do what?
Is high good or badā¦
Whatās your actual handicap? If itās quite different did they give an explanation for that?
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Didnāt you get a TPI screen?
Not a full one. I started doing PT back in July after what I hurt my back. PT let me know that it was actually poor right hip mobility (specifically flexion and internal rotation) that caused me to have the back issue. He did some measurements that would go into a TPI screen, but we didnāt go through the full thing. So I donāt have a TPI handicap or a fun screen detail image.
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I think thatās bad. My actual handicap is 2.7 because I have a really handsy swing and time things pretty well. Iām probably looking at some notable changes here.
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Only one category being red seems good to me
Ish? Still a 19 though. But that red area is relatively correctable as I was sticking my butt out ala @MerchCzar because thatās what I assumed was good athletic posture for golf (false).
I did the screen as part of PT for hip and foot pain Iāve been having. Theyāre all related though and Iāve found the TPI exercises helpful in addition to the PT movements Iāve been prescribed.
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Update. Neilās fake turn was my exact fake turn and Iām swinging the club better than I ever have last couple weeks.
God damn it. No instructor has ever caught that hidden reverse spine angle before because it would happen to late in the backswing.
Thank god for the TPI guys and Neil having my exact swing.
Back pain completely gone after playing. And Iāve had some marathon range sessions at the sim last couple weeks.
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Iāve booked a TPI Golf Assessment for this weekend. Iām hoping they give me a golf fitness handicap as one of my goals this year is to lower that by 5
Does anyone whoād done one of these basic assessments have any recommendations to offer? Iām not sure if I should be doing anything in advance, bringing anything in particular, etc (for instance, Iām planning on getting in an OrangeTheory workout that am before TPI in the pm - not sure if thatās a terrible ideaā¦)
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If youāre feeling sore or tight at all leading up worth mentioning during the assessment, but for the most part itās a pretty simple process and doesnāt need any special considerations beforehand IMO
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I am seriously considering going to a TPI certified specialist, however, itās the middle of winter in NHā¦
Does anyone know if itās worth it to book an appointment now if I canāt consistently play golf for another 3 months (and I donāt have easy access, or desire, to play sim golf)?
Or should I wait until closer to the start of the golf season?
Iām going Thursday to a gentleman in Dover who does the full mobility / strength assessment as well as a swing evaluation
Will report back. Iād assume getting some mobility work in on weak spots wonāt be a bad thing
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Likely better than the other way around? You have the ceiling there, versus someone like TC, who is effectively fossilized into his swing
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Iād argue this is a good time to do it because youāre not playing golf right not. More time to focus on your golf fitness.
I did mine in November.
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Are you looking for a swing professional or fitness? If fitness now is the perfect time.
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Yea the whole fitness experience. As a man who can rival Tron in his lack of flexibility I think this could be really helpful.
Thanks everyone for your thoughts!
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just did the TPI physical screen at my local gym. a solid 17 handicap compared to my +1 actual handicap. i had a pretty good idea of what my weaknesses were but this pretty much solidified it. i have excellent flexibility in everything except my hips and have a weak lower body.
has anyone done the TPI strength program on their own or did you take classes with a trainer?
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In depth review warning! Got fit for wedges today at TPI in Oceanside. Was a nice experience! It very much like a luxury fitting experience - I can understand the price point after doing it.
They greeted me outside even before I got in the door. Brought my clubs in from my car for me and checked me in / showed me around.
Got warmed up (they let you use the gym, they play a video on the big screen with an 8 minute dynamic warmup routine for you to follow along with). I think I will be doing this instead of hitting range balls from now on - I have a bad wrist and range buckets off mats are the absolute worst thing I can do to it.
When I walked back over to my bag, fitter was there and looking at my wedges. Fitter was Joey. He introduced himself and we talked a little about my current wedge setup plus some small talk about local golf courses then headed outside. My current setup is awful - 47-54-60. Huge gaps, no gap wedge. We agreed we would try 50-54-58 to start instead.
The fitting range is pretty awesome (as youāve all seen in the videos). Set me up with a spot to warm up with my current wedges while he collected the tour bag of about 30 different wedges that he would fit me from. Without me even asking, he only brought me jet black wedges. I play black/raw wedges because I hate glare - he knew after seeing my bag without asking. I was impressed by that.
After I warmed up we headed over to hit greenside pitch shots to a few different distances, he asked me to hit them the way I felt comfortable hitting them. We went back and forth doing blind fitting with a few different clubs. He then showed me a similar shot using different technique that the vokey wedges are built to do really well : Open face pitch with the ball sitting back in the stance. Even weight balance and a moderately steep attack angle - focusing on the turf interaction instead of focusing on where I was hitting the ball.
Folks I started clipping the filthiest, spinniest low pitch shots Iāve ever hit in my life.
We kept hitting that shot from different distances and got pretty settled on the top 2 grinds for 54 and 58. We then went to the bunker as well as to a longer 40-50 yard shot. After those three the grinds and bounce were set for 54 and 58.
With those set we moved to 80-100 yards to hit some different 50 degree wedges and also to check the 54 grind worked for fuller swings. Talked about how my setup should be used not just to attack different distances but also different lies and situations. Had me hit some lower softer shots with the 50 where I would usually hit a 54 or 60 and he explained how I can use the different grinds and lofts to my advantage to give me a the best chance of getting up and down from a difficult spot.
I ended up with 50F.12, 54F.14, and 54K.14. Previously I was playing 8 degree bounce sand wedges and lob wedges. The technique he showed me to get the high bounce wedges through the ball was a light bulb going off kind of moment. Definitely not the wedge set I was expecting but I got really confident with it by the end of the fitting session.
At this point we had all we needed range wise, went over what grips I wanted and a few other details, then went back inside to check out. They also gave me a nice goodie bag (dozen '25 prov1s, a copy of the latest golferās journal, a TPI double wall insulated bottle and a Titleist rope hat). A little more small talk and then carried my clubs back out to my car for me.
Overall impressions - definitely a āyou pay more, you get moreā experience compared to any regular fitting at a range or normal course. Very hospitality focused. The range is sick. I think it was worth doing once for the experience but as someone who does not get fit for clubs (I have been fit for clubs a grand total of once in my life before this) I donāt see myself shelling out the money to do it again. I canāt wait to get the wedges in the mail and go practice with them!
Hoping I get them before my NIT qualifier 
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