TPI Level 1 Body-Swing Connection TEST STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION

TPI Level 1 Body-Swing Connection TEST STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION 1. Pelvic Tilt Test - ANSWER Looking at core control in anterior/ posterior tilt 2. Bridge with Leg Extension - ANSWER core control: looking for pelvis drop on either side 3. Single Leg Balance Test - ANSWER core control Score buckets 0-5 seconds 6-10 seconds 11-15 seconds 16 or more seconds = normal 4. Pelvic Rotation Test - ANSWER looking at lower body coordination look for compensations like wagging tail Part 2 = holding upper body still if test improves = upper body stability problem if test does not improve = lower body mobility or motor control problem 5. Lower Quarter Rotation Test - ANSWER gold standard = 60 degrees measured by goniometer 6. can use a 6 iron -- tape out two angles on the ground and have athlete rotate both ways 7. Toe Touch Test - ANSWER looking for hamstring length; looking for if knees bend and how far they can get without knee bend; look at both sides by themselves 8. Torso Rotation Test - ANSWER looking at thoracic rotation separate from lower body Part 2 -grab athletes waist -if test improves = lower body stability problem -if test does not improve= upper body mobility problem 9. Flat Shoulder Plane - ANSWER form of loss of posture -shoulders become parallel with the ground at the top of the backswing 10. -describes the angle of the shoulders as the student turns to the top of their back swing -can cause the club to be out of position on the backswing that creates a shift in swing planes and a change in the original spine angles on the downswing 11. Early Extension - ANSWER -anytime a player overextends in the backswing and stays extended in the downswing -causes a lot of low back pain 12. Over the Top - ANSWER -golfers will complain of a pull or a slice -golfers will be above ideal line in the back swing and below the ideal line after impact 13. Hiking - ANSWER -happens mostly on the downswing -normal= lateral weight shift towards the target combined with a big push from the lead foot at the start of the downswing and causing the pelvis to lateral tilt right and move back away from the bacll -hiking= trail hip remains high too long or even goes higher (more tilt left) and the entire pelvis moves forward during transition and the start of the downswing 14. Flying Elbow - ANSWER when the player gets to the top of their backswing, the elbow should point down -flying elbow = excessive lifting or flying away with the trail elbow -effects keeping the club on plane 15. Sway - ANSWER any excessive lower body lateral movement away from the target during the backswing that forces the weight to the outside of the back foot 16. Slide - ANSWER any excessive lower body lateral movement toward the target during the downswing 17. The Four T's: - ANSWER Traumas - Accidents, Posture, Repetitive Injuries. Thoughts - Stress, Anxiety, Mental Collapse. Toxins - What You Eat, What You Breathe, What You Drink. Technique - Poor Learned Skills, Muscle Patterns. 18. Mobility - ANSWER The combination of normal joint range of motion and proper muscular flexibility. 19. big 12 characteristics - ANSWER s-posture c-posture loss of posture flat shoulder plane early extension over the top sway slide hanging back reverse spine angle casting/scooping chicken wing club release 20. Upper body disassociation test - ANSWER torso rotation Seated trunk rotation Cervival rotation 21. Maintain posture with hands overhead test - ANSWER 90/90 lat test overhead deep squat 22. Abitily to set and release the golf club test - ANSWER forearm rotation wrist hinge wrist