DR. GREG ROSE Greg is a chiropractor and holds an undergraduate
degree in Engineering from the University of Maryland.
Utilizing his background in engineering combined with
his expertise on the human body, Greg has helped
pioneer the field of analyzing computerized
3-Dimensional motion capture models of the golf swing.
Greg specializes in strength and conditioning, manual
therapy, nutritional supplementation and therapeutic
exercises as they relate to golf. Greg is the co-host of
the Golf Fitness Academy on the Golf Channel and a
cofounder of the Titleist Performance Institute in
Oceanside, California.
DAVE PHILLIPS Born in England and raised in Africa and Australia, Dave has had the unique experience of playing competitively all over the world. Dave is a Class A and faculty member of the PGA of America and has devoted the past sixteen years to becoming a world-class instructor. He is one of the most sought after golf instructors in the country and is one of the Golf Magazine's Top 100 Teachers. Dave is the co-host of the Golf Fitness Academy on the Golf Channel and a cofounder of the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California.
WORLD GOLF FITNESS SUMMIT 2008 SPEAKERS
JANET ALEXANDER Janet is a 25 year veteran of the health and fitness industry and co-owner of The Chek Studio, Inc. in Encinitas, California. Originally from New Zealand she moved to the states in 1998 to work alongside Paul Chek, the founder of the CHEK Institute and today is a Senior Faculty member and one of Paul's Senior Instructors of the C.H.E.K Certification Program and Golf Biomechanic Certification Intensive. She has a degree in physical education from Otago University, a diploma in teaching, is C.H.E.K Certified and an Advisory Member of the Fitness & Exercise Advisory Board for TPI. Her disciplined, scientifically based approach to strength and conditioning has helped mold her into a knowledgeable and sought after fitness professional and has allowed her to work with a wide array of athletes.
BETH BEGELMAN Beth is an expert in Pilates and using Pilates techniques to improve a golfer's health. Beth is a Certified Pilates Apparatus Instructor, PhysicalMind Institute Trained Pilates Mat Instructor, STOTT PILATES® Golf Pilates Instructor, Mike Wright's Golf Pilates Master Golf Fitness Instructor, Advantage Golf MGFI, Titleist Performance Institute CGFI-FP3, Active Member of the Executive Women's Golf Association, Orlando Chapter Advisory board member and contributing writer for Golf Fitness Magazine. She is also the co-Founder of Pilates Digest, an on-line Pilates magazine (www.pilatesdigest.com).
DR. JOHN BERARDI John M. Berardi, Ph.D., is the Chief Science Officer of Precision Nutrition Inc. and an adjunct assistant professor of Exercise Science at the University of Texas. He has lectured around the world, written five books and over 200 articles on the subject of nutrition, and worked with thousands of clients over the past decade, from patients with heart disease to multiple Olympic gold medalists. He is based in St Catharines, Ontario and Austin, Texas.
MIKE BOYLE Mike is considered one of the nation's foremost experts in strength and conditioning and was the first strength and conditioning coach at Boston University. He spent the 2003-04 season in Los Angeles as the director of Athletes' Performance, a world-class training program for the serious competitive athlete. He also served as the strength and conditioning consultant for the Boston Bruins professional hockey team and in nationally known for strength and power development of hockey players.
BRIAN BRADLEY Brian is the Vice President of Education & Therapy Protocol at the Egoscue Method world headquarters in San Diego, CA. He is TPI Certified and grew up playing this great game of golf. Having treated the finest professional athletes such as Jack Nicklaus(Golf's greatest), John Lynch (Denver Broncos), Junior Seau (New England Patriots), and Abde Bile (Olympic Runner), the Egoscue Method is world renowned as “The Leader In Non-Medical Pain Relief” with clinics nationally and internationally.
PHIL CHEETHAM In the early 1980's Phil was the Research Engineer and Head of Engineering Technology for the U.S. Olympic Committee's Sports Science Program at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Phil is currently Chief Technical Officer and co-owner of Advance Motion Measurement LLC, and continues to research and develop motion analysis systems for biomechanics analysis and sports training. His research interest is the full swing in golf and specifically the kinematic sequence of the forward swing.
SEAN COCHRAN Sean is one of the most recognized golf fitness instructors in the world today. He travels the PGA Tour regularly working with PGA Professionals, most notably Masters and PGA Champion Phil Mickelson. He has been involved in the production of numerous golf fitness videos and books including Core Golf Fitness. He has authored numerous articles with publication credits including Golf Digest, Sports Illustrated, and Golf Magazine.
