TPI(Titleist Performance Institute)Seminar Stockholm Sweden

The course was extremely educational and productive as I passed my exam and am now a Qualified TPI instructor!
Ok so what does this mean? I can now perform physical screenings (12 tests)
from your head to toe, checking your flexibility, mobility, balance and
posture.
It takes approx. 15 mins but with practice I should have it down to 7/8
minutes soon enough.
Once I look at the findings we can then look at how functional your golf
swing is and your sequencing(correct sequence of energy distribution would be
from the feet up through the pelvic girdle(hips) Thoracic (chest) down your
lead arm then down the clubshaft to the club head. If there is any
dysfunction then we can look for energy leaks! The better you perform in the
test the better your body is equipped to make a good golf swing-make sense?
If you fail any of the tests, there are simple but effective exercises that
if performed for say 5 mins 3 times a week will definitely improve (at any
age) and will compliment what you are then trying to work on in your golf
swing.
So, for example-if you slice the ball and you "swing out to in" or across
the ball(Right handed golfer), this means that there is a dysfunction
occurring in your LOWER body. So action would be required to address the
issue, say an exercise and a swing drill.
I am not a fitness instructor but the body is made up of a pattern of stable and mobile
joints. If because of dysfunction you try and put mobility into a stable
joint, guess what? Injury! The most common injury for golfers is a sore
back, if the hips and the thoracic spine(chest or T-spine)aren't mobile then
pressure is put on the lower back to make it mobile, this =pain. Sound
familiar?(this is how you would try and make a backswing)
The benefits of being screened aren't just beneficial for golf but, injury
prevention and general health.
So the next time you get frustrated at not being able to swing a certain way
or like your favourite player, my first question would be-Am I in a starting
posture/position that allows this and secondly will your physical attributes
allow you to do so????? If not then there are simple measures that can be
taken to address the issue.
I used to do a lot of running, rowing cycling at the gym to keep fit, guess
what? Golf is a rotary sport. Rotation is essential for power and speed.
None of what I was doing was improving my golf!! For the last year I've been
working with a TPI instructor, I've lifted no weights heavier that 6kg but
have worked on balance, mobility and stability and have noticed a vast
difference in my golf game.
To give you a taster, one of the tests is the single leg balance test,
basically standing on one leg without moving from your original position
with your hands by your side. Oh forgot to tell you eyes closed! See how
long you can mange each leg for. The average on the PGA tour is 25
seconds!!!