What does a TPI golf movement assessment involve?
A Titleist Performance Institute movement screen systematically assesses swing mechanics, functional biomechanics, physical fitness, movement quality, and injury history to identify joint restrictions that compromise rotational golf power and swing efficiency.
- Clinical evaluations include an initial New Patient TPI Golf Examination for NZ$120.00, alongside standard follow-up adjustments from NZ$45.00 under ACC.
- Assessments utilise Titleist Performance Institute screening matrices alongside Thompson drop tables, Activator mechanical instruments, and Sacro-Occipital wedges for joint alignment.
- Dr Joshua Fleming, a 2018 New Zealand College of Chiropractic graduate, operates as New Zealand’s sole active TPI certified golf chiropractor.
- Real Health Chiropractic Clinic has delivered specialised musculoskeletal and nervous system care continuously on Auckland’s North Shore since 2003.
Systematic biomechanical screening establishes measurable physical baselines, protecting spinal integrity against repetitive rotational stress and securing long-term performance consistency on the golf course.
New Zealand’s only active TPI Certified Golf Chiropractor
“My TPI certification means I don’t guess—I assess. We optimize your body’s unique movement capabilities to unlock your most powerful, injury-free golf swing.”
Dr Josh Fleming
Titleist Performance Institute movement screening at Real Health Chiropractic Clinic in Rosedale evaluates individual physiological kinematics to facilitate maximal rotational force without incurring musculoskeletal injury.
18 of the last 20 Major Championships
Were won by players advised by a TPI Certified Expert.
20 of the Top 25 Players
In the official World Golf rankings are advised by a TPI Certified Expert.
Dr Joshua Fleming of Real Health Chiropractic Clinic on Auckland’s North Shore holds clinical credentials from the New Zealand College of Chiropractic alongside professional certification from the Titleist Performance Institute.
He uses this to help golfers’ bodies move freely and perform at their best so that they can improve their game and ultimately LOWER YOUR SCORE! Titleist Performance Institute protocols enable clinicians to isolate joint restrictions across the kinetic chain, thereby enhancing thoracic rotation and reducing total strokes per round.
Why do elite professional golfers utilise Titleist Performance Institute certified practitioners?
Elite professional golfers consult Titleist Performance Institute practitioners to correlate anatomical joint capabilities directly with dynamic swing mechanics, maximising mechanical efficiency while eliminating physical dysfunctions that compromise scoring performance.
Tour players rely on data-driven physical profiling rather than speculative swing coaching. Dr Joshua Fleming delivers this methodology at Real Health Chiropractic Clinic in Auckland:
| Tour Benchmark | TPI Representation Metric |
|---|---|
| Men’s Major Golf Championships | 18 of the last 20 winners advised |
| Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) | 20 of the top 25 players advised |
| New Zealand Clinical Practice | Sole active TPI certified golf chiropractor |
TPI (Titleist Performance Institute) is the world’s leading educational organisation dedicated to the study of how the human body functions in relation to the golf swing.
Dr Joshua Fleming operates as New Zealand’s sole active Titleist Performance Institute Certified Golf Chiropractor, providing biomechanical analysis from Windsor Park on Auckland’s North Shore. TPI isn’t just for pros; it’s a method for helping all golfers move freely and perform at their best, ultimately aiming to lower your score. The success is proven: 18 of the last 20 Major Championships were won by players advised by a TPI Certified Expert, and 20 of the Top 25 Players in the official World Golf rankings are advised by a TPI Certified Expert. This links my care directly to high-level performance outcomes.
The TPI Assessment: Finding Your Most Efficient Swing
There are an infinite number of ways to swing a golf club. However, there is one most efficient way for each player to swing a club and it is based on what they can physically do. This is why we screen each player so that we know exactly what they are capable of and how to get the most from their body. If you don’t assess, it’s just a guess.
Biomechanical screening identifies baseline physiological mobility and musculoskeletal restrictions, establishing exact rotational parameters prior to initiating athletic intervention.
To achieve an efficient swing, a golfer must first be screened. A proper screen involves an assessment of swing mechanics, biomechanics, physical fitness, movement quality, current health, and injury history.
The TPI movement screen is a simple test to quickly evaluate a player’s physical capabilities. The results of that assessment are used to determine how technical elements of the player’s swing could be related to what their body can or cannot do. Once this screen is finished, the results are used to create a plan unique for that golfer.
Following a completed Titleist Performance Institute movement screen, clinical practitioners formulate customised rehabilitation and conditioning programmes calibrated to individual swing biomechanics.
My golf fitness analysis is comprehensive, using a simple but powerful TPI movement screen to quickly evaluate your physical capabilities. This assessment dictates your unique plan, focusing on maximizing your potential. We look at everything from your physical restrictions to your current optimal swing biomechanics, ensuring your body supports your best performance.
What physical capabilities are evaluated during a TPI movement screen?
A Titleist Performance Institute movement screen evaluates kinetic swing mechanics, functional biomechanics, cardiovascular fitness, movement quality, systemic health, and historical injuries to determine how physiological limitations impair individual golf swing efficiency.
- Kinetic mobility screening assesses spinal range of motion, hip rotation, and thoracic mobility using standardised movement protocols.
- Applied Kinesiology muscle testing identifies subtle neuromuscular inhibition and proprioceptive deficits that restrict clubhead acceleration.
- Clinical diagnostic consultation at Real Health Chiropractic in Rosedale integrates physical findings into a personalised conditioning strategy priced at NZ$120.00.
Optimizing Your Performance: The Three Focus Areas
This unique plan is focused on how to optimise the player’s:
- Movement
- Nervous System Communication
- Injury Prevention
1. Maximizing Rotational Movement and Power
Golf requires a significant amount of rotational movement, particularly in the spine to ensure that it is optimised for maximum range of motion and power generation within your body’s own limitations. Players may need to see a chiropractor for golfers elbow and related issues. As a Titleist certified chiropractor, Dr Josh is trained to assess the movement and function of the spine and can perform adjustments to correct any of these problems that may be hindering the golfer’s performance.
If your spine is stiff, you lose power. It’s that simple. Thoracic and lumbar spinal rigidity restricts rotational kinetic transfer during the golf swing, markedly diminishing clubhead acceleration and drive distance. My work as a Titleist certified chiropractor involves assessing your spinal mobility for golf and making precise adjustments to correct problems hindering your performance. Optimizing rotation means you can dramatically lengthen drive distance and access explosive power without stressing your joints.
How does spinal joint mobility influence golf drive distance and rotational power?
Spinal joint mobility dictates kinetic energy transfer through the thoracic spine and pelvis during the golf swing, directly determining the torso rotation and clubhead velocity necessary to achieve maximum drive distance.
Restricted thoracic rotation forces compensatory movement patterns across the lumbar spine and shoulder complex, precipitating power dissipation. At Real Health Chiropractic Clinic on Auckland’s North Shore, Dr Joshua Fleming employs Thompson drop-table adjustments, Diversified spinal manipulation, and Activator mechanical instruments to restore segmental vertebral alignment. Eliminating spinal joint fixations restores uninhibited rotational mechanics, allowing golfers to generate fluid torque without joint compression.
2. Sharpening Nervous System Communication (Proprioception)
When our nervous system isn’t functioning optimally this reduces our body’s proprioception (our body’s ability to sense movement, action and position). This means that it is harder to have control over where your individual joints are in your swing, making it harder to have a consistent swing, and harder to exactly control your body in the movement. Our nervous system is also how our brain talks to our muscles to tell them to contract (tense) and how hard to contract. When we have an optimally functioning nervous system it can help us get more power in our swing. That’s because your muscles can contract more powerfully, accurately and efficiently. There is a very positive association between chiropractic and golf that is VITAL to improving your game!
Sensorimotor proprioception dictates joint spatial awareness throughout dynamic rotation; impaired afferent neural signalling degrades swing consistency and diminishes muscular recruitment efficiency. Regular chiropractic care for golfers is vital to improving the game because when the nervous system is optimized, your muscle contraction is stronger, allowing you to generate massive power and control.
What role does nervous system proprioception play in golf swing consistency?
Proprioception delivers afferent sensory feedback regarding articular position and movement dynamics to the central nervous system, enabling precise motor unit recruitment and repeatable swing mechanics throughout the dynamic golf sequence.
When subluxations or neuromuscular fatigue disrupt sensorimotor pathways, the brain receives degraded feedback regarding club and limb trajectory. Real Health Chiropractic evaluates neuromuscular integrity via Applied Kinesiology functional muscle testing and Total Body Modification reflex protocols. Dr Joshua Fleming, a 2018 New Zealand College of Chiropractic graduate, applies targeted spinal corrections to clear neurological interference, optimising muscular firing speed and dynamic swing precision.
3. Proactive Injury Prevention and Management
With the repetitiveness of the golf swing in the game, whether you are a pro or just getting into golf it is important to ensure you can continue to play for as long as you want. Most injuries we see in the clinic are not from a car crash, or a big accident but instead are people’s bodies that have pushed a little too hard in one moment or people’s bodies repetitively doing small movements that wear them down and cause major problems down the line. Hence the common requests for “golfers elbow chiropractic treatment.“
I want you to continue to play for as long as you want. My focus is preventing those repetitive stress injuries that sneak up over time. Targeted spinal adjustments and extremity care mitigate medial epicondylalgia and reinforce lumbar spine tolerance against repetitive rotational shear forces sustained during golf swings..
How does chiropractic care manage golfer’s elbow and repetitive rotational strain?
Chiropractic care resolves golfer’s elbow and repetitive spinal strain through targeted extremity mobilisation, spinal adjustment, and soft-tissue rehabilitation that alleviate mechanical overload on the medial epicondyle and lumbar spine.
Real Health Chiropractic Clinic resolves repetitive rotational strain through targeted extremity adjustments and structured exercise rehabilitation supervised by clinic assistant Kelly, a 2002 University of Otago physical education graduate with twenty years experience.
| Clinical Consultation Modality | Private Consultation | ACC Subsidised Co-Payment |
|---|---|---|
| New Patient TPI Golf Examination | NZ$120.00 | Standard Rate |
| Standard Follow-Up Chiropractic Adjustment | NZ$65.00 | NZ$45.00 |
Ready to lower your score and lengthen your drive? Book your professional TPI movement screen with Dr. Josh today.