GRAY COOK Gray is a practicing physical therapist and has spent his entire career refining and developing functional evaluation and exercise techniques. He has taken the Functional Movement Screen (a system he developed) and his advanced assessment practices and combined them with reactive-based exercises that enhance motor learning for both rehabilitation and performance. These two components were the pillars of the Reebok Core Training System which he developed in 2000. He is author of the book titled Athletic Body in Balance which serves as an example to trainers, coaches and athletes of the unique way he looks at assessment, movement, and exercise.
ALWYN COSGROVE Alwyn Cosgrove is a sought-after consultant, an author,and the highly successful business owner of Results Fitness in Newhall. Alywn's work can be found in several magazines including Men's Fitness and Men's Health along with his new books The New Rules of Lifting and this year's The New Rules of Lifting for Women which he co-authored with Lou Schuler. Alwyn is also a speaker on the highly acclaimed Perform Better National tour.
MICHAEL DALGLEISH Michael is a Sports Physiotherapist and Director/Co-founder of The Golf Athlete (est. 1998) with Dr Rob Neal, a multi-disciplinary company providing integrated sports science and sports medicine education/services. The company is based in Australia and over the last 10 years has provided consultancy to professionals on all the major tours and to many countries’ elite amateur teams including Australia, Denmark, England, Germany, Canada, Columbia and Singapore. The Golf Athlete Allied Health and PGA Professional seminars have been run successfully in more than 10 countries. Michael has a strong interest in the physical screening and the physical competence development of all golfers of all abilities. He is a regular speaker at international conferences and coaching forums around the world.
JOHN D'AMICO John works with both playing professionals and amateurs. He has significant experience working with golfers who have undergone hip, knee and shoulder replacement as well golfers recovering from low back surgery. His case study "Return to Golf following left total hip replacement in a right handed golfer" was recently published in the North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy.
DAVID DONATUCCI David holds a Master's in Education from Cleveland State University and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from NSCA. He currently oversees all academy training programs and athlete training at the International Performance Institute (IPI), part of the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida. He is also responsible for athletic training at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy which is part of IPI.
TODD DURKIN Todd is a strength, speed, & conditioning coach, personal trainer, bodyworker and motivational speaker/coach. He is the 2005 ACE Personal Trainer of the Year and the 2004 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year. Men's Journal has named Todd one of the top 100 trainers in the United States and top 5 in Southern California. Todd owns and directs Fitness Quest 10, a premier, cutting-edge center for Health & Human Performance in San Diego, CA. As a former professional football quarterback, he works with dozens of elite NFL, MLB, and professional athletes—LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Donnie Edwards, Quentin Jammer, and Mark Prior, among others.
DR. ROBERT DUVALL Dr. Duvall is currently a Senior Advisory Member of the Medical & Health Advisory Board for TPI. He continues to actively participate in clinical research and contributes to the growth and advancement of golf fitness. Robert has treated and evaluated numerous PGA and LPGA Tour players. Prior to his arrival to The Madison Club, Dr. Duvall co-founded and served as the Director of Fitness for Club Golf Performance Center, the nation's premier state of the art Golf Specific Training Center located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He has been featured on The Golf Fitness Academy as seen on the Golf Channel.
ROGER FREDERICKS Roger is the Director of Instruction at the La Costa Golf Academy in San Digeo, California. Roger has worked on the golf swings and bodies of over 20,000 students and over 60 Tour Professionals, including Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and Jack Nicklaus. For the last 20 years, Roger has also been a pioneer in the Golf Fitness Movement with his main emphasis on Flexibility. For the last year, his Smash Hit Infomercial – “Roger Fredericks Reveals the Secrets to Golf Swing Flexibility”, has been the #1 best selling DVD's and Videos in the golf industry! His revolutionary program - “Golf Swing Analysis and Flexibility Program” has proven to be one of the most successful Golf instruction/Fitness Programs in the world.
KAI FUSSER Kai is best known for his success as Annika's trainer for the last 8 years. Born and raised in Germany he holds a masters degree in nautical engineering from the University of Oldenburg. He moved to the US in 1987 to pursue his career in water skiing. Kai has been training many X-Games and Gravity-Games champions in wake boarding and water skiing as well NBA players, race car drivers and now trains more then 15 LPGA, PGA and European Tour players. His training is summed up as “Efficiency through Perfect Movement”. Kai is the Director of Fitness at the prestigious Annika Academy and he holds seminars on his training methods around the world.
