by TJ Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Maya Hohmann and Terry Orlick, University of Ottawa, interviewed fifteen elite Canadian pilots at a Royal Canadian Air Force base in Canada. ‘All 15 participants described the use of mental imagery, or ‘chair flying,’ as part of their preparation for flight’…
How to Change Your Golf Swing – The Right Way By TJ Tomasi, College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research The poster boy for swing change is, of course, Tiger Woods, who changed the swing that won the 1997 Masters by 12 shots, one of four swing changes over his magnificent career –…
by Dr. T.J. Tomasi, College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Several years ago, I asked my class at Keiser University the question: “If you could have your arm adjustable in length and shaped into a golf club – like the movie superhero – sort of a ‘Golfing Wolverine,’ would you do it…
by Dr. TJ Tomasi College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Counterintuitive as it may sound, in the golf swing, specifically the upper body, the back moves the front. Research conducted in the biomechanics lab at Penn State University studied muscle activity during the golf swing, primarily the left latissimus dorsi of the…
Low Shear vs. High Shear Coil by TJ Tomasi College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research If you use the modern coil in your golf swing, will you still be playing ‘good golf’ when you’re 76? Note, I said ‘good golf,’ not good golf for 76! Recently in an Els for Autism Pro-Am Golf…
Golf’s Golden Gift – The Kinematic Sequence by Dr. TJ Tomasi, College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research In all sports, there is a sequence of motion that maximizes performance better than any other – a golden sequence that all the great players in that sport adhere to. They may have stumbled on…
By Dr. TJ Tomasi, College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research It’s safe to say that most golfers don’t aim correctly, and, the farther away the target, the more ambiguous their aim becomes, until with the driver, they’re aiming like “north,” which is a nice direction, but not much of a target….
By Dr. TJ Tomasi, College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Imagine the number of people tugging on your cape if you were the #1 golfer in the world – to safeguard yourself you’d need a gatekeeper (such as a trusted coach, an agent, or a parent) to protect you from bad advice…
Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research There are three steps to creating memory: 1) First you sense the experience (see, feel, hear), (2) Then, it’s held in short term memory (STM) while you evaluate what to do with it, and (3) Finally, you either forget it…
By Dr. TJ Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research South African star Charl Schwarzel uses a putting grip that’s designed to keep the right hand from overwhelming the left and shutting the face, a common cause of missed putts. He’s placed two tees in the form of a gate…
