Fairway Performance Podcast

Shaun Diachkoff
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Conversations to help you improve your golf, your fitness and your health! 

  1. 6 days ago

    Why Your Desk Job Is Quietly Killing Your Golf Swing

    Stand up, put your feet together, and try to touch your toes. Can you do it? If you cannot get close, this episode explains exactly why your swing feels cramped, short, and stuck, and it probably has nothing to do with your technique. In this solo episode I break down the real reason most weekend golfers lose power and consistency. The modern golfer sits for eight, ten, even twelve hours a day, and the body is brilliant at adapting to what you ask of it. Ask it to sit all day and it gets very good at sitting: tight hips, a rounded upper back, and locked-up shoulders. Then you head to the course and ask that same body to make an athletic, full-range golf swing, and it fights you the whole way. I connect the dots between the desk and the tee, from how a short hip turn steals your backswing, to why a locked mid back kills your separation and coil, to how tight shoulders send you over the top and the ball sideways. None of that is a swing flaw. It is a body shaped by your week. But I also push back on the mobility hype, because it gets taken way too far. Mobility is the foundation, not the whole house. Touching your toes will not make you a great golfer on its own, but not being able to will absolutely cap how good you can get. I walk through why we always start with foundations, then build strength through that new range, and only then add speed and power. Your stiffness is not a character flaw and it is not permanent. It is a predictable result of how you spend your days, and your body will respond fast to the right work. Want to find out exactly what is locked up in your body? Take our free mobility self-assessment: https://golf-performance-call.vercel.app/free-assessment Follow Shaun: https://www.instagram.com/shaun.diachkoff/ Learn more: https://www.fairwayperformance.com Have questions, feedback or suggestions for future episode? Click here to send me a text!

  2. 3 Aug

    132: The Golf Back Ache Nobody Warns You About

    The back nine ache, the morning-after stiffness, the little stab on follow-through. A lot of golfers have accepted that pain is just the price of playing. In this episode Shaun challenges that, and explains why golf back pain is almost always a symptom of a problem somewhere else entirely. In this episode: Why golf doesn't have to hurt your backHow your lower back ends up "stealing" rotation it was never built forThe role stiff hips and a locked-up mid back play in lumbar painWhy Shaun almost never starts with the back when someone has back painThe idea that where the pain is usually isn't where the problem isFind out where your restrictions are.  Take the free self assessment https://golf-performance-call.vercel.app/free-assessment Have questions, feedback or suggestions for future episode? Click here to send me a text!

  3. 27 Jul

    131: Some Days a 78, Some Days a 95: The Consistency Trap

    One week you've cracked it. The next week, same clubs, same course, it all falls apart. In this episode Shaun explains why consistency isn't a swing thought or a magic drill. It's physical, and it comes down to whether your body can repeat the same positions on demand. In this episode: Why a repeatable swing comes from a body that can repeat positionsWhat it means to be playing with no margin for errorHow mobility, stability and strength widen that marginWhy your worst swing matters more than your best oneThe difference between hoping for a good swing and being able to repeat oneSee where your gaps are.  Take the free Self Assessment https://golf-performance-call.vercel.app/free-assessment Have questions, feedback or suggestions for future episode? Click here to send me a text!

  4. 20 Jul

    130: The Back-Nine Collapse: Why You Fall Apart After Hole 12

    Solid front nine, then the wheels come off coming home. Most golfers blame their head. In this episode Shaun explains why late-round collapse is almost always physical, not mental, and why it's completely trainable at any age. In this episode: Why eighteen holes is an endurance event most golfers never train forWhat fails first when your body fatigues, and how it wrecks your swingWhy "I lost focus" is usually the wrong diagnosisWhat next-day stiffness is really telling youHow golfers go from wrecked after a round to finishing strongWant to find your weak links?  Start with the free Self Assessment: https://golf-performance-call.vercel.app/free-assessment Have questions, feedback or suggestions for future episode? Click here to send me a text!

  5. 13 Jul

    129: "I Used to Crush It": Where Your Distance Actually Went

    "I used to hit it 230. Now I'm lucky to carry it 190. I guess that's just getting older." Shaun hears it on almost every call, and in this episode he explains why it's wrong. The yards you lost didn't vanish to a birthday. They got locked up in a body that stopped doing what your swing is asking of it, and that is reversible. In this episode: Why distance loss is usually sudden, not gradual, and what that tells youThe three things your body must do to create speedHow a stiff, untrained body quietly loses all threeWhy a new driver or a new swing thought never fixes the real problemDan's story: from 180 to 230 after a body that had every excuse not toFind out what's locking up your speed.  Take the free Self Assessment at: https://golf-performance-call.vercel.app/free-assessment Have questions, feedback or suggestions for future episode? Click here to send me a text!

  6. 7 Jul

    128: The First Step Is Always the Hardest (But It Changes Everything)

    The information isn't the thing holding most golfers back. Fear is. The quiet worry that you've waited too long and your body is too far gone. In this episode Shaun makes the case that nobody is too far gone, and that for most golfers the changes are weeks away, not years. In this episode: The real reason golfers never start, and it isn't time or moneyWhy Shaun has never met a golfer who was beyond helpHow quickly mobility and strength actually begin to changeThe one decision everything else follows fromWhat's available to you this season, not somedayTake the first step today. https://golf-performance-call.vercel.app/free-assessment it's five minutes, no pitch, just where you stand. Have questions, feedback or suggestions for future episode? Click here to send me a text!

  7. 29 Jun

    127: How to Choose a Golf Fitness Professional (And What to Demand From Them)

    The golf fitness space has exploded, and not everyone offering it knows how to deliver results. In this episode Shaun gives you a clear checklist for vetting any coach, trainer, or program before you spend a dollar, whether you work with Fairway Performance or someone else entirely. In this episode: The single most important question: do they assess you firstWhy a coach should be able to show progress with actual dataThe difference between a great personal trainer and a true golf fitness coachWhat kind of expectations a good provider should be willing to setWhy case studies are not the same thing as proofBefore you hire anyone, see where your body stands first.  Take the free https://golf-performance-call.vercel.app/free-assessment Have questions, feedback or suggestions for future episode? Click here to send me a text!

  8. 22 Jun

    126: Weight Shift, Early Extension & How Your Body Creates Swing Faults

    Early extension. Hanging back. Coming over the top. You've watched the videos and done the drills, and the fault is still there. In this episode Shaun connects fitness to swing mechanics and explains why your most stubborn swing faults usually aren't swing problems at all. They're body problems. In this episode: Why your body takes "detour routes" when proper movement isn't availableThe link between hip internal rotation and early extensionWhat's really behind an inability to shift weight to the lead sideHow limited thoracic and shoulder mobility forces an over-the-top moveWhy fixing the restriction often clears the fault with no swing lesson at allWant to know which restrictions are creating your faults?  Take the free SELF ASSESSMENT  Have questions, feedback or suggestions for future episode? Click here to send me a text!

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Conversations to help you improve your golf, your fitness and your health! 

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  • Creator
    Shaun Diachkoff
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    133
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Fairway Performance Podcast
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    Fairway Performance Podcast

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