Welcome to the Golf Athlete

Latest Seminar Update - NEW seminar topics available in 2012

The TGA Level I and II and specialist seminar dates for 2012 are now on the schedules page of the website. The Level I and II seminars around the World - both planned and confirmed have been included to assist you with planning. You need to register your interest via the website as soon as possible to secure places in our upcoming seminars. Rob Neal is running a number of Biomechanics for Golf seminars around the world during 2012. To obtain details of these please contact Rob directly through the Golf Biodynamics website. Michael Dalgleish is running a number of Physical Assessment for the Golfer and Athletic Profiling for Golf Seminars around the world in 2012. To obtain details please contact him directly via email.

During 2012 Michael and Kelvin Giles are planning to run Long Term Player Development for Golf seminars. The Ten Test On-Range Screening protocol has now been rolled out to participants around the world. Practical coverage is being given to the new tool in the Level II TGA Seminar and the Physical Assessment and Athletic Profiling for Golf Seminars. The resource is available in a DVD for those who might be interested. For more information contact Michael via his email.

Both Rob and Michael will be in the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA at different times during 2012. Please ensure that you have registered as a member (it's free) to ensure that you receive the email newsletters that will provide more information concerning timing, presenters and venues in your area of the world.

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The MyTGA membership was formulated to provide members of the site with the access to the latest information regarding TGA seminars, educational opportunities, endorsed products with scientific credibility and articles on interest areas for YOU, our members. Please log into the site if you are a new member. If you believe that you maybe on our database, lodge your email address and register that you have no password access. Once you receive your generated password then update your profile to ensure that we can keep you abreast of our latest developments. Watch for our newsletters of general interest as well as those in specific areas for coaches, physiotherapists (or physical therapies), biomechanics and strength and conditioning (athletic development and personal training).

Look for the latest developments in TGA, the website and with its staff in our Latest News section.

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Michael Dalgleish Instructing Participants on Shoulder to Torso Connection

Private client testing in your part of the World.....

In 2012, Rob Neal, Michael Dalgleish and many of the TGA Team members will be testing private clients in many countries around the world. If you are interested in participating, referring any of your current clients or just wanting to observe the process for your own benefit please don\\\'t hesitate to contact the TGA Directors regarding the current available times.........

Many of the Team Members are also licensees of Golf Biodynamics and thus can provide 3D real time kinematic assessments and biofeedback for you or your clients. This service is second to none in the depth of information regarding how the golfer moves during the golf swing. The accuracy of movement of the pelvis (hips), torso (shoulders), head and hands is around a sixth of a degree in rotation and less than one millimetre in translation in all three planes instantanously. Rob Neal is the CEO of Golf Biodynamics and he endorses the use of this technology in accelerating swing technique improvement. His latest software has just been released and integrates with Trackman\'s Launch Monitor hardware and soon will be integrated with a Force Plate system.

To find the nearest PGA Professional or Allied Health staff member who is providing this service or for more information regarding the specifics of the equipment and how it might assist you, either contact the TGA Admin or point your browser to the Golf Biodynamics Website.

What is The Golf Athlete?........ Who started the company? ......How is its philosophy unique?....

The Golf Athlete is a network of leading sport science and sport medicine practitioners working together to provide a completely integrated service to the golfer. We operate under a coach driven model of performance enhancement whereby the coach and athlete are the focus.

Our network provides clear lines of communication back to the coach and around the network thus providing the highest possible level of service and results for the players and PGA/Golf Coaches.

The Golf Athlete also provides educational lectures and workshops to golfers of all levels focussing on performance enhancement and injury prevention. In addition, seminars are also available for all members of the sports medicine and science team to assist with increasing specific skills in dealing with PGA professionals and their clients. If you are keen to attend or convene a seminar in your part of the world - please don\\\'t hesitate to contact the TGA Directors.

The Golf Athlete provides this integrated service for all golfers at all playing levels, including amateur golfers, touring professionals and golf coaches. The interventions provided are designed to lead to enhanced playing performance, decreased injury rates, decreased injury recurrence and greater enjoyment. The Golf Athlete has developed specific strategies to enable golf coaches to effectively apply sports science principles in their coaching for all players.

The Golf Athlete has a unique philosophy regarding the coach and athlete relationship. Many of the tenets it respects are those that were the underpinning of the original Australian Institute of Sport. Read more about this and how is affects how we relate to our players and coaches...........

Latest News on website content direction for 2012 and beyond....

The Directors are in negotiation with new designers. The goal is develop one of the world\'s foremost online resources to help golfers improve through better understanding their physical limitations and how to accelerate their physical and technical change. This will involve the launch of a number of new products, a certification process and an increase in the specific content available to the members area of the website. We will at all times look to provide evidence based interventions and strategies to assist the player, the PGA Professional and the all members of the allied health team. Let us know if there are any topics that you would like to have us explore over the coming months.

NEW 10 Step On-Range Screening Protocols - 2012

The TGA staff have been promoting and showcasing the NEW 10 Test On-Range screening protocol throughout 2011. The resource allows PGA Professionals and Allied Health staff to better understand why individual golfers maybe limited in developing optimal technique. Its unique ordinal scale scoring system (1-5) will allow for ease of comparison between players and will allow for quantification, over time, of progress made by individual players. Thanks to Ben Corso, Matthew Green, Bill McTigue, Steve Ajzenmann and Rob Neal for their valuable input into the process. In addition, John Hellstrom from GolfPyramid is to be thanked for his critique of the content during its development.