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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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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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Red Flags

By Gray Cook

The flags in golf, no one talks about.

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Rethinking the Path to a College Golf Scholarship

By Brendan Ryan

Malcolm Gladwell's book, Outliers, helped popularize the 10,000 hour rule. It's a great idea, but not as simple as many parents think. Time dedicated to a task is vitally important, but how we encourage young athletes to spend that time is equally critical.

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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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Understanding and Assessing Pelvic Tilt in the Golf Swing

By TPI

The pelvic tilt is one of the most overlooked and underappreciated movement patterns in the golf swing. While it might not be something that a coach cues in their student’s swing, it should be something that a coach is aware of in their student’s swing.

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Should Golfers Push, Pull or Carry Their Clubs?

By Dr. Josh Nelson

Research suggests that using a push cart is a better option than carrying your bag, even if your pride tells you otherwise.

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Alex Noren is the Hottest Golfer on the Planet: Here's How He Trains

By TPI

Noren's caddy described him as "an ambitious golfer who is in the gym if he's not playing golf."

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Jordan Spieth: Athlete First

By TPI

Jordan Spieth may be a golf prodigy, but he was never just a one-sport star.

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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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Improve Your Teaching by Incorporating Other Sports

By Liam Mucklow

Sometimes the best way to get results is to draw upon a player's prior athletic experience

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Does Early Specialization Insure Success in Golf?

By Dave Phillips

Advice for parents on raising young golfers.

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The Lat Test

By Dr. Greg Rose

This is a screen for shoulder mobility.

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Using Principles from TPI Power Level 2 Outside of Golf

By Jeremy Golden

After spending 17 years as a Strength and Conditioning Coach in collegiate and professional sports, I was curious about how well the TPI concepts would crossover to other sports.

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Skin In The Game: The Overlooked Risk Of Golf

By Mindy Clark MD

On average it has been estimated that professional golfers received 217 times the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation needed to cause a sunburn over the course of the year.

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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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Why Early Extension Causes a Reduction of Power in the Golf Swing

By TPI

We define early extension as excessive movement of the pelvis towards the ball (target line) during the swing. Though we often associate early extension with a loss of consistency, the loss of power is just as significant.

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Body-Swing Connection: Adam Scott

By TPI

Dr. Rose and Dave Phillips share how Adam Scott's exceptional physical capabilities helped produce one of the most coveted swings in golf.

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Should You Swing the Driver at 80% Effort?

By Padraig Dooley

We hear it often - swing it at 80%. But is this true?

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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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