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A TPI Certified Expert's Journey to a Pain Free Swing

By Ian Manning

TPI Certified physical therapist Ian Manning chronicles his progress to overcome back pain in his golf swing.

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The Top 6 Physical Attributes of Elite Golfers

By Nick Buchan

One of my major roles in working with a golfer is to identify and fix physical limitations that might interfere with an athlete’s ability to best “acquire” the swing mechanics for them. As such when I’m watching the top golfers in the world I’m often looking to identify the physical attributes they share. Here are six physical attributes I’ve noticed in most longer hitters and elite golfers:

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A modern approach to training

By Kayleigh Franklin

TPI Certified (Level 2 Fitness, Level 2 Medical) explains how the marriage manual therapy and physical training will yield better results for your clients.

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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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7 Anti-Rotation Exercises to Maximize Clubhead Speed

By Dr. Ben Langdown and Jennifer Fleischer

Whether you're looking to increase your clubhead speed, reduce the risk of injury around the lower back or just increase your strength and tone through the core muscles, training for anti-rotation is key.

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The Benefits of Single Leg Training for Golfers

By Jamie Greaves

TPI Certified strength coach Jamie Greaves outlines 5 reasons why single leg work should be a part of your lower body strength building program.

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Foam Roll Your Way to a Better Swing.

By Dave Phillips

A simple tool to increase your range of motion.

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The Wrist Extension Test

By Dr. Greg Rose

This is a screen for wrist extension mobility.

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The Wrist Flexion Test

By Dr. Greg Rose

This is a great test for flexion mobility in the wrist.

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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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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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Understanding Strength Qualities in Golf and How to Develop Them

By Lee Eldridge

Once we identify the strength qualities golfer needs to excel, we can build a training program and progression to get them there.

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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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Why is Change so Difficult?

By Dave Phillips

In this article we discuss two areas of your body that could affect your golf swing.

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Lumo Back

By Dave Phillips

This technology was designed to monitor your posture and stop you from slouching. I think it could help your golf swing as well.

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Tiger's Lap Pool might be his secret !!!!

By Dave Phillips

Does swimming hurt or help your golf swing.

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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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Mark Blackburn Shares Max Homa's Body-Swing Connection

By TPI

Terrific insight from Mark Blackburn into the swing modifications that preceded Max Homa's win at the Genesis.

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Understanding and Assessing Pelvic Tilt in the Golf Swing

By TPI

The pelvic tilt is one of the most overlooked and underappreciated movement patterns in the golf swing. While it might not be something that a coach cues in their student’s swing, it should be something that a coach is aware of in their student’s swing.

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Watch Dave Phillips and Greg Rose Perform a TPI Screen at our Level 1 Seminar

By TPI

We start every Level 1 seminar by screening someone from the crowd. It's a good demonstration of the Body-Swing Connection™ and a preview of what Level 1 attendees will learn over the two day seminar.

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