Titleist Performance Institute (TPI)
Dr. Underhill is a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) golf medical pro. The TPI assessment is designed to identify and correct restrictions in both mobility and stability that prevent you from making your optimal golf swing. This is the same physical assessment that titleist offers all of its top pro and amateur golfers. Correcting these restrictions in mobility and stability will help decrease the incidence of golf injuries and will help you be able to play more and pain free. He will work with your golf pro and with local golf fitness experts to maximize your swing efficiency and have you return from injury as soon as possible.
During a TPI assessment, Dr. Underhill will review your health history and proceed to carry out the physical assessment. The assessment consists of 13 different functional screens that help him identify what physical limitations keep you from swinging as efficiently as possible.
ABOUT TITLEIST PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE:
The Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) is the world’s leading educational organization and research facility dedicated to the study of how the human body functions in relation to the golf swing.
Since its inception in 2003, TPI has studied thousands of golfers ranging from the top professional tour players to weekend enthusiasts. An incredible amount of data on players of all shapes, sizes, ages, and fitness levels has been gathered during this time. Using this data, TPI discovered how a properly functioning body allows a player to swing a golf club in the most efficient way possible. Additionally, TPI has analyzed how physical limitations in a player’s body can adversely affect the golf swing and potentially lead to injury.
TPI’s mission is to educate golfers and industry professionals on the body/swing connection through its one of a kind ‘TPI Certified’ educational program. This program was developed by founders Dr. Greg Rose and Dave Phillips along with a 52 member advisory staff of industry leading experts. Currently, there are over 9,000 TPI Certified professionals in 57 countries assisting players of all skill levels.