LANCE GILL Lance is the head athletic trainer at the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California. Lance received his Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. He went on to earn a Masters in Sports Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh, where he worked in the NMRC (Neuromuscular Research Lab) funded in part by Greg Norman. He was also one of the lead diagnosticians at Clubgolf Performance Center in Washington DC for over 4 years.
DAN GOLDSTEIN Dan is a Physical Therapist and certified Athletic Trainer in West Palm Beach, Florida. He received post-graduate training in treatment of spinal dysfunction and is Board Certified by the American Physical Therapy Association in the specialties of Orthopedic and Sports therapeutic care. Additionally, he developed the Dynamic Balance System-DBS, using forceplate technology to provide immediate feedback of weight transfer and center-of-gravity movement during sports training. This unique technology is utilized for golf-specific fitness training, golf instruction and club-fitting. The DBS is a technical partner of the PGA of America and the PGA TOUR Academies.
BRIAN GRASSO Brian Grasso is considered one of the premier experts on youth athletic development in the world. He served as a Conditioning Coach and later Director of Football Development for the well-regarded High Performance Specialists in Toronto and also spent two years as Director of Conditioning for Sport Science International. Additionally, Brian served as Director of Operations for the International Sport Performance Center in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He is also former Director of Athlete Development for The Sports Academy Northwest. Brian founded and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer for the International Youth Conditioning Association, which is an educational entity certifying Trainers and Coaches as Youth Fitness Specialists (YCS) worldwide.
DR. CHRISTIAN HAID Christian holds a PhD in Physics and Biomechanics, he is currently the Director of the department of Biomechanics at the University Hospital of Innsbruck, Austria and is the coordinator of the PhD program “Musculoskeletal Sciences”. Christian received the prestigious Volvo Award for his research on low back pain and the biomechanics of the spine and has published many research papers in numerous publications and scientific journals. His interest in Golf has led him to research loads and stress of the spine during the swing and how to minimize and control the forces.
DR. LIAM HENNESSY Dr Liam Hennessy (BA, MSc, PhD, FRAMI) is currently the Director of Fitness for the Irish Rugby Football Union in Ireland. He has also been the fitness coach to Padraig Harrington since 1998. He previously worked at the Blackrock Clinic in Dublin and served as Chief Exercise Physiologist to the Irish Olympic team. He has worked with professional soccer teams in Germany, Italy and England and several Olympians over the years. he sits on several sport advisory boards incluing the newly formed Irish Institute of Sport. His research interests are in the areas of speed and strength, recovery strategies and the Long Term Athlete-Player Development pathway. He is currently completing research into whole-body cryotherapy and other recovery modalities and is also spending more and more time working in Golf.
SUSAN HILL Susan Hill is the president of FitnessforGolf.com, a web based company specializing in golf fitness training programs for elite level golf competitors. She is a certified Golf Biomechanic, Sports Performance Nutritionist, Fitness Trainer and Youth Conditioning Specialist. Her work has been featured in Golf Illustrated, Travel Golf, Junior Golf Scoreboard, Self Magazine, Atlanta Golfer, Pacific Northwest Golfer, Resort Living, GolfersMd.com and on ESPN. She has directed the golf fitness program at the International Junior Golf Academy, where she has been responsible for overseeing the training of more than 150 competitive junior golfers. She has served as the golf fitness consultant to the Colombian Golf Federation in South America. She currently works with college golf teams, competitive amateurs and tour professionals.
DR. TOM HOUSE Tom is recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on pitching. He is the current pitching coach at USC and the founder of the Rod DeDeaux Baseball Research Institute at USC. He pitched on the professional level from 1967 to 1979 for the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox, and for the Seattle Mariners. He has coached since 1980 for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, and Chiba Lotte Marines (Tokyo). Tom holds a PhD in psychology and travels the world as an international consultant, performance analyst, and sports psychologist. Tom co-founded the National Pitching Association, an organization comprised of the top experts from various fields related to pitching, which helps to channel advanced knowledge and research to the general public.
BRETT JONES Brett holds a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine from High Point University and a Master of Science in Rehabilitative Science from Clarion University. He is a Master RKC Instructor - Russian Kettlebell Challenge Certified since Feb. 2002. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Advisory Board Member for the Functional Movement Screen — functionalmovement.com.
