Titleist Performance Inst.
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Titleist Performance Institute Long Term Athletic Development
TPI deviates from traditional methods of teaching golf to youngsters, in which children spend hours at the driving range. Instead, this program is based on the principles of long-term athlete development – rooted in understanding how the body interacts with the brain at different stages of life. It is the very program responsible for training many of the top professionals today! Working with some of the most experienced golf professionals in the state, children learn how to blend time proven development techniques with golf fundamentals. The venue includes up to 12 stations in a FUNdamental Cyclone Zone or a S.M.A.S.H. Zone. The FUNdamental Cyclone is focuses on the body’s fundamental movement skills while S.M.A.S.H. – Stability, Mobility, ABCs (Agility, Balance, Coordination and Speed), Sports Skills and Honing Golf Skills – is rigorously designed for youngsters in fifth through ninth grades. The FUNdamental and S.M.A.S.H. Zones are the program’s core; each has kicking, hitting, throwing, putting, forearm release, chipping and catching stations. In addition, there is a strength-building station and an area where children will begin to learn golf fundamentals in a way their brain and body responds to. While kicking, hitting and throwing provide a seemingly unorthodox approach to golf instruction, all help encourage rotational velocity, which is critical when learning the mechanics of golf. We are teaching the youngsters to become extremely talented athletes in an arena that makes this hour their favorite activity of the week. The weekly program begins on Tuesday May 1st from 4:00 to 5:30pm and runs through September. Each week builds on the successes of the previous week in motor learning and golf fundamentals. Lead Instructor: John Andrews, PGA. Cost $30.00 per session, ages 6 -15. Parents can sign up their juniors at the Pine Meadow Pro Shop 847.566.4653. For more information on the program, please call John Andrews 847.514.9009. About TPI The world’s leader in golf health and fitness, the Titleist Performance Institute – a subsidiary of Titleist – is a research and development center based in Oceanside, CA. The organization has more than 3,000 certified members in more than 30 countries. In order to learn more about the Titleist Performance Institute log on to www.MYTPI.com. About Pre TPI (Introductory Junior Clinic) The Pre TPI program is designed to introduce students to the principles of TPI along with golf fundamentals. Our goal is for the students to have a FUN learning experience! Hopefully your children will enjoy it and want to continue into our weekly TPI sessions. - Boys & girls ages 6 - 12. - 8 student maximum (5minimum). - Five(5) 1 hour classes. - $70.00 per session. To be paid to John Andrews at first class. - Parents are invited to stay & watch. - Rainouts will be made up on following week(s). - Missed sessions by the student will not be made up. Any questions should be directed to the Pre TPI instructor, John Andrews.
“Hitting the ball is the easiest part of the game -- Hitting it effectively is the most difficult.”
Achievements: Qualified for the Gate Petroleum PGA Open 1993, Played in PGA sanctioned tournaments for 3 years, Teaching Professional at Pine Meadow G. C. for 15 yr’s, Former Golf Digest teaching staff member, Nominated for IPGA Teaching Professional of the year in 2004 & 2007 John brings his years of playing and teaching experience to the TPI Jr. Program. Highlights of 2010 season: Tyler Anderson age 10: US Kids finished 2nd overall, 1st place Heritage Bluff, 8th place Countryside US Classic, 9th place finish Ages 8-11 age group for MAJT Troy Butler age 16: IHSA Sec’l Qualifier, 2X All Conference, 2/120 Dundee Crown Inv., 9/125 Batavia Inv., 13/110 Chick Evans Jim Jaskoske age 16: AJGA fully exempt for life, 36.56 HS stroke avg., 1st place finish Pepsi Little People’s Champ., MJGT finished 2nd overall on points list Mike Grayson age 16: 11th finished 3A State Tournament, First Team All Conference/ All area 3X’s, 1st place finished Pepsi Little People’s Champ., 13th place AJGA Midwest Junior Players Champ., 3/110 Chick Evans
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Pine Meadow Golf Club has long been recognized as a “hot bed” for the development of junior golfers in Illinois. Last season Pine Meadow greatly enhanced this reputation by becoming one of the first in the United States to offer a Level 3 Titleist Performance Institute Long Term Athletic Development Program. This program is designed to instruct juniors to become both sound athletes and skilled golfers.
