IMPROVE MY GAME

Increase your driving distance !!

By Dave Phillips

Three simple tips that will help you to maximize your driving distance.

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Improve Driving Distance Without Increasing Swing Speed

By TPI

TPI co-founders Dave Phillips and Dr. Greg Rose share how you can increase distance off the tee by optimizing launch conditions.

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Maximize the Speed You Already Have

By Liam Mucklow

Every player wants to hit it further, but many golfers don't realize that they already have the physical tools to do it.

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Why Basketball Players Have An Excellent Athletic Background For Golf

By TPI

While Steph Curry might not make the cut at the Ellie Mae Classic, his background in basketball is excellent athletic preparation for golf.

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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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Increase Distance by Changing Your Angle of Attack

By Dave Phillips

A simple setup change can help you hit the ball further.

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5 Key Fundamentals

By Dave Phillips

What are the key fundamentals to a great golf swing? Is it a straight left arm, a big shoulder turn, a flat left wrist, a stable right leg, or maybe just a good left hand at impact?

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Setup and Impact

By Dave Phillips

Just how different are they?

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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

By Dave Phillips

A new technique that could help that Tennis Elbow or Tendon tear you have been suffering from.

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What does club fitting mean to you?

By Dave Phillips

If you want to play better, then custom fit clubs are essential. But what should you consider when looking for new clubs?

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Teeing Off with Breakfast

By Amy Goodson

If your goal is to have energy throughout your golf game, maintain driving strength through the 18th hole and stay mentally focused, you better set your alarm early and make time for breakfast.

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Not All Yoga is Good for Golf But Proper Application Can Deliver Big Benefits

By Dana Santas

Yoga tends to be touted as the panacea for everything, but not all yoga is good for golfers. In fact, spending hours doing arbitrary yoga poses to increase your flexibility could actually impede your functional movement, power and control on the links. That isn’t to say that all yoga is bad for golfers…more like, not all yoga is created equal, and its effectiveness is dictated by the quality of its application to the movement and mental demands of the game.

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Playing golf in the wind

By Dave Phillips

Obviously the golf ball is affected by wind. How much it is affected varies depending on a variety of factors.

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“Heavy” Strength Training – What’s The Point?

By Michael Carroll

Just because golf clubs are light doesn't mean that golfers don't need to be strong.

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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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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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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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Training the Senior Player

By Rich Freedman

With the advent of TPI functional fitness screening, fitness trainers have a valuable tool to identify and correct many of the swing flaws plaguing the senior player.

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Hydration Basics

By Robert Yang

Optimal hydration can improve your golf game mentally and physically.

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Under Pressure

By Dr. Bhrett McCabe

With the Ryder Cup this weekend, there is extra attention being paid to the emotional state of the players. It is no question which players that can manage their emotions throughout the three day event will have the greatest chance for success.

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