DR. KYLE KIESEL Dr. Kiesel holds a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences from the University of Kentucky. His interests include how pain adversely affects motor control in sport as well as assessment and treatment of athletes with low back pain. He conducts research related to functional movement testing and injury prediction in athletes and serves as a strength and conditioning consultant for professional, college, and high school sports teams. He has extensive experience teaching lecture and lab courses emphasizing functional movement assessment and treatment and has authored several articles and a book chapter related to the Selective Functional Movement Assessment. He has presented his work nationally and internationally and is an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Evansville. Dr. Kiesel is engaged in patient care in orthopedics and sports at ProRehab, PC in Evansville, IN where he also serves as Director of Evidence-Based Practice and Outcomes.
DR. CHEONG KIM Dr. Kim is a physical therapist and received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Loma Linda University. He is TPI instructor and speaker for TPI seminars in Korea. He has treated and evaluated numerous Korea PGA and LPGA Tour players. Cheong owns and operates a physical therapy clinic specialized in balance in California. He also teaches balance and vestibular rehabilitation in Universities in Korea.
DR. TODD LANMAN Todd Lanman, M.D. is Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Neurosurgery at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and a board certified neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of spinal disorders. Dr. Lanman graduated from Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed a general surgery internship and neurological surgery residency at UCLA. He is Chief of Neurosurgery at Century City Doctors Hospital; He is on the Board of Governors of Century City Doctors Hospital. He is the Director of Spine Surgery in the Division of Neurosurgery at Century City Doctors Hospital. Dr. Lanman is a leading authority on artificial disc replacement surgery in the cervical and lumbar spine and minimal access spinal surgery techniques performed through micro incisions. New advancements in synthetic and absorbable polymers have enabled him to lead the field in cervical and lumbar motion preservation and fusion techniques using these new polymers.
DR. MIKE LEAHY Dr. Leahy is the inventor of Active Release Techniques® and has personally taught over 10,000 healthcare professionals the ART system of diagnosis and treatment. He serves as the chiropractor/ART provider for the Denver Broncos as well as several PGA Tour players. He has personally completed 39 Ironman races and is an avid golfer.
DENIS McDADE Denis has been involved in Australia's elite golf programs for over 10 years having served as Scholarship Coach to the Australian Institute of Sport Golf Program in 1995 and 1996, and 7 years as Head Coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport Golf Program. Denis McDade is a AAA Member of the PGA of Australia and holds a Graduate Diploma in Sports Coaching. He turned professional in 1986 and played competitively in Australia from 1989 -1993, before concentrating on coaching.
PETER MACKAY Peter Mackay is an Honors graduate of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. Dr. Mackay is a former consultant to the Toronto Blue Jays and director of therapy for the Canadian Open and Canadian PGA Tour. He has co –designed numerous products including the “Therapeutica Pillow” which has become popular with PGA Tour players. With over twenty-five years of clinical experience, Peter brings a unique combination of expertise in golf biomechanics and injury prevention to the TPI Advisory Board . He is presently in private practice in San Diego, CA.
ROBERT MOTTRAM Mr. Mottram, a registered physical therapist and an athletic trainer, worked for 11 years as a rehab and fitness specialist for the PGA TOUR, Senior PGA TOUR and the LPGA (1987-89). He traveled with the TOUR players and the original Centinela Hospital's fitness centers starting in 1987, and was chosen as the physical therapist for several Ryder Cup and President Cup competitions. As the former director of the program he was responsible for training new physical therapy and athletic training staff as they joined the PGA TOUR's traveling fitness center program. Rob owns and operates the Golf Health & Performance Center in Palm Desert, CA where, with his staff of health care and fitness professionals, evaluate, treat and train golfers of all ages and skill levels.
RANDY MYERS Randy Myers is the current director of fitness for Sea Island Resorts. Randy Myers was the director of fitness and personal training at PGA National Resort & Spa from 1992 to June 2005. During that time, the facility has accumulated numerous industry awards, including "Best Resort Fitness Center." PGA National's Health and Racquet club has also received two "Nova 7" awards for excellence in facility design and exercise programming. Randy currently trains several PGA Tour Players including: Johnson Wagner, Davis Love III, Lucas Glover, Jonathan Byrd, and Charles Warren.
