IMPROVE MY GAME

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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Dr. Greg Rose Joins The U.S. Kids Golf Podcast

By TPI

Dr. Rose and John Kim discuss important considerations in developing junior golfers and fitness for recreational players.

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6 Exercises Every Hypermobile Golfer Needs

By PFS Fitness

Hypermobile golfers are vulnerable to injury and performance limitations. A common occurrence among young athletes.

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What Research Tells Us About The Impact Of Strength Training On Flexibility And Durability

By Clinton Shum

To formulate a blanket opinion against strength training for all golfers based on isolated instances is failing to have awareness of the big picture.

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Back to Golf: Important Considerations for Golfers Undergoing Rehab Following Back Surgery

By Dr. Paul Houle and Catherine Hoell

Surgery sets the stage, but rehab and exercise gets you back to feeling and playing well.

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Not All Yoga is Good for Golf But Proper Application Can Deliver Big Benefits

By Dana Santas

Yoga tends to be touted as the panacea for everything, but not all yoga is good for golfers. In fact, spending hours doing arbitrary yoga poses to increase your flexibility could actually impede your functional movement, power and control on the links. That isn’t to say that all yoga is bad for golfers…more like, not all yoga is created equal, and its effectiveness is dictated by the quality of its application to the movement and mental demands of the game.

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Mental Game: Brain Training Study With UCLA Golf

By TPI

Study of performance brain training with Division I golfers showed a reduction of 3 putts per round by 9.7%, and an increase greens in regulation by 12%. But that’s not all.

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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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Time Required for Developing Expertise and the 10 Year Rule

By Dr. Greg Rose

How many years do I need to practice to get on the Tour?

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How Charley Hoffman's Data-Driven Approach Produced a Breakthrough in His Swing

By TPI

Charley's recent visit to TPI was a perfect example of a Body-Swing Connection, and how something as common as limited lower body rotation could affect club delivery, ball flight tendency and even grip.

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The Resurgence of Mike Weir: A Team Approach

By TPI

Mark Blackburn and Jason Glass share insight into Mike Weir's journey back to the winner's circle.

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Improve Driving Distance Without Increasing Swing Speed

By TPI

TPI co-founders Dave Phillips and Dr. Greg Rose share how you can increase distance off the tee by optimizing launch conditions.

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The Latest Tour Winners Embody the 2016 WGFS Theme

By TPI

Brooke Henderson and Daniel Berger are phenomenal golfers, but both are products of a multi-sport background. We discuss how they support our philosophy of developing athletes first, golfers second.

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How FootJoy and BodiTrak Match Your Shoes to Your Swing

By TPI

Don't think of your footwear as equipment? Think again.

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Putting Practice with Jordan Spieth

By Cameron McCormick

TPI Certified Instructor Cameron McCormick shares a drill he recently incorporated into Jordan Spieth's practice routine.

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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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Goodbye Belly and Long Putter

By Dave Phillips

The rules of golf will change in 2016 and ban a players ability to anchor the hand or club against the body.

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