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Standing up through the ball is not a habit. It's your body protecting itself — and understanding that changes how you a...
04/16/2026

Standing up through the ball is not a habit. It's your body protecting itself — and understanding that changes how you approach fixing it.

Loss of posture means your spine angle changes during the downswing. Your upper body rises out of its address position. Every instruction you'll ever receive on this fault will tell you to stay in your posture. The problem is that's asking your body to hold a position it doesn't have the mobility or stability to maintain under load.

Here's what's actually happening. When the hips can't clear on the downswing, the arms run out of space to swing through. The body's solution is to stand up and create that room. It's an intelligent compensation for a physical limitation. And you cannot override it by trying harder. The restriction has to be addressed first.

Swipe through to see the three areas we look at when this pattern shows up.

Have you been working on this in your game? Drop a comment — curious how it's been showing up for you.

Rounded shoulders at address is not a posture habit. It's a mobility problem — and it has a direct physical cause.C-post...
04/14/2026

Rounded shoulders at address is not a posture habit. It's a mobility problem — and it has a direct physical cause.

C-posture is the term TPI uses for excessive thoracic kyphosis at setup. The upper back rounds forward, the shoulders roll inward, and you're already restricted before the swing starts. Most golfers try to fix it by standing straighter. It doesn't work because the underlying tightness is still there.

The cause is almost always a combination of tight chest and anterior shoulder muscles paired with weak, lengthened mid-back muscles. Years of sitting, driving, and screen time create this pattern. And it follows you straight to the tee box.

Swipe through to see the three swing problems that come with it.

Have you been working on this in your swing? Drop a comment — I'd be curious what you've tried.

Rory McIlroy is a back-to-back Masters champion.What a week it was. He came in as the defending champion, built the larg...
04/12/2026

Rory McIlroy is a back-to-back Masters champion.

What a week it was. He came in as the defending champion, built the largest 36-hole lead in Masters history on Friday, then watched Cameron Young shoot 65 on Saturday to erase all of it. Sunday he had to start again from scratch — tied, not leading.

He fought through it. Played Amen Corner perfectly on the back nine. Won anyway.

Nicklaus. Faldo. Tiger. Rory. That's the list now. The only four players to ever win back-to-back at Augusta National.

That wasn't a coronation. That was a fight. And that's what makes it better.

What do you think — is Rory the best golfer in the world right now? Drop it in the comments.

Six shots. Gone. That's Augusta National.Rory McIlroy walked onto Moving Day with the largest 36-hole lead in Masters hi...
04/12/2026

Six shots. Gone. That's Augusta National.

Rory McIlroy walked onto Moving Day with the largest 36-hole lead in Masters history. He walked off tied. Cameron Young shot a stunning 65, eight birdies, one bogey, and is co-leading heading into Sunday. Sam Burns is one back after a bogey-free 68. Shane Lowry holed a hole-in-one on the 6th and is two back. Scottie Scheffler shot 65 and is three back.

This is one of the most dramatic Moving Days in Masters history. And now it all comes down to Sunday at Augusta.

Rory is chasing history — trying to join Nicklaus, Faldo, and Tiger as back-to-back Masters champions. Young is chasing his first major. Burns has been flawless all week and just needs one more clean round.

So tell me — who puts on the green jacket tonight? Drop your pick in the comments. I want to see everyone's read on this one.

Rory McIlroy walks into Saturday at Augusta with a six shot lead and the largest 36-hole advantage in Masters history. E...
04/11/2026

Rory McIlroy walks into Saturday at Augusta with a six shot lead and the largest 36-hole advantage in Masters history. Everyone is talking about his putting, his iron play, his course management.

I'm watching something else.

Watch his hips on the downswing. Watch how they clear the same way on shot 70 as they did on shot one. Watch his spine angle hold from address through impact, round after round, under the heaviest pressure in the sport. Watch his thoracic spine rotate fully on every single swing — not just when he's fresh, but late in a round when fatigue is setting in for everyone else.

That's not a swing thing. That's a body thing. Every player at Augusta this week has a world class swing. The ones at the top of the leaderboard Saturday evening are the ones whose bodies have held up. Whose movement patterns didn't break down under the cumulative load of 36 holes.

Rory isn't six shots clear because he's swinging better than everyone else. He's six shots clear because his body is letting him execute at a level nobody else can match right now.

Watch today's coverage with that lens. And then ask yourself — does your body hold up through your round the same way?

What's your take on Rory going wire to wire? Drop it in the comments.

Everyone has their Masters checklist this week. Who's in form. Who's struggling. Who's due. I've got a different one.Swi...
04/11/2026

Everyone has their Masters checklist this week. Who's in form. Who's struggling. Who's due. I've got a different one.

Swipe through to see the four physical boxes every contender at Augusta checks — and ask yourself honestly how many you'd check for your own game.

No judgment. Just useful information about where to focus.

Which one on the list is your biggest gap right now? Drop it in the comments — I'm curious.

Watch the players at Augusta this week. They make a full turn on every single shot. Backswing feels effortless. Hips cle...
04/10/2026

Watch the players at Augusta this week. They make a full turn on every single shot. Backswing feels effortless. Hips clear through impact. Spine angle holds from setup through the finish.

Now think about your own swing. Is the turn the same every time? Or does it vary depending on how you slept, how long you sat at your desk, how stiff you were on the first tee?

The difference isn't talent. It's that every player on tour has a physical preparation routine. Mobility work, hip drills, soft tissue maintenance — as routine as hitting balls on the range. Their body is their equipment. They treat it like it.

The good news is you don't need a tour-level fitness team to start. You need consistency and the right focus areas. Swipe to see what to prioritize.

What part of your swing breaks down as a round goes on? Drop it in the comments.

Augusta National is 7,545 yards with dramatic elevation changes, severe green slopes, and some of the most demanding app...
04/08/2026

Augusta National is 7,545 yards with dramatic elevation changes, severe green slopes, and some of the most demanding approach angles in the game. Walking those hills for 72 holes while maintaining swing mechanics under tournament pressure is one of the hardest physical tests in sports.

The players who contend on Sunday didn't just practice more. They prepared their bodies differently.

Thoracic rotation that stays consistent for four rounds. Hips that clear on shot 280 the same way they did on shot one. A core that holds spine angle under fatigue when the pressure is highest. These aren't given. They're trained.

Swipe through to see the three physical qualities every contender at Augusta shares — and what you can take from it for your own game.

What's your favorite thing to watch about the Masters? Drop it in the comments.

Most golfers never fix their pain. And it's not because they don't want to.In almost every case, it comes down to one of...
04/03/2026

Most golfers never fix their pain. And it's not because they don't want to.

In almost every case, it comes down to one of two things. Either they're treating the symptom with; rest, anti-inflammatories, or the occasional cortisone shot and not ever addressing the movement problem that caused it. Or nobody has ever actually explained what's causing it in the first place.

A provider who doesn't understand golf movement can't connect a swing fault to a physical restriction. They see back pain and treat the back. They don't look at whether the hips can internally rotate, whether the thoracic spine is restricted, whether the pelvis is stable under load.

TPI's whole framework is built on this: if you don't assess, it's just a guess. A proper movement screen tells you what's restricted, what's compensating, and what needs to be addressed first. That's how you stop cycling through the same pain pattern every season.

Swipe through — and if any of this resonates, share it with a golfer who's been dealing with the same thing for years.

What have you tried that hasn't worked? Drop it in the comments.

If your low back arches excessively at address, your spine is already under load before you swing. That's S-posture, and...
04/02/2026

If your low back arches excessively at address, your spine is already under load before you swing. That's S-posture, and TPI identifies it as one of the most common physical characteristics in golfers who deal with chronic low back pain.

The cause is almost always tight hip flexors. When these muscles are shortened from hours of sitting, they pull the front of the pelvis down and forward. The result is an exaggerated arch in the low back that follows you to the tee box. You can try to correct it with posture cues, but if the tissue hasn't lengthened, you'll slip right back into it on the next swing.

From there it becomes a chain reaction. The pelvis can't rotate freely, early extension and loss of posture become hard to avoid, and the low back takes compressive load on every swing of every round.

Swipe through to see the two main things it costs your swing.

If this sounds like your setup, drop a comment. This is one of the most fixable things I work on with golfers.

If your backswing feels short or restricted, the shoulder is rarely the problem. It's your mid-back.The thoracic spine, ...
03/31/2026

If your backswing feels short or restricted, the shoulder is rarely the problem. It's your mid-back.

The thoracic spine, the section from your shoulder blades down to your lower ribs, is where your backswing rotation is supposed to come from. When it moves freely, your arms, shoulders, and hips can do their jobs. When it's stiff, everything else compensates.

Here's the problem. Most of us spend the majority of our day sitting. Desk work, driving, screens. That sustained position puts the thoracic spine into flexion for hours. Over time it loses its ability to extend and rotate. You step onto the first tee with a mid-back that hasn't moved properly in hours, sometimes years, and then you ask it to rotate at full speed.

When it can't, the arms take over, the low back absorbs forces it wasn't designed for, and your swing loses both power and consistency.

Swipe through to see the three things that go wrong — and what we assess first.

Have you ever been told your backswing is too short or too flat? Drop a comment — this might explain why.

Taking these steps can help you achieve significant relief and improved mobility. Ready to start your journey to a pain-...
09/26/2024

Taking these steps can help you achieve significant relief and improved mobility. Ready to start your journey to a pain-free life? Book your appointment today and take the first step towards better hip health. 💪🏼

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