On the Mark Golf Podcast

Understand Your Body and Understand Your Swing with Dave Phillips (TPI)

01.24.2020 - By PGA TOURPlay

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Described as "a visionary thinker with a passion for teaching and learning" Dave Phillips is the co-founder of The Titleist Performance Institute (TPI). He is also a member of the PGA of America and a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and a Golf Digest Top 50 Instructor. Dave elaborates on his method of "Understanding your body to understand your swing". He explains the need for, and the value of, proper assessments and screens to make appropriate decisions for your golf swing. He delves into swing technique and instruction; he describes the dynamic use of the lower body in a functional swing, and he talks about "steep" and "shallow" golf swing tendencies. Dave also talks about power generation in the golf swing and how to make proper decisions on how to gain power off the tee.

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