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What is a TPI Certified Professional ?

By Dave Phillips

TPI certified is the designation earned by someone that has gone through one of TPI's certification programs.

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Coordination and Movement Skill Development - The Key to Long Term Athletic Success

By Brian Grasso

The following article provides some basic exercises that you can use with your young athletes to help develop elements of coordination.

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5 Common Mistakes In Golf Strength & Conditioning

By Michael Carroll

If an exercise is not improving force production potential or decreasing injury risk in an athlete, then why is it in our program?

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The OODA Loop

By Dave Phillips

How a proven military strategy might apply to golf.

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A Guide to Needs Analysis and Program Design for Training Golfers

By Michael Carroll

TPI Certified strength coach Michael Carroll outlines how he evaluates golfers and designs training programs.

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Improve Your Teaching by Incorporating Other Sports

By Liam Mucklow

Sometimes the best way to get results is to draw upon a player's prior athletic experience

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The Difference between X-Factor and X-Factor Stretch

By Phil Cheetham

X-Factor Stretch may be more important than the X-Factor.

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Advanced Screening: How I use the TPI Screen

By Jason Glass

People always ask me how I perform my screens. Well, here's a bit of background into how I was introduced to TPI and how I approach the screening process.

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Are You Stretching or Warming Up?

By Phil Cheetham

A decision must be made as to what is the goal of stretching. Are you wishing to increase range of motion or warm up for activity?

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Does Early Specialization Insure Success in Golf?

By Dave Phillips

Advice for parents on raising young golfers.

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The Golfer's Guide to Lower Back Pain – Part 1

By Dr. Greg Rose

TPI Cofounder Dr. Greg Rose reviews how he uses the Body-Swing Connection™ when assessing lower back injuries in golfers.

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Measuring the Timing of the Golf Swing from Video

By Phil Cheetham

In this article Phil Cheetham will show you how to measure the timing of the backswing, downswing and follow through all with a video camera. Plus, he shows how to use this information to calculate backswing to downswing tempo.

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How Yoga Can Improve Your Golf Game

By Michael Brantl

Golf conditioning yoga is one of the easiest ways to restore, improve, and maintain optimal functional movement patterns and maximize golf performance.

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How Ryan Moore rehabbed his ankle with a TPI Certified team

By Brian Chandler

After Ryan Moore won the John Deere Classic, he credited TPI Certified Brian Chandler with helping him overcome a nagging ankle issue which had bothered him for five years.

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When to Come Back?

By Dr. Peter Mackay

To get back in the game, ramp it up slowly!

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TPI’s Junior Hat Classification System

By Greg Rose

Learn about our hat classification system used in our TPI Junior programs.

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How To Overcome Golf Injuries And Get Back To Playing Your Best

By Michael Carroll

Injuries in amateur golf are very common. Though there are tremendous professional resources available, athletes often do a poor job managing their recovery.

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Why Golfers Lift Weights: Addressing Trepidation in the Media

By TPI

Over the last year, several members of the media have expressed concern at the sight of golfers lifting weights. We think their criticism is mostly unfounded and would like to explain why.

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Dynamic Coaching Model for the Modern Golf Professional

By Jason Glass

Coaching shouldn't be about about fixing golfers, but about empowering them to meet the challenge that is presented for each shot.

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Joint Preserving Strategies for the Hip

By Dr. Tom Byrd

Learn the basics of preventing and treating the most common types of hip injuries from Dr. Tom Byrd.

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