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Kinematic Sequence Revisited

By Phil Cheetham

Learn more about what a Kinematic Sequence means to your golf swing from a biomechanists perspective.

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Kinematic Sequence Basics

By Greg Rose

The kinematic sequence is probably the number one most important piece of information that we use in assessing a new golfer.

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Capture Methods Overview

By Greg Rose

Here is a quick overview of differnet types of 3D motion capture systems available today!

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How Patrick Cantlay Changed His Swing to Protect His Lower Back

By TPI

Patrick Cantlay's career was temporarily derailed by a stress fracture in his lower back. Dr. Rose shares how a combination of physical screening and 3D analysis revealed what in his swing was responsible for causing the injury.

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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 Similarities Between Golf And Striking/Throwing Sports

By TPI

When you review the 3D data, it's clear how experience in throwing and striking sports can benefit young golfers.

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How to Evaluate a Golf Swing - the right way!

By Lance Gill

Here is our philosophy at TPI on how to evaluate a player and determine what areas we should focus on for further development.

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What You Can Learn From The Unique Kinetic and Kinematic Data of the 2023 European Amateur Champ

By TPI

Our recent evaluation of 2023 European Amatuer champion and Arizona State golf standout, Jose Ballester, was a fascinating case study in how 3D, force and physical data can reveal unique strategies among the most effective swings in the world.

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Measuring the Timing of the Golf Swing from Video

By Phil Cheetham

In this article Phil Cheetham will show you how to measure the timing of the backswing, downswing and follow through all with a video camera. Plus, he shows how to use this information to calculate backswing to downswing tempo.

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X-Factor Essentials: What it is and How to Train it

By Mike Carroll

TPI Certified fitness professional Michael Carroll (attended Level 1 in the UK in June) examines the relationship between x-factor and ball-striking performance in addition to discussing strength and conditioning strategies for golf.

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Put a little gas in your game

By Dave Phillips

If you are lacking power in your game and you never seem to hit the ball as solidly as you should. Then let’s put a little Gas in your game by turning your knuckles down.

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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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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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How Wide Should My Stance Be?

By Dave Phillips

“How wide should my stance be,?” or “Should my stance width vary with driver vs. iron?”

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Chasing Speed with Two-Time Long Drive Champ Jamie Sadlowski

By TPI

How we use 3D, force and physical data to help the fastest get faster.

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Get a Lesson When You’re Playing Well

By Dave Phillips

When your playing your best you seldom seek help, but this is the time to have an expert look at your swing.

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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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Should all the body parts reach the top of backswing at the same time?

By Phil Cheetham

This is a question we get all the time - but the short answer is NO!

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Club Head Speed By Age Group: What Percentile Are You In?

By Chris Finn

With over 600 data points, Par4Success has been able to identify a number of top metrics in the physical realm that you should be striving for if you want to play at your highest level.

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The OODA Loop

By Dave Phillips

How a proven military strategy might apply to golf.

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