IMPROVE MY GAME
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Golf Mtrx
By Dave Phillips
Golf MTRx is an iPhone/iPod touch app designed to measure your hip mechanics during a golf swing. The app displays precise and relevant biomechanics data in a visually simple and intuitive format to help you learn and improve.
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How Elite Short-Game Players Use the Ground Differently Than Full-Swing
By TPI
When analyzing force plate data from elite short-game players, the timing and sequencing of forces and torques differ markedly from the patterns we typically see with longer clubs.
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Fighting 'Father Time' with Neil from No Laying Up
By TPI
Our assessment with Neil from No Laying Up revealed one of the most-common Body-Swing Connections we see.
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Investigating Potential Causes and Effects of Early Extension with the 2023 Pan Am Games Champion
By TPI
Our assessment with LGPA player Sofia Garcia not only offered clues of why (upstream) she might have the characteristic like Early Extension, but insight into some of the compensations it might introduce (downstream).
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Helping a Tour Pro Differentiate Real from Feel
By TPI
One of the most powerful benefits of data is helping athletes distinguish between real and feel. Anders told us that he felt he was “hanging back” in his golf swing. When we put him on force plates, it was clear that almost the opposite was true.
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Free Level 1 Preview: Analyzing the New "Hiking" Swing Characteristic
By TPI
Hiking is one of the three new swing characteristics we introduce in our updated Level 1 course. It refers to the excessive lifting of the trail hip at the top of the backswing (or “launching” in transition).
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Offseason Golf Performance Program Case Study: It's Never Too Late To Improve Your Body
By Jared Bickle
Many times when I talk to aging golfers they are frustrated with things in their golf game such as losing speed and distance, not being able to play multiple days in a row or dealing with pain during or after their round. The good news is that you don't have to accept this as part of getting older...
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What You Can Learn From Kyle Berkshire's Swing And Junior Development
By TPI
Smart coaching can help prepare a young golfer for long-term success.
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Comparing Treatment Of A TOUR Player And Recreational Golfer
By TPI
"Professional golfers are like racecars. They’re already in the race. I don't need to make major changes, I just need to keep their tires fresh and the engine running efficiently."
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How I Use Dry Needling And My TPI Medical Certification To Help Golfers
By Catherine Hoell
Dry needling technique is not a panacea for all golf injuries, nor is it a modality that I use in exclusion of other evidenced-based physical therapy treatments, but it is a powerful tool to have in my practice.
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Brooks Koepka + Men's Health
By TPI
A few weeks ago Brooks Koepka visited the Titleist Performance Institute with Men's Health Magazine to promote FootJoy's new Hyperflex shoe.
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The Trickle Down Effect
By Dave Phillips
Washington Post columnist and avid golfer, Des Bieler, writes of his discovery that it was his body, not his technique, was holding back his golf game.
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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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Most Common Swing Characteristics that Cause Lower Back Pain
By Dr. Greg Rose
Here are some tips to reducing your chance of Lower Back!
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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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A New Motor Control Theory
By Phil Cheetham
The Leading Joint Hypothesis and how it applies to the Golf Swing
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Increase your driving distance !!
By Dave Phillips
Three simple tips that will help you to maximize your driving distance.
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My Favorite Golf Apps
By Dave Phillips
These are some of my favorite golf apps for Apple IOS and Android Devices.
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The King
By Lance Gill
This is a great workout for the Glutes!
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Chasing Speed with Two-Time Long Drive Champ Jamie Sadlowski
By TPI
How we use 3D, force and physical data to help the fastest get faster.
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