How to Get More in 2024 to Increase Your Driver Swing Speed
Join TPI Certified Physical Therapist Chris Cooper for a 2-session seminar at the Athletic Club of Bend on how to gain swing speed through increasing the amount of weight you can push through the ground. This clinic goes through the biomechanical principles of Ground Reaction Forces and how individuals swing the club and create speed differently based on their body’s abilities.
Participants should bring golf driver, water and a snack.
Limited to 4 – 6 participants.
Workshop & Session Details
April 9th & April 16th
12:30pm - 1:30pm
- Foot and ankle exercises to improve stability
- Drills and exercises to “feel” the ground and increase ground reaction forces
- Use of Force Pedal training aid (with discount for purchase if desired)
- Home exercises to work on outside of class through free TPI app
**Participants should bring golf driver, water and a snack**
About Our Instructor
Chris Cooper PT, DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Chris received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Washington in 1996 and earned his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Montana.
Chris is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and has advanced manual therapy training through the North American Institute of Manual Therapy. He is also a Level 3 Certified Golf Fitness Instructor through the Titleist Performance Institute, a Nike Golf Certified Performance Specialist, as well as Level 1 and 2 K-Vest Certified.
Chris became a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. In 2017, he achieved his TPI Level 2 Junior and Power Coach Certifications, and in 2018, he achieved his TPI Level 3 Junior Coach Certification.
In 2019, Chris attained his Levels 1-3 SuperSpeed Golf Training System Certifications. He has attended the World Golf Fitness Summit in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. Chris became TPI Power Level 3 Certified in 2022.
Workshop Testimonials
I recently took both the Ground Reaction Forces and the Swing Speed clinics led by Chris Cooper, DPT, Bend, OR. I’ve been a golfer for decades and learned a lot in these clinics about the three types of power to generate swing speed. I, like all the other participants significantly gained swing speed over the weeks of training. What impressed me most was Chris’s approach to spend enough time with dynamic stretching to prevent injury as we swung faster. That was particularly important since all the participants were of middle age. Kudos to Chris and his golf clinics.
The methods taught me to think more about what my feet should be doing during the swing. I never really understood the impact the ground could have until I took this class. Thanks for your help and insight.
Chris Cooper’s two session class on Ground Reaction Forces was simple in its concept and had tremendous value for my game. I found after getting used to transferring my weight differently, I gained 10+ yards down the middle with my driver and fairway woods.