DR. ROB NEAL Dr Neal is the CEO and founder of Golf BioDynamics (est. 2000), a service orientated company building a worldwide network of golf practitioners. Based in the USA at The Jim McLean Golf School in Miami Florida, Rob provides the biomechanical services to Jim's very successful Golf Schools. His company regularly works with golfers of all abilities including touring professionals and young developing golf athletes. Rob consults to various National Teams (Australia, Denmark, Germany) and numerous PGA's (UK, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and Germany). He is a regular speaker at international conferences and conducts seminars worldwide with his company The Golf Athlete. Rob also sits on the Board of the Titleist Performance Institute for Biomechanics.
JOHN NOVOSEL JR. John Novosel Jr. is a co-creator of the Tour Tempo¨ Training System and has co-invented 4 golf swing trainers with others patent pending. He has worked and consulted with golfers of all abilities - including PGA and LPGA Tour players, and Professional Long Drivers. He is the director of instruction and certification for the Tour Tempo¨ Golf Schools and a CGFI with TPI. He has presented the Tour Tempo concepts in the US and most recently to the PGA of Sweden. He is a professional long driver, creating clubhead speeds over 140 mph and ball speeds up to 200 mph.(see www.tourtempo.com)
DAVID OSTROW David is the President and CEO of Body Balance for Performance, Inc. He is a Pennsylvania Licensed physical therapist since 1987. He has worked in outpatient orthopedics for 18 years and in golf performance training for 11 years. Mr. Ostrow was initially a Body Balance for Performance franchisee. He was the third franchisee for Body Balance for Performance in the United States. David was named National Clinical Training Director for Body Balance for Performance in 2000. With partner Neil Chasan, Ostrow purchased Body Balance for Performance from the Founder, Paul Callaway in 2003.
MADELINE PARRISH Madeline Parrish is a PhysicalMind Institute certified mat and apparatus Pilates instructor. Other certifications include PMI Standing Pilates and Pilates for Golf Conditioning. She completed Dr. Greg Rose's Advantage Golf MCFI certification and is a TPI Level 3 Fitness Instructor. In August 2006, Madeline opened her own Pilates studio in Richmond, Va. The fundamentals of Pilates focus on joint stability and mobility and combine well with the strength and conditioning programs of TPI. She is an enthusiastic student of the Alexander Technique and the Trager Approach and finds that work beneficial in working with her Golf clients on their Balance and Posture.
THOMAS PLUMMER Thomas Plummer is the founder of the National Fitness Business Alliance and the author of the four best selling business books in the fitness industry, including Making Money in the Fitness Business, which has gone through multiple printings and still sells several hundred copies per month around the world. Thomas is probably best known for his presentations and is currently in front of thousands of fitness professionals from over 20 countries each year. He was also a member of the IHRSA Silver Anniversary Committee and has been a force in the industry for almost 30 years.
DR. DALE RICHARDSON Dale has an impressive array of professional golfers under his care, including Padraig Harrington, Tim Clark, Henrik Stenson, and Robert Karlsson. Reward for his fine work came with the invitations to be part of the sports medicine teams for the European Ryder Cup Team and the International President's Cup Team. With his involvement in the European Ryder Cup Team's sports medicine coverage at the Belfry and Oakland Hills, Dale became the first Chiropractor and first private consultancy health practitioner to be included in the sports medicine team.
KATHERINE ROBERTS Katherine Roberts is Founder and President of Katherine Roberts Yoga for Golfers and The Roberts Flex-Fit Method, a unique approach to golf conditioning. A hybrid of western biomechanical research and training methodologies combined with eastern mind/body conditioning for performance, Roberts work has been profiled in numerous publications including USA TODAY, Golf Magazine, Golf for Women, LA Times, Yoga Journal and US Airways Magazine. As a fitness expert and a regular contributor for The Golf Channel, she currently appears on The Turn and has appeared on The Big Break, Your Game Night, How Low Can you Go and Game ON!
GREG ROSKOPF Greg is the owner and founder of Muscle Activation Techniques™ Denver, Colorado. He holds a master's degree in exercise physiology from California State University, Fresno, and has worked with high performance athletes for many years. Greg is a frequent speaker at several fitness and other allied health industry events, and has been a contributing author for several trade and peer reviewed publications. He has also practiced the MAT techniques on various professional organizations, including; the Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz.
DAVID SANDLER David is the President and Co-Founder of StrengthPro Inc. He is a doctoral candidate at the University of Miami where he was the former Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach and head of Baseball during their 1999 National Championship season. David has been a strength and conditioning consultant for more than 18 years. He has presented more than 230 international, national and regional lectures with organizations such as the NSCA, ACSM, AAHPERD, IFPA, SWIS, ECA and SCW Fitness. Sandler has authored or co-authored 5 books: Sports Power, Weight Training Fundamentals, The Resistance Band Workout Book, Plyo Power, and Strength Training Everyone. David is the Chairman of The Arnold Strength Training Summit at the Arnold Classic.
DR. MARK SMITH Dr. Mark J. Smith completed his Masters degree in Exercise and Sport Science at Colorado State University. He then continued his studies in the Department of Physiology where he obtained his Doctorate. His research focused on the prevention of atherosclerosis, in particular, using low dose aspirin and antioxidant supplementation. Dr. Smith has researched and developed innovative high-intensity, short-duration training protocols that are now becoming more and more recognized as an effective cardio vascular training method for golf. He has become a leading authority on the health benefits of this type of training and these training programs are now implemented at thousands of health and conditioning centers around the world.
AL VERMEIL Al Vermeil is the only strength coach to have World Championship rings from BOTH the NFL and the NBA. He is also the only strength coach who has been in the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball. Al was honored by being one of the initial inductees to the Strength Coaches Hall of Fame in June 2003.
MARK VERSTEGEN A nationally-recognized leader and innovator in the world of athletic training, Mark Verstegen is owner and president of Athletes' Performance, which has set the standard for providing athletes with cutting-edge training based on the latest sports science. Mark and Athletes' Performance have trained many of the top champions in the world of sports at their state-of-the-art facilities, where Mark and his team have implemented many of his unique and breakthrough concepts in athletic performance. Mark and Athletes' Performance consult for high performance companies including Adidas, EAS, Gatorade, Keiser, GoFit, Amino Vital, Power Plate, and TIGNUM.
DR. MIKE VOIGHT Dr. Voight has spent most of his clinical practice working directly in the field of sports physical therapy. He has spent time working in both profession football and basketball. In 1996, Dr. Voight served as a staff physical therapist at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. He currently holds the position of a full-time tenured professor in the School of Physical Therapy at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Outside of the classroom, he still maintains a clinical practice specializing in athletic performance and orthopedic and sports related injuries. Dr. Voight also teaches the advanced Medical Tracks for the TPI Certification Program.
SIMON WEBB Simon has been working with and training elite athletes for over 10 years and has been involved with several Olympic gold medalists and world champions in many different sports. Simon was the head strength and conditioning coach at the world renowned Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Golf program for the past eight years. He now works on the PGA tour with Aaron Baddeley and is currently based in Houston. Simon has a passion for working with juniors and developmental athletes. He has worked with both the men's and women's Victorian amateur golf associations and created long term athlete development pathways for all their recreational and elite players. He is also a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Health and Fitness advisory board member.
MIKE WRIGHT Mike is the developer and CEO of Mike Wright's Golf Pilates. Mike is a golfer, certified Massage Therapist, Personal Trainer, Medical Exercise Specialist, Master Golf Fitness Instructor and Pilates Teacher with 13 years of experience. He has worked with Dr. Greg Rose and appeared on the Golf Fitness Academy on the Golf Channel presenting Golf Pilates. Mike Wright's Golf Pilates 3-hour golfer clinics are currently available in the US and Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands.
ROBERT YANG Robert is the nutritional consultant to the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California. He consults with golfers one on one, covering topics ranging from proper hydration to lifestyle factors that influence ones golf game. Ensuring that golfers are at their peak, he has designed menu plans that optimize their energy levels during their 2 day experience. Robert has also been a consultant for the San Diego State University golf team. Licensed by the American Health Science University as a nutritionist, Robert uses progressive and scientific protocols for nutritional therapies.
DR. ERNST ZWICK Ernst is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specialized in pediatric orthopedics. He is appointed by the Department of Pediatric Orthopedics at the Medical University of Graz in Austria. He is in charge of the 3D Motion Analysis Laboratory of the Department for Pediatric Surgery and runs clinics for sports orthopedics and for movement disorders. Ernst is a medical advisor to the Austrian Golf Association and works in an interdisciplinary team of coaches, golf professionals and fitness experts to enhance the quality of junior training in his country and to implement Long-Term-Player-Development concepts.