To win, golfers have to get it all together and master every aspect of the game: the mental, the physical and the mechanical. And that’s exactly what they’ll learn to do with the help of three top experts who work with the pros.

Swing coach Gary Gilchrist, golf fitness trainer Susan Hill and sports psychologist Jeff Troesch unite their talents in this cutting-edge guide to periodisation, an optimal training method popularized by Tiger Woods. Periodisation varies the intensity and volume of training in both long and short-term plans in order to optimise the body’s ability to recover and rebuild.

The result: superior performance, less risk of injury, and a game that just gets better and better!

Gary Gilchrist, former Director of Instruction for David Leadbetter Golf Academies, has recruited and trained some of the top young players in golf, including Suzann Pettersen, Michelle Wie, Sean O’Hair, Casey Wittenberg and Virada Nirapathpongporn. He has overseen the training programs of major tour players, and is now Director of Instruction at the International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Susan Hill is the president of www.fitnessforgolf.com, a leading web-based company specializing in optimal training programs for elite-level golf competitors. She is a certified golf biomechanic and sports performance nutritionist, and was recognized as one the of the top three trainers as part of the Trainer of the Year selection in 2003. Hill is a contributing writer to Golf Illustrated and has been featured in Travel Golf, Self magazine, and on ESPN. She directs the golf fitness program at the International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Jeff Troesch was Director of Mental Training for David Leadbetter Golf Academies and has worked with players on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, Futures Tour, Asian Tour, European Tour and others. He serves as a consultant to the UCLA Women’s golf team and is a frequent speaker at golf and other sports events.