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What Questions Should I be Prepared to Answer During a Campus Visit?

By John Brooks

Anticipating these topics will help you formulate quality answers.

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Helping Rising Star David Puig Limit Side Bend to Alleviate Stress on Lower Back

By TPI

At just 22 years old, David Puig is one of the most talented young golfers in the world, but when we met him two years ago, he was already complaining of lower back pain. Though pain is multifactorial, we always want to investigate if mechanics or movement capabilities could be contributing factors. In David’s case, his movement screen matched his 3D data, suggesting that his body may be an underlying driver of inefficient technique.

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Why Neck Mobility May Be Limiting Your Backswing

By Paul Gozbekian

When considering what might cause limitations in the backswing, neck mobility is commonly overlooked.

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Mark Blackburn Named 2020 PGA Teacher and Coach of the Year

By TPI

We couldn't be more proud to share that our advisor and lead instructor, Mark Blackburn, has been named the PGA's 2020 Teacher and Coach of the Year.

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The Safe Way to Train Fast: Determining Your Readiness For Overspeed Training

By Chris Finn

Overspeed training is one of the hottest things in golf today. Some people call it a training aid, others call it power training and yet others say it will get your stronger and improve your balance. So which one is it and how is it supposed to be used?

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How Powerful Are You Compared to Golfers Your Age?

By Chris Finn

How do you know if you physically can produce enough power to swing as fast as you’d like? What if you are swinging faster than your body is actually able to handle, how would you find that out before you get hurt?

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The Health and Performance Benefits of Eccentric Focused Training

By Chris Finn and Frank Muntis

Eccentric based training and specifically eccentric overload has been shown to provide improvements in strength, power, speed, change of direction ability and mobility while also reducing the risk for injury.

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6 Exercises Every Hypermobile Golfer Needs

By PFS Fitness

Hypermobile golfers are vulnerable to injury and performance limitations. A common occurrence among young athletes.

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How Improving Pelvic Rotation Helped My Client Control Their Path

By Lance Gill

Ball flight was the symptom, but movement was his problem.

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Making Technical Changes To Compensate For Limited Hip Mobility

By Oliver Morton

If golfers have a physical limitation, they can either improve their body or work around the limitation.

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Maximize the Speed You Already Have

By Liam Mucklow

Every player wants to hit it further, but many golfers don't realize that they already have the physical tools to do it.

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Our Most Popular Articles of 2016

By TPI

Topics include how Ryder Cup competitors work out, our response to media-criticism of golfers in the weight room, the scientific golf warmup, player features, training myths and more.

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Why to Choose Cable Press over Bench Press

By Lance Gill

Some think it's blasphemous to suggest that the bench press wouldn't be THE foundational exercise in your workout program, but Lance Gill shares why/when you should program cable exercises instead.

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We Induce Failure: Therefore, Our Students Succeed

By Dr. Bhrett McCabe

Adapted from Michael Jordan’s quote, “I failed, therefore, I succeeded,” Dr. Bhrett McCabe discusses the value of incorporating failure drills in your students' practice.

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What We Can Learn From "Seve"

By Andy Griffiths

For anyone who plays golf, or for anyone who’s interested in golf, or better yet; for anyone who’s interested in finding and following their dreams, the newly released film, Seve, is a must see. Directed by John Paul Davidson, the film is an epic tale and true story of the life of the late Severiano “Seve” Ballesteros, one of the best and most charismatic European golfers that has ever lived. Known for his daring and creative play, Seve arguably transformed modern golf by turning the Ryder Cup from a US dominated foregone conclusion to an intense, emotionally draining, competitive clash that has resulted in some of the best moments in golf over the past 30 years.

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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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Using Principles from TPI Power Level 2 Outside of Golf

By Jeremy Golden

After spending 17 years as a Strength and Conditioning Coach in collegiate and professional sports, I was curious about how well the TPI concepts would crossover to other sports.

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“Heavy” Strength Training – What’s The Point?

By Michael Carroll

Just because golf clubs are light doesn't mean that golfers don't need to be strong.

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8 Tips to Make the Best of Your Offseason

By Africa Alacron

Off season is a period of time that you will be forced to take some time off golf due to weather or course availability, but here are a few tips to help you come back stronger than ever.

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Treating Motor Pattern Dysfunction: Are Your Corrective Exercises Correcting?

By Paul Gozbekian

How do you prepare your body for training, activity and performance? More importantly, how are you dealing with muscle tightness, joint immobility, chronic pain and injury that are limiting your potential in these areas?

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