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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 Lower Extremity Injuries Impact Ground Utilization and Swing Mechanics

By Adam Halseth

The world of golf is becoming much more aware of the importance of utilizing the ground to maximize efficiency and power in a golf swing. Adam Halseth analyzes how these variables may be impacted by lower extremity injuries and limitations.

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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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The Best Exercises To Increase Clubhead Speed

By Nick Buchan

Nick Buchan polls several top golf fitness experts about their favorite exercises for speed development.

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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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Adjustments in the Swing for Maintaining Posture for Seniors

By Dr. Greg Rose

Champions Tour player Tom Kite discusses some of the swing changes that he has had to make to help him maintain a stable posture and a good turn.

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A Guide to Needs Analysis and Program Design for Training Golfers

By Michael Carroll

TPI Certified strength coach Michael Carroll outlines how he evaluates golfers and designs training programs.

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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 Ryan Moore rehabbed his ankle with a TPI Certified team

By Brian Chandler

After Ryan Moore won the John Deere Classic, he credited TPI Certified Brian Chandler with helping him overcome a nagging ankle issue which had bothered him for five years.

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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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Training The Queen Of The Swing

By Lance Gill

Lance Gill offers a sampling of exercises that will help develop your core for golf. Sorry, no crunches.

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The Toe Touch Test

By Dr. Greg Rose

This is a great test for hip hinge mobility and postural stability.

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5 Training Strategies to Increase Vertical Thrust Without Leaving The Ground

By Pam Owens

Vertical thrust is a significant power generator in the golf swing, but how do you train a your client that is unable to jump? Here are a few ideas from TPI Certified trainer Pam Owens.

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How Important is Lower Body Power in Golf?

By Dr. Greg Rose

What is the most important area of the body to develop power in for long drives? Most experts would say one thing - the lower body!

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Making Technical Changes To Compensate For Limited Hip Mobility

By Oliver Morton

If golfers have a physical limitation, they can either improve their body or work around the limitation.

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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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What Performance Therapy Looks Like For Top Golfers

By Tom Feeney

A behind the scenes look at how professional golfers like Jordan Spieth, Zach Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Nick Watney and Shane Lowry maximize their athleticism through chiropractic care.

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The Lower Quarter Rotation Test

By Dr. Greg Rose

This test evaluates the rotational mobility in the lower body.

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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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Beware Of What You Stretch

By Jason Glass

So many of us have bought into the old adage that you need to stretch to stay supple and play your best. What if stretching actually had the opposite effect?

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