game without getting bogged down in over-technical instruction. Its sturdy construction is made of lightweight aluminum rails on top of which slides one of two large, non-slip, artificial grass platforms for the golfer's feet. An elevated, artificial grass foam hitting station with adjustable tees brings the ball level with the foot platforms and allows the golfer to hit balls while training on the Leaderboard.

The Leaderboard requires golfers to train against resistance. When the golfer works against the Leaderboard's Power Cords while swinging a club or performing other golf specific exercises, the golfer must "lock" his trunk, or "core," in position and rotate his upper body around this stable base. This is the foundation of the efficient, powerful action seen in today's PGA Tour pro's golf swing. While the golfer is working against this resistance the Leaderboard not only ingrains synchronized movement, but actually also increases the golfer's power by strengthening the key muscles used during the golf swing.

"The Leaderboard helps me keep the timing of my swing," says Scott, whose nine worldwide tour wins include the 2004 Players Championship. "I train with it, and then I am able to repeat the same feeling and get great results on the course. I think that the amateurs who use this product are going to make huge gains in their game."

The key to the quick gains that are made on the Leaderboard are due to the way the swing mechanics are broken down into four components simply named "Set", "Load", "Store" and "Explode." "Set" is about creating a dynamic stance at address with excellent posture and balance. "Load" is about training the body to correctly transfer the weight to the back leg without breaking down the body's position. "Store" is about transitioning from the backswing to the downswing in the proper sequence without losing any power. "Explode" is about delivering maximum force at impact and maintain great balance through the swing's finish. Each component of the swing is progressively trained first through a simple drill series that focuses on training the proper body position and feeling without a club and then incorporating that feeling while doing the golf specific movement with a club. By the end of this simple drill pattern, the golfer can hit balls off the Leaderboard and begin making huge improvements in their game.

"The Leaderboard is a phenomenal way to combine solid swing mechanics with targeted training of the key muscles which deliver power when hitting the ball," says Ian Baker-Finch, the 1991 British Open champion who has 14 worldwide tour victories and is currently an ABC broadcaster. "You have to try it!"

The Leaderboard is available for $199.95 plus $24.95 shipping and handling and comes with an instructional DVD with Stuart Appleby; a carrying case; and a free sleeve of Bridgestone Tour B330 balls.

Go to www.leaderboard.tv for additional advanced exercises, faults and fixes with the Leaderboard, insight from the tour players and best instructors in the country and additional products or call 888-610-3877.