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Matching Up Thoracic Spine and Shoulders Blades in an Unstable Student
By Richard Woodhouse
TPI Certified instructor Richard Woodhouse discusses the relationship between posture in set up and the quality of movement in the swing.
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5 Key Fundamentals
By Dave Phillips
What are the key fundamentals to a great golf swing? Is it a straight left arm, a big shoulder turn, a flat left wrist, a stable right leg, or maybe just a good left hand at impact?
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The Top 6 Physical Attributes of Elite Golfers
By Nick Buchan
One of my major roles in working with a golfer is to identify and fix physical limitations that might interfere with an athlete’s ability to best “acquire” the swing mechanics for them. As such when I’m watching the top golfers in the world I’m often looking to identify the physical attributes they share. Here are six physical attributes I’ve noticed in most longer hitters and elite golfers:
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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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Practice with a Purpose
By Bill O'Neill
How you practice can be just as important as how much you practice.
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Treating Motor Pattern Dysfunction: Are Your Corrective Exercises Correcting?
By Paul Gozbekian
How do you prepare your body for training, activity and performance? More importantly, how are you dealing with muscle tightness, joint immobility, chronic pain and injury that are limiting your potential in these areas?
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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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Why the Glutes Matter
By Meredith Parker
Whether it’s a Saturday tee time with the guys, a regional tournament, or a corporate outing to entertain clients, there remains a desire to perform, and perform well.
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Walk The Line
By Gray Cook
If you have issues with balance is it a mobility problem or a stability problem.
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How Fast Eddie Generates 150 mph Clubhead Speed over the age of 50
By TPI
We had the opportunity to evaluate one of the fastest golfers in the world ahead of his Masters division victory at the PLDA World Championship.
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Considerations for LTAD of an Elite, Early Specialized Golfer
By Liesbeth Pauwels
Sharing a few of the lessons learned from working with a future Division 1 golfer.
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The Benefits of Single Leg Training for Golfers
By Jamie Greaves
TPI Certified strength coach Jamie Greaves outlines 5 reasons why single leg work should be a part of your lower body strength building program.
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How Pro Golfers Stay Fit During Quarantine
By TPI
Whether in the gym or at home, there's no magic solution. Just hard work.
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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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Winter Olympics and Golf
By Dave Phillips
If you’re a parent of a talented young golfer, pay attention to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The story of Mikaela Shiffrin may be just what you need to help support your child in golf.
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I-Vest
By Dave Phillips
I-Vest is an iPhone app that can give you bio feedback on your golf posture.
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Hip speed good or bad?
By Dave Phillips
This article shares some thoughts on hip speed and how to control it.
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4 Steps To More Rotational Power
By Nick Buchan
TPI Certified trainer Nick Buchan shares how to safely progress your medicine ball throws for more rotational power.
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How Jordan Does It
By Dave Phillips
Jordan Spieth is arguably the hottest player in golf and a favorite at the Masters, but his swing doesn't get as much credit as it deserves. Here are some things he does really well.
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Mark Blackburn Shares Max Homa's Body-Swing Connection
By TPI
Terrific insight from Mark Blackburn into the swing modifications that preceded Max Homa's win at the Genesis.
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