Firestone Country Club & Technogym join forces to offer best-in-class precision training for golfers
The reference club for the golfing community features the ultimate performance-training offering, thanks to Technogym’s expertise and high-precision equipment
Worldwide golfers passing by Akron, Ohio, will find their haven in the Firestone Country Club, whose fitness facility has been equipped with Technogym products to provide the best training for golfing performance. The training center of this destination club stands out for its performance orientation and for being the reference point for golf lovers who really want to step up their expertise and mastery.
Firestone Country Club: a national cornerstone
Since its birth in the 1920s, this historic and world-class country club has hosted iconic golf legends and witnessed some of their most memorable feats. We’re talking about Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy, and Tiger Woods. In occasion of the full renovation of the club by Golforce in 2007, the course was extended to 7,400 yards and now features a 9-hole offering. The site makeover also included an overall refurbishment of the internal accommodations and the addition of an Italian steakhouse – La Vetta – all to enhance their members’ and guests’ experience both on course and off course.
The Firestone Country Club still stands as a spearhead and landmark for the golfing community: no other club has ever hosted 3 televised golf events in one calendar year (American Golf Classic, CBS Golf Classic, and the World Series of Golf) with a training center that offers specifically skilled trainers and top-notch equipment for golf precision training.
The Firestone Country Club still stands as a spearhead and landmark for the golfing community: no other club has ever hosted 3 televised golf events in one calendar year (American Golf Classic, CBS Golf Classic, and the World Series of Golf) with a training center that offers specifically skilled trainers and top-notch equipment for golf precision training.
PGA of America – touching every segment of the golf industry – is made up of nearly 28,000 PGA professionals who represent 10,000+ facilities nationwide, in various roles. As a matter of fact, the Firestone Country Club has hosted the PGA Championship 3 times and it’s the current home of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship, while Technogym serves as Official Training Equipment Supplier for the PGA of America.
Firestone Country Club: a national cornerstone
Since its birth in the 1920s, this historic and world-class country club has hosted iconic golf legends and witnessed some of their most memorable feats. We’re talking about Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy, and Tiger Woods. In occasion of the full renovation of the club by Golforce in 2007, the course was extended to 7,400 yards and now features a 9-hole offering. The site makeover also included an overall refurbishment of the internal accommodations and the addition of an Italian steakhouse – La Vetta – all to enhance their members’ and guests’ experience both on course and off course.
The Firestone Country Club still stands as a spearhead and landmark for the golfing community: no other club has ever hosted 3 televised golf events in one calendar year (American Golf Classic, CBS Golf Classic, and the World Series of Golf) with a training center that offers specifically skilled trainers and top-notch equipment for golf precision training.
The Firestone Country Club still stands as a spearhead and landmark for the golfing community: no other club has ever hosted 3 televised golf events in one calendar year (American Golf Classic, CBS Golf Classic, and the World Series of Golf) with a training center that offers specifically skilled trainers and top-notch equipment for golf precision training.
Technogym’s passion and commitment towards the golfing world is expressed through the design of the Technogym Golf Performance Program, in order to provide industry operators with golf-specific training solutions and protocols, suitable for golf enthusiasts and professionals of all levels. The program includes a structured and systematic list of theoretical/scientific notions about golf and the involved body parts, warm up moves and detailed exercise protocols, both body-weight and leveraging Technogym signature products.Among these, Firestone Country Club’s fitness centre is equipped with Skillmill and Skilltools, both from Technogym’s Skill Line, the range of products based on thorough bio-mechanics studies and designed together with athletes, for athletes and for fitness enthusiasts who want to achieve peak performance and those looking to build their strength in a controlled environment.
Skillmill is the first non-motorized curved treadmill – moving thanks to the user’s effort only – that combines power, speed, stamina and agility training: providing a boost to the metabolic rate, while maximising posterior chain muscle activation, in particular glutes and hamstrings.On the other hand, Skilltools include carefully selected products to enhance athletic performance training: mobility tools – Foam Roller, Mobility Stick and Power Bands – stability tools – Balance Dome, Balance Pad and Wellness Ball – power & strength tools – Slam Ball and Medicine ball – and speed & agility tools – Jump Rope, Speed Ladder and Cones.Firestone Country Club’s fitness facility also features Technogym’s Dual Adjustable Pulley cable station, Excite Live Run, Excite Live Synchro and Excite Live Recline from the Excite Live Line, as well as Technogym Bench, the all-in-one station enabling the widest variety of training options thanks to its essential design which includes the tools for endless workout possibilities. The over 200 moves which can be performed with Technogym Bench leverage a set of dumbbells (5.52 lbs, 7.72 lbs, 11.02 lbs, 16.5 lbs, and 22 lbs), elastic bands (coming in 3 resistances), 3 weighted knuckles and an exercise mat.
Skillmill is the first non-motorized curved treadmill – moving thanks to the user’s effort only – that combines power, speed, stamina and agility training: providing a boost to the metabolic rate, while maximising posterior chain muscle activation, in particular glutes and hamstrings.On the other hand, Skilltools include carefully selected products to enhance athletic performance training: mobility tools – Foam Roller, Mobility Stick and Power Bands – stability tools – Balance Dome, Balance Pad and Wellness Ball – power & strength tools – Slam Ball and Medicine ball – and speed & agility tools – Jump Rope, Speed Ladder and Cones.Firestone Country Club’s fitness facility also features Technogym’s Dual Adjustable Pulley cable station, Excite Live Run, Excite Live Synchro and Excite Live Recline from the Excite Live Line, as well as Technogym Bench, the all-in-one station enabling the widest variety of training options thanks to its essential design which includes the tools for endless workout possibilities. The over 200 moves which can be performed with Technogym Bench leverage a set of dumbbells (5.52 lbs, 7.72 lbs, 11.02 lbs, 16.5 lbs, and 22 lbs), elastic bands (coming in 3 resistances), 3 weighted knuckles and an exercise mat.
