Danny Malcolm Golf Coaching

Want 10 more mph in your 50s? Start here 🎯

I put this exact question to physio Ryan Hudson (Ryan | Freo Golf Physio and Fitness ) on our monthly Academy coaching call: what’s the safest first step for a golfer around 50 (or older) who wants to add real speed?

His answer - get assessed first.

A TPI screen (plus the fitness/power screen) shows you what your foundation actually looks like: your mobility, your control, and your strength in particular.

Chasing speed without knowing what your body can handle is how golfers sometimes get hurt.

Build the foundation first, then add the speed on top of it.

That’s the order that keeps you fast and healthy for years to come.

Have you ever got hurt chasing speed? 👇

Hired the best videographer in the business. He’s 5.

Camera angles need a bit of work but we’ll get there 😂

I feel there’s huge value in including my kids in parts of my business.

I want my kids to be self reliant too, and not have to give up their sovereignty to governments and others to save them when they get older.

Showing him what goes into daddy’s work is a big part of that.

Can’t wait to do more of this. He’ll get better with the camera angles. Maybe he’ll even come out on course and film for me when I’m back playing properly.

These were also the longest swings I’ve made since surgery 👊

Who else gets their kids involved in what they do?

Your body will always find a way to hit the ball. The question is - at what cost?

This was a moment from our Academy call last night with physio Ryan Hudson (Ryan | Freo Golf Physio and Fitness ) that stuck with me.

As golfers, we’re incredibly good at getting it done. No matter what our body gives us on the day, we’ll find a way to strike that ball and move it forward.

But finding a way isn’t the same as finding the best way.

Some of those workarounds cost you distance. Some cost you consistency. And some, over time, cost you your body 🤕

Great chat, Ryan, plenty of gold in this one for the Academy crew.

Yesterday I didn’t coach a single lesson.

Normally Fridays are flat out - online coaching most of the day, academy member check-ins, content, plans.

But yesterday was my son’s birthday, and I got to be there for ALL of it.

Cuddles as he woke up. His face when he saw the Spider-Man balloons (he’s never actually watched Spider-Man - still obsessed 😂). I got to be parent helper at his kindy all morning. His party at the park with a handful of his best mates. Emma’s delish “healthy birthday cakes.” Playing with his new toys until bedtime.

It got me thinking about the realities of running your own golf coaching business:

1️⃣ You’ll work way MORE hours than a normal 40-hour job. Not less.

2️⃣ You never fully switch off. Kids were asleep by 9pm. Then I was on the laptop prepping for a big weekend of coaching and catching up on messages.

3️⃣ There’s no “someone else will handle it.” Coaching, academy support, content, marketing, admin - it’s all you.

4️⃣ Your health becomes part of the job. If I don’t look after my body and my hip rehab, the whole thing stops. So the gym isn’t optional - it’s scheduled like a lesson.

5️⃣ Life is FULL. If I’m not coaching in person or online, I’m creating content, supporting academy members, or training. There’s rarely an empty hour.

6️⃣ But you get to CHOOSE. No boss to ask. No leave form. When my son wakes up on his birthday, his dad is there - for the whole day. That’s not something a job title or bigger salary can buy.

I didn’t build this business to work less. I built it to work a little more on my terms, whilst doing something I love, and I’m passionate about.

Yesterday, my terms were Spider-Man balloons and party food at the park.
Back in the studio this weekend coaching in person clients in Perth. Wouldn’t have it any other way. ⛳

If you’re a golfer chasing better ball striking, that’s what I do the other 6 days a week 🙂