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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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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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Are you feet causing your swing faults ?
By Dave Phillips
Three foot problems that effect stability in the foot which can hurt your swing efficiency and create power leaks.
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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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Advanced Screening: How I use the TPI Screen
By Jason Glass
People always ask me how I perform my screens. Well, here's a bit of background into how I was introduced to TPI and how I approach the screening process.
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The Overhead Deep Squat Test
By Greg Rose
Through research here at the Titleist Performance Institute we have found several correlations between this test and the golf swing.
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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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Mark Blackburn Discusses Movement Screening On The Golf Guru Podcast
By TPI
TPI instructor Mark Blackburn shares how he got his start as a golf professional and his introduction to TPI.
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Screening and Baseline Numbers in Amateur Golfers: Part 1 of the Fit For Golf 12 Month Case Study
By Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll of Fit For Golf is taking three amateur golfers through a 12 month fitness journey to identify how addressing physical limitations can have an affect on their game.
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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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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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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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Ball below your feet.
By Dave Phillips
This article highlights several keys, to hitting a ball below your feet.
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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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The Cervical Rotation Test
By Dr. Greg Rose
This is a quick screen of cervical rotation mobility.
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How Lee Westwood changed his Body
By Dave Phillips
Lee Westwood has changed his body dramatically the last two years by working with English Strength and conditioning coach Steve McGregor. Learn some of the key areas that Lee attacked to help change his physic and his game.
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Massage Therapy and Golf
By Craig Knight
Whether you are a weekend warrior or a touring professional, including massage therapy as a regular part of your training program can help you to avoid injury.
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Buying a New Putter
By Dave Phillips
There are two basic putter fundamentals you want to check the next time you decide to buy a new putter: shaft length and offset.
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Finding Clothes, I mean, Clubs that fit your Body.
By Lance Gill
Now that you've built a better body for your golf swing, how do your clubs fit?
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