Greg,
Thanks for the TPI physical screen. Ive been playing golf for over 25 years and I had no idea how uncoordinated my "golf muscles" were. The best part is now I understand more about my posture and how to use more of my hips and core for power.
Since Ive been doing the exercises, I have much LESS pain in my lower back...Amen! This has helped me a ton and Im glad we met. I feel so much more ready to play some good golf.
Hope I can send my buddies as serious as me in to see you...they could use the help too!
Take care...
Andrew
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Greg,
Thanks for getting back to me with some additional excercises based on my progress.
You and the TPI program have exceeded my expectations. The program has diagnosed my fitness and flexibility status and then suggested improvement target areas with specific exercises based on my needs. These specific customized exercises have succeeded in giving me more flexibility in my hips and shoulders. In less than four weeks I am able to achieve posture positions I was unable to get into prior to the TPI evaluation. You have been very helpful to me in this process by suggesting modified exercises while my flexibility and strength in certain muscles improved to the point that I could perform the intended exercise. Specifically using bands to aid in my deep squats until my glut muscles were better developed. I am looking forward to having my flexibility measured again in about a month to quantifiable measure my progress. And even more importantly I am looking forward to seeing how all this will effect my golf swing.
I would enthusiastically recommend You and the TPI program to any golfer looking to improve their game and body flexibility.
Talk with you soon.
Bob Maher
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Mark Blackburn on the importance of physical screens:
Much like a doctor weighing a patient prior to an examination, during my initial meeting with a new student I conduct a complete physical screening. This allows me to see the student's functional movements to determine what the golf swing will look like. During the two-hour session, I take the golfer through a series of movements in and out of golf posture which measure degrees of rotation, flexion, extension, strength, balance and power. From the knowledge gained through the screening, I can provide the information necessary for my student to develop an efficient and repeatable swing motion. Utilizing their physiology, a student will then learn the necessary stability, mobility and power sources unique to their stroke pattern rather than trying to mimic another golfer's swing. I don’t want to ask a student to perform a move that he physically cannot do. I provide exercises in order to correct specific problem areas when applicable. For example, most people sit at a desk all day and build poor posture, which leads to bad mechanics, and there are daily exercises people can do to help correct that. As an instructor, I feel obligated to perform my due diligence with every new student. In the end, this enables me to establish a baseline with the student so I can prescribe individual swing drills and corrective exercises.
* from the PGA Magazine, Sept. 22, 2010.
