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How Golf Fitness is Achieving Mainstream Acceptance

By Rusty Cage

Golf has long had a strange relationship – a borderline phobia – with fitness, especially in the media. There's a disconnect we don’t see in any other mainstream sports. That's all changing now. Freelance writer Rusty Cage explores the evolution of "golf fitness" as the pursuit of performance fights the perception of vanity.

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What Golf-Specific Training Really Is

By Nick Buchan

Training should be speed, time constraint and intensity specific, not just movement specific.

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Mental Game: Brain Training Study With UCLA Golf

By TPI

Study of performance brain training with Division I golfers showed a reduction of 3 putts per round by 9.7%, and an increase greens in regulation by 12%. But that’s not all.

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Maximize On-Course Performance

By Sean Saunders

If you want to improve at golf, you have to be able to transfer skills from the range to the course. It sounds simple, but you'll find that many of your practice habits don't facilitate that transfer.

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X-Factor Essentials: What it is and How to Train it

By Mike Carroll

TPI Certified fitness professional Michael Carroll (attended Level 1 in the UK in June) examines the relationship between x-factor and ball-striking performance in addition to discussing strength and conditioning strategies for golf.

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5 Reasons Why Self-Directed Golf Fitness Programs Fall Short

By Ryan Blackburn

Most amateurs recognize that improving their fitness and movement quality will benefit their golf game, but many try to cut corners by writing their own program. TPI Certified trainer Ryan Blackburn offers some reasons why this isn't a good idea.

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Putting Practice with Jordan Spieth

By Cameron McCormick

TPI Certified Instructor Cameron McCormick shares a drill he recently incorporated into Jordan Spieth's practice routine.

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Golf's True Competitive Edge

By K.C Craichy

Add the power of Superfood Nutrtion to your game;

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5 Key Fundamentals

By Dave Phillips

What are the key fundamentals to a great golf swing? Is it a straight left arm, a big shoulder turn, a flat left wrist, a stable right leg, or maybe just a good left hand at impact?

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3 Bays GSA Swing Analyzer

By Dave Phillips

Swing analyzer that might help fix your slice.

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Food Combinations - The Do's and Dont's

By Dave Phillps

Did you know that certain foods should be eaten together, while other combinations should be avoided at all costs? Learn more.

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Playing golf in the wind

By Dave Phillips

Obviously the golf ball is affected by wind. How much it is affected varies depending on a variety of factors.

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Vision and Its Impact on Your Game

By Greg Rose

The development and use of your visual system has an impact on every aspect of your golf game.

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Sumo-Sized Perspective

By Tyler Ferrell

Common in fitness is the advice that you should eat 4-6 small meals per day because it helps maintain your metabolism and blood sugar levels. A view of a different population helps reinforce this concept. Recently I watched a documentary of a Sumo wrestler. You might think these hefties consume differently than you, but check out what I learned.

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How A Rotary Stool Became Our Favorite Tool for Helping Golfers Use the Ground

By TPI

Whether early extension, loss of posture, sway, slide or even coming over the top, many of the most common swing characteristics we identify can be addressed by improving how we push against the ground and rotary stools have become a favorite tool to help create a feel.

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Developing Young Golfers: They'll Need To Be FAST

By Oliver C. Morton

No matter which side of the distance debate you’re on, one thing that’s clear is that Speed has become essential to success at the highest levels.

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No Gym, No Problem: At-Home Training Ideas from the TPI Community

By TPI

With so many golfers around the world under quarantine, we tried to crowd-source some at-home workouts from health and fitness professionals across our community.

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Dr. Greg Rose Discusses Considerations For Coaching and Training Female Golfers On The Felix Fortis Podcast

By TPI

“If you’re trying to develop power in women, do not neglect the lower body."

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The Benefits Of Complex Training For Power Development In Golfers

By Michael Carroll

Complex training is a training method which combines a high load strength exercise, and a lower load velocity or power based exercise, of similar movement patterns into an “exercise pairing”.

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Five Observations From Watching TOUR Players Train

By Neal Hausch

Neal Hausch shares what he's learned from watching PGA TOUR players work out at his facility in Akron during the Bridgestone Invitational.

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