THE PROGRAM

What Is It?

Flexibility, stability and strength in our spine, hips, shoulders and golf specific muscles are all essential components of a golf fitness program. At the Titlest Performance Institute, they have found, after numerous studies on the top pros, that physical limitations or weaknesses in these areas WILL ABSOLUTELY determine what type of swing faults each one of us will produce. For instance, if you have limited strength in your core it may be impossible for you to maintain good posture during your downswing causing you to stand up or early extend at impact. A postural loss can affect all aspects of your golf swing including balance, timing and rhythm. This can cause blocked shots to the right or hook to the left. (For right-handed golfers) It can be almost impossible to fix this problem, unless the limitation(s) in our body is addressed. Therefore, correcting these limitations should be the main focus when designing a golf fitness program .

COMMON FAULTS LINKED TO PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS AND MUSCLE WEAKNESSES

· loss of posture

· early extension

· over the top

· flat shoulder plane

· sway

· slide

· reverse spine angle

· hanging back

· casting/early release

· “chicken winging”

How Does It Work?

To identify any physical limitations that prevent our bodies from functioning efficiently (with regards to the golf swing) the founders of TPI have developed a series of 13 functional tests. Through the utilization of this specialized screening, a TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor (CGFI) can pin point any physical limitations in the crucial golf areas that will dramatically affect the efficiency of your golf swing. By analyzing the data from the screening, a CGFI can then pin point the specific area of physical limitations and predict what swing faults may be present with out ever watching you swing.

This important information can then be used to prescribe your golf fitness program designed to address your specific limitations and help you develop a good foundation on which to build a great golf swing. This information will also provide your teaching pro valuable information they can use during your lessons.

Once the one-hour screening is complete, a TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor (CGFI) will review the results with you and your golf pro to identify any physical limitations or weaknesses that you may have and how they relate to your swing. (This is paramount if you and your pro are trying to address a swing fault and can’t seem to make progress.) Then based on the findings, you will be prescribed a customized corrective exercise program to address your limitations and swing faults. A copy of your exercises will be provided to you in an easy to carry presentation binder and are performed three to four times per week. Most exercises sessions last approximately 30-40 minutes, which make an ideal warm-up before you go out to play! The easy to carry binder slips right into your golf bag so you’ll always have a copy with you.

Program Design

The Billy T golf fitness program includes three progressive exercise levels. Each level contains a series of exercises that lasts for 2-3 weeks. At the start of each level you will meet with a CGFI to go through the prescribed exercises for that level. This meeting is important to ensure that you are performing the exercises exactly as prescribed, due to the motor learning that is involved, in order to maximize the benefits of the program. However, meetings with the CGFI and exercises can be updated more frequently depending on each individual needs. Once all three levels are complete, a re-assessment will then be performed. The results from the re-assessment will then help determine what type of maintenance plan will follow.

Program Includes

The Full Program includes the one hour TPI physical screening, summary of findings (ideal for discussion with your golf pro), a Personalized Detailed Exercise Program, presentation binder of exercises for easy carry, 3 One Hour Sessions with a TPI certified instructor and a re-assessment screening.

“New 30 Minute Golf Fitness Express Workouts”

One-on-One “QUICK” 30 Minute workouts (two to three times a week) are ideal for the golfer who needs more motivation to stay committed to their golf specific exercises. Each session you will work one-on-one with a CGFI to get you in the “best golf condition possible!” Gain more mobility, flexibility, stability and strength in the golf specific muscles as well as increasing your overall fitness.

Benefits

The customized exercise program will re-educate your muscles so they can function properly. This in turn will help you swing more efficiently and reduce the chance of injuries.

Let’s face it, we all want to hit the ball straighter, farther and most importantly, play PAIN FREE. To accomplish this we need to be more efficient in our swing. To be more efficient in our swing, we need to have our bodies functioning more efficiently. To make our bodies function more efficiently, we need to perform the proper corrective exercises that address our specific limitations. Therefore, it makes sense when designing a golf fitness program to focus on exactly what limits us from functioning efficiently. By doing so, not only will your golf swing improve, so will your daily living functional activities. Basically, you’ll feel better in all aspects and probably won’t need to reach for the ibuprofen after your round of golf. What a bonus!!!!

February 21st, 2009