how to get golf swing changes that last (titleist tpi golf fitness assessment)

if you are having trouble making any lasting swing changes, then it might be your body physically holding you back. you need to identify the weaknesses and work on them. a perfect way to get that done is by doing a titleist tpi assessment. if you have certain weaknesses, you might be compensating in certain ways, which can reduce your power as well as cause injuries.

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hey guys I just did a full golf TPI assessment and let me just say the results were eyeopening If you ever wondered why maybe you can’t make some of those swing changes that your coach is asking then I think that this video is for you Okay guys I’m here at the Vancouver Golf Performance I’m here with Anton Nice to meet you Nice to meet you too Yeah So can you just tell us a little bit what we’re going to be doing today and the importance of implementing fitness with golf Yeah absolutely So what we’re going to do today is a TPI screen Title is Performance Institute They’re based in uh in the San Diego area We’ll take you through the screen So it’s a 16point movement screen where we test your body in relation to how it moves in the golf swing making sure that we’re looking for uh efficient movement and no movement deficiencies that could potentially lead to some swing flaws as well as pain So let me walk you through some of my results and where I struggled And guys if you’re new here my name is Chonger I’m an average golfer with the goal of trying to get to scratch documenting my journey along the way showcasing my weekly lessons different gears and gadgets that helps me improve So if that sounds of interest to you then hit that subscribe button and follow along on this journey with me How we do this is we like to call it monkey see monkey do So I will kind of demonstrate this show you a little bit I might give you a couple directions but then I just want to see how you move naturally And then we’re going to imagine that your hips are a bucket of water I want you to empty that bucket in front of you and then empty that bucket behind you Kind of like this or Yeah we’re looking for that Yeah there you go Uh with the first test in the setup posture similar to what you talked about that anterior pelvic tilt you’re a little bit tight in that area When we are set up in that position it’s going to be really hard to rotate backward because in the back swing from a neutral position as you go into the back swing you’re going to arch that back slightly Yeah If we’re already arched at setup it’s going to be hard to rotate more because you’re already set up in the rotated position Yeah So we’d like to see that a little bit more neutral It was a little bit stiff and we’re not quite able to control our pelvis the way we want to Yeah And that is probably because of that tightness that stiffness that we saw kind of in that setup posture We tend to have really tight hip flexors bringing us into that position That means our glutes our butt muscles are always lengthened and they kind of shut off a little bit When they shut off the lower back tends to take all the pressure and we get back injuries I thought that I had pretty good separation in my swing until I did this test We’re going to do the exact opposite Upper body’s in cement and now we’re just rotating that lower body Rotating it back and forth This one seems harder Yeah Go in there kind of rotating back and forth [Music] Good Relax for me Do you feel like that was a little bit easier when I put my hands on your shoulder Yeah So we have a little bit of a stability issue So actually the upper body rotation was pretty good And when we’re trying to separate the lower body to move without the upper body that’s when we see a little bit of trouble a little bit of the stability issue As we get into the back swing we want the hips to lead the upper body leading the arms and then the club into impact right And if we’re not able to do that what tends to happen is people get in the back swing and then they get a little bit stuck So they throw their arms at it and that that means we’re coming over the top We’re kind of throwing and then trying to get into that follow through That’s not a very efficient way to move through the golf swing So being able to separate the two body parts is going to really help with that sequence of the lower body leading the upper body So we tend to see things like over the top Like I said we even tend to see standing up towards the ball when we get fatigued because we’re not able to separate the two body parts So those are some things that also we would need to work on that separation of the two body parts I’m feeling tired I played golf yesterday and I ran 9 km the day before I’ve been chasing a deeper back swing for months but with shoulder mobility like this I never stood a chance Then we’re just going to rotate back as far as you can Good And then bring it back Bring it back Bring it back This one’s not as good Yeah A little bit stiffer Here on the right side there we’re equal to our spine angle So if my spine is in this angle uh sorry if my spine is in this angle you’re getting about that far with the shoulder On the other side we’re a little bit less than our spine angle Ideally we want to be past spine angle H but the right side is a little less limited The left side is quite limited in the back swing Obviously it’s really important to be able to shallow the club or stay in that position So we don’t do that baseball swing where we get a nice wide elbow We want that a little bit more tucked in the back swing In the down swing if we’re not able to kind of rotate that shoulder through we tend to see people often pull up a little bit and do that what we call chicken wing So kind of pulling up there in the follow through when we really want to rotate through in that shoulder This next test is a great example of how connected the body is I’m going to have you put this on the thin part of your lower back here I’ll just show you real quick I don’t want any room in that lower back So if I pull this band it doesn’t come out Good As far as you can And what we’re looking for there is obviously us being able to kind of keep that lower back against the wall which is going to lock everything in place and then move all the way towards the wall We’re testing how flexible the lat is The lat’s the biggest muscle in the upper body biggest power producer in the upper body in the golf swing We want that to be nice and flexible So going into our back swing we can keep that arm pretty straight and we can get a lot of power in the upper body as well Yeah it’s a little bit limited So you’re first having trouble with that kind of rounding out that we spoke about in the pelvic tilt And then second we’re not getting up very high because of the limitations both in the shoulder and the lat So the lat goes sorry all the way down here and it attaches all the way up here So it’s a very long muscle Yeah And for you it’s a little bit tight there too And again that’s going to lead to us not having the power because we can’t take it into a full back swing And if we want to go into a full back swing and we can’t keep that lat straight what tends to happen is people stand up and find rotation elsewhere standing out completely in the swing is going to lead to some flaws that we don’t want H So we want to be able to stay in that posture using the lat muscle and stretching it properly If you ever wondered why you might cup your wrist in the back swing then you should try this test Arms out Make a fist for me All the way down All the way up Okay we were a little bit limited going down here That’s quite critical being strong and mobile there As we take it into the back swing if we’re having weaknesses what tends to happen is that wrist goes out and then we don’t know where our club face is at impact So being able to hold that position is going to be very crucial for us My overall golf fitness handicap was a 33 and it goes on a range from plus 7 to 36 So yeah the 33 wasn’t the best but it also just gives me a clear starting point of what I need to work on Glass half there is a way to obviously fix this right Absolutely Is that through I guess like strengthening stretching I guess What’s the approach now to actually once you have the problem like what do you kind of do now to solve it Absolutely So we’ll take your hips for instance a very good example of how we can help you move better So we knew coming in a little bit you had that pelvic tilt going forward a little bit arch in the back And again that tends to happen because our hip flexors are weak or because the quads are doing the work of the hip flexor something like that So we have an imbalance in the front side pulling you into that position By making sure that they’re released and they’re not overly pulled or shortened or tight as well as making sure that the other side functions better we’re going to get symmetry between those And then when symmetry comes movement tends to follow So we can either we or we can do movements that help uh facilitate that by help strengthening the butt cheeks making sure that the hips are not as tight Those three systems that we talked about the propriception the vestibular and the vision If those are improved as well what tends to happen is your brain says “Wow now I can move better Let’s unlock some movement for us.” So that’s going to help you kind of imagine some vestibular activity some visual activity as well as kind of correcting that posture with loosening up the hips as well as strengthening the backside there So that’ll conclude this video Hopefully you found it insightful and maybe it opened your eyes just like it did for me I only showed a snippet of the assessment but the full thing was close to an hour It’s very comprehensive I would highly recommend that you get it done so that way you can know where your weaknesses are because strength and mobility is very important in the golf game There are numerous benefits including injury prevention more power and just having a more consistent golf swing So hopefully you guys enjoyed the video and anyways I’ll see you guys in the next one Thanks for watching Peace [Music]