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How Improving Your Hip Hinge Can Increase Your Distance

By Natalie Lowe

The hip hinge is one of the most important movements as a golfer and as an athlete. Here are key exercise progressions for improving the pattern.

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The Linear Kinematic Sequence

By Phil Cheetham

So what exactly is the Linear Kinematic Sequence?

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Check your Fundamentals First

By Dave Phillips

It is a natural reaction when your not playing well and you can’t seem to find the bottom of the cup to think that all is lost and you need to change something.

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What are the key muscles in the Golf Swing?

By Dave Phillips

Hint, one of them starts with B and ends with T.

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5 Lessons Learned From Training Those With Low Back Pain

By Dean Somerset

Lower back pain is the most common injury in golf. According to some studies, lower back injuries account for roughly 1/3 of all golf injuries. Strength coach Dean Somerset shares his experience and observations from working with athletes who have lower back pain.

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How Cameron Tringale Gained 8 MPH in One Year

By TPI

Cameron Tringale had the largest single-season increase in clubhead speed since the TOUR started recording radar data. Dr. Greg Rose shares the kinematic data and physical screen results which revealed the opportunity for improvement.

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Cupping Therapy on the PGA TOUR: Considerations and Concerns

By Marc Wahl

A few reflections and considerations on the cupping demonstrations provided during the 2016 World Golf Fitness Summit.

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The Science Behind a Golf Warm Up

By Ben Langdown

Ben Langdown and Jack Wells studied the effect that a proper warm up had on golf performance. The results were astounding.

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Why to Choose Cable Press over Bench Press

By Lance Gill

Some think it's blasphemous to suggest that the bench press wouldn't be THE foundational exercise in your workout program, but Lance Gill shares why/when you should program cable exercises instead.

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The Position of The Right Foot

By Dave Phillips

OK, once and for all, how should the right foot be positioned in the golfer’s address position?

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14 Exercises For Generating Impulse and Separation - A Key To Increased Clubhead Velocity

By Dr. Ben Langdown and Jennifer Fleischer

These exercises will create further stability and strength in the legs, hips, glutes and trunk as well as the shoulders -- the key areas of transferring force through the kinetic chain.

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What Golf-Specific Training Really Is

By Nick Buchan

Training should be speed, time constraint and intensity specific, not just movement specific.

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5 Reasons Why Self-Directed Golf Fitness Programs Fall Short

By Ryan Blackburn

Most amateurs recognize that improving their fitness and movement quality will benefit their golf game, but many try to cut corners by writing their own program. TPI Certified trainer Ryan Blackburn offers some reasons why this isn't a good idea.

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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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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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When to Shut it Down?

By Dr. Peter Mackay

The medical and coaching personnel working with professional golfers are often called upon to make judgments with respect to a player being fit to play or to continue to play in a specific event.

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How Danny Willett matched his swing to his physical capabilities

By TPI

2016 Masters champion Danny Willett shares how physical limitations have forced him to make adjustments in his swing.

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8 Exercises to Improve your Scapula Stability and Shoulder Mobility for Golf

By Dr. Ben Langdown and Jennifer Fleischer

Dr. Ben Langdown and Jennifer Fleischer explore what good upper body posture means for your golf and provide you with exercises to help increase your upper back strength and shoulder mobility.

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Be Like Mike: How Mike Weir is Improving His Physical Capabilities in his 40's

By Jason Glass

Masters Champion Mike Weir joins the Coach Glass podcast to discuss his approach to training and performance.

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Improving from the Ground Up: How the Function of the Ankle and Foot Influence Your Swing

By Daniela Schellenberg

Did you know that your feet are often overlooked in golf? Why is the mobility of feet and ankles essential? We often talk about how ground mechanics can influence power and consistency in the golf swing, but we probably don't spend enough time talking about how the function of our feet and ankles affect so much of what we do in the golf swing.

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