The Key to Fixing Your Golf Swing Is Synching It With Your Physical Limitations

The Titleist Performance Institute could hardly be in a more anonymous setting: seven miles inland from the Pacific, surrounded by office parks, recognizable from the main road only by its tall, driving-range-style

nets. But on any given day, one is likely to encounter several high-profile Tour pros here. When I visited last month, Brad Faxon was working out in the gym and Ben Crane was toying around on the range. Padraig Harrington was expected a few days later with his full entourage—his caddy, coaches and physical therapist.

Players under contract to Titleist get their equipment fitted here at no cost. The company also does much of its club and ball testing at the facility. But the most intriguing work carried out at TPI involves the golf swing, in particular research into the negative cascading effect that physical limitations and dysfunctions, even seemingly trivial ones like a stiff ankle, can have on a player's ability to hit the ball efficiently.

For average golfers with major issues, like immobility in the hips (that would be me), the staff can propose workarounds or pinpoint physical therapy regimens that, with time and discipline, can correct the flaws.

They are offering incredible bonuses for the products as well:

• DVD #1: Your Comprehensive Guide to Self-Assessment
• DVD #2: Your Individualized Corrective Exercise Progressions
• Bonus #1 and #2: The Assess and Correct E-Manual, which is not only a guide to review your assessments on DVD #1, but also includes written cues and photos for every recommended drill in DVD #2 so that you’ll have a resource you can take to the gym with you.
  (PLEASE NOTE:  These two bonuses have been merged into one document for easier downloading.)
  
• Bonus #3: “The Great Eight Static Stretches” E-Manual, which shows you eight additional flexibility drills that we use on a regular basis in addition to the drills featured in the DVDs.
• Bonus #4: The “Optimal Self Myofascial Release” E-Manual, which shows you the soft tissue methods and techniques we use with our clients and athletes.
• Bonus #5: “Warm-ups for Every Body” E-Manual, which is a collection of two sample warm-up templates for different sports/scenarios, including golf.