Visiting the Titleist Performance Institute Feat. D.J., Casey, and Cody

It’s mostly his way of separating the rotation into the vertical and the horizontal.

The other way to think of the sequence as being mostly:

  1. Lateral (around the top of the backswing is often its peak)
  2. Rotational (both planes, since we’re bent forward)
  3. Vertical (jumping, mostly with the lead leg)
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Chiming in with a bit of a different viewpoint here but just FYI, Dr. Greg is a Doctor of Chiropractic, widely viewed as a form of pseudoscience. I definitely think he says a lot of good stuff in the latest video but chiropractic is not medicine and systematic reviews have shown no evidence that it’s an effective medicine.

Chiropractic medicine’s founder claimed it was passed to him from “the other world.” Important information for anyone that might view it as a form of treatment for any health issues. Also, those videos where they manipulate people on tables to create cracking and popping noises, that’s not something I’d be in a rush to try.

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@pitchingandputting, genuinely, what was the point there?

He’s been doing the TPI thing for over 20 years now, and…

Not many of those guys are “pseudoscience” doctors, are they?

Keep scrolling down the advisory board members on the About page and you’ll find a lot of other people whose name starts with “Dr.” too, including the PhD variety.

Also, Dr. Greg’s engineering degree doesn’t do much for you, eh? :smiley:

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I’ll put chiropractic (a word??) in the same catagory as water witching/dousing. I don’t do it and can’t explain it, but have seen first hand experience of it working incredibly well (pun).

Maybe pseudoscience means that they just haven’t figured out how it works yet.

I’ve done TPI twice at different local sites and never had half the stuff/experience the dads got.

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I wonder if we had all the influencers check in one year later, what kind of progress and goal achievement we would see. I hope you find a way to stay healthy, that’s a laudable and important goal.

I’ve worked with some very good PTs who were also chiropractors. Not one of them practiced any actual “chiropractic stuff” on me but they were all very good. Just because someone is a chiropractor doesn’t mean they are a quack.

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#41 - Greg Lehman - Chiropractors vs PT’s, injuries, recovery, and the science of stretching

I recommend listening to this podcast. The guy has some opinions.

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If all chiropractic medicine needs to be viewed as an actual branch of medicine is for one of its practitioners to be listed among real medical doctors on the Titleist website, then you got me. Not rubbishing his engineering doctorate by any means, that’s a real qualification.

But it’s not a real branch of science or medicine, that’s what I’m pointing out. Feel it’s relevant as it seems to be a massive misconception, especially in the US.

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You know what we call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.

You might think you’ve seen it working but there’s no actual evidence despite a lot of research into the field. Things like the placebo effect and other similar phenomena can explain the unexplainable in a lot of cases.

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Don’t get me wrong, I know there are quack job chiros out there making ridiculous diagnosis on their “patients” (my wife worked in a medical/dental clinic for several years).

However, I have too many young friends with back issues, construction is a killer, that crawled to the chiropractor and strolled out the door to not believe it has plenty of merit.

I’m guessing that chiropractor visits are an often short term bandaid which doesn’t usually fix the root issue and pt is a better route long term route. Seems like chiros can “fix people” short term, which then requires consistent visits but now I’m arguing your side of the argument…

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That’s not at all what I said, but carry on…

For those looking

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Took my 3 instalments to get through it. Decent watch though!

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That’s because the equipment probably cost like $250k. Most PTs like myself are not trying to fix your swing. We’re trying to help your body move through your current swing better. I don’t need fancy equipment to do that. I would love you have it but it’s not necessary

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This might be life changing. I could barely touch half way down my shins. I can feel how tight my sciatic chain is with that stretch that Dr. Rose taught Iona.

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What if thats your super power? Beware the wounded golfer and all. Its like cutting samsons hair.

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personally would argue if you’re working with a PT who is not also licensed for chiropractics, find a new PT! They’re missing a tool in their tool belt.

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Haha, pretty sure early extension is not a superpower.

I just want to get good enough to get out of the high handicap group at NIT!

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I’ve brought my hcp index down like 7 points since the first NIT (24 to 17) and I’m STILL in the party flight.

We need everyone else to get worse.

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