IMPROVE MY GAME

Rethinking the Path to a College Golf Scholarship

By Brendan Ryan

Malcolm Gladwell's book, Outliers, helped popularize the 10,000 hour rule. It's a great idea, but not as simple as many parents think. Time dedicated to a task is vitally important, but how we encourage young athletes to spend that time is equally critical.

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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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Four Exercises for Stronger, More Powerful Glutes

By Dr. Ben Langdown and Jennifer Fleischer

Whether you’re looking to improve your golf game, or help prevent injuries and low back pain, focusing on glute strength is one of the most important things you can do in the gym.

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How To Improve Rotation While Protecting Your Lower Back

By Mike Boyle

Every golfer wants to improve rotation, but often they look to improve it in the wrong places. This article discusses why golfers should focus on rotation in the hips, thoracic spine and shoulders, and not the lumbar spine.

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Body-Swing Connection: Adam Scott

By TPI

Dr. Rose and Dave Phillips share how Adam Scott's exceptional physical capabilities helped produce one of the most coveted swings in golf.

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Skin In The Game: The Overlooked Risk Of Golf

By Mindy Clark MD

On average it has been estimated that professional golfers received 217 times the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation needed to cause a sunburn over the course of the year.

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Is Age a Barrier?

By Dave Phillips

Golfers in their 40's are excelling. Lets find out why.

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Peanut Butter or Bananas - What is best for fuel on the course?

By Dr. Greg Rose

PGA Tour Player Adam Scott explains his eating habits on the course and our Advisory Board discusses the nutritional value of that meal.

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Why Early Extension Causes a Reduction of Power in the Golf Swing

By TPI

We define early extension as excessive movement of the pelvis towards the ball (target line) during the swing. Though we often associate early extension with a loss of consistency, the loss of power is just as significant.

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Should You Swing the Driver at 80% Effort?

By Padraig Dooley

We hear it often - swing it at 80%. But is this true?

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When to Shut it Down?

By Dr. Peter Mackay

The medical and coaching personnel working with professional golfers are often called upon to make judgments with respect to a player being fit to play or to continue to play in a specific event.

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Have You Reached a Plateau?

By Dave Phillips

You keep trying but you're just not getting better. What do you do?

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Does your Golf Shoe Fit ?

By Dave Phillips

Shoes come in all shapes and sizes to fit all the different feet our their but maybe you should ask a few more questions before you buy your next pair of golf shoes.

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Boxing, Golf and fast twitch muscle fiber!

By Dave Phillips

Is training like a Boxer good for your golf game ?

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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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Building a Golf Fitness Business: What Do You Do First?

By Fran Rosario

Now that you’ve completed some or all of your TPI Golf Fitness Certification Courses, it’s time to get right to the question that we’re all asking: “What’s next?”

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How Gaby Lopez Gained 13 Yards of Average Driving Distance (a Career-Best Season Off-The-Tee)

By TPI

Gaby Lopez currently ranks a career-best 4th in Strokes Gained: Off The Tee on the LPGA after adding 13 yards to her average driving distance. This video details how her TPI assessment laid the groundwork for the improvement.

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Assessing One of the Best 13-Year-Olds in Junior Golf

By TPI

We were recently visited by 13-year-old Ananyaa Sood of Dubai, one of the more talented junior golfers we've assessed. If you coach, train or parent a competitive junior golfer, we think there are several lessons you can take from our experience with her.

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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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How to Use Your Power 2 Certification to Increase Your Business

By Chris Finn

When you complete the TPI Power 2 Certification course, you join an elite and small number of golf performance professionals who can help golfers in unique ways.

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