IMPROVE MY GAME

Maximize On-Course Performance

By Sean Saunders

If you want to improve at golf, you have to be able to transfer skills from the range to the course. It sounds simple, but you'll find that many of your practice habits don't facilitate that transfer.

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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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Training the Senior Player

By Rich Freedman

With the advent of TPI functional fitness screening, fitness trainers have a valuable tool to identify and correct many of the swing flaws plaguing the senior player.

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What Makes Best Teachers “Best”

By JP Reynolds

Not only do great instructors know the physics of the golf swing, but they have the ability to inspire their players to believe that they can do better.

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TPI Certified Expert Spotlight: Todd Kolb

By TPI

This Months Certified Spotlight

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Controlling your emotions.

By Dave Phillips

Practice programs that replicate play are the key to controlling your emotions.

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The Big Break Theory

By Dr. Greg Rose

This article discusses the power advantages to developing speed in the non-dominant direction.

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The Overhead Deep Squat Test

By Greg Rose

Through research here at the Titleist Performance Institute we have found several correlations between this test and the golf swing.

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Kinematic Sequence Basics

By Greg Rose

The kinematic sequence is probably the number one most important piece of information that we use in assessing a new golfer.

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A New Motor Control Theory

By Phil Cheetham

The Leading Joint Hypothesis and how it applies to the Golf Swing

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How Wide Should My Stance Be?

By Dave Phillips

“How wide should my stance be,?” or “Should my stance width vary with driver vs. iron?”

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Playing golf in the wind

By Dave Phillips

Obviously the golf ball is affected by wind. How much it is affected varies depending on a variety of factors.

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The King

By Lance Gill

This is a great workout for the Glutes!

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What You Can Learn From No Laying Up's Visit to TPI

By TPI

We recently had the opportunity to evaluate DJ, Cody and Casey from No Laying Up and wanted to highlight a few insights from their assessment that might be instructive to you or your golfers.

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How 43 Year Old Berry Henson Increased His Max Ball Speed By 15 MPH

By TPI

We had the opportunity to work with Berry and his longtime strength coach Anthony Spain a few weeks before US Open qualifying and wanted to highlight some of the improvements they had made over the last several years, most notably how they were able to improve his maximum ball speed by over 15 mph.

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The Importance of Process-Related Assessment of Golf Skills in Early Stage Junior Development

By Dr. Jean-François Richard

The development of physical literacy during childhood and adolescence has been shown to be of critical importance in children’s attitudes and motivation towards future participation in physical activity and sport.

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So You Want To Play College Golf? What to Expect at the Next Level

By TPI

As the profile of college golf continues to grow, opportunities to play will become increasingly limited.

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How Addressing The Function Of Deep Stabilizers Can Improve Movement Quality In Your Golf Swing

By Dr. Josh Nelson

When a joint becomes restricted either through injury or prolonged postural distortions this leads to a decreased firing of the deep stabilising muscles (e.g. Multifidus, Rotatores etc.) and an over activity of the compensatory global muscles such as the Erector Spinae, Quadratus Lumborum and Iliopsoas.

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Why Sprinting is a Key Developmental Exercise for Young Golfers

By Coach Milo

Want to create a better athlete? Create a better sprinter.

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Say the Magic Words: Internal vs External Coaching Cues

By Tim Neumann

TPI Certified trainer Tim Neumann discusses the use of internal and external cues in training and golf instruction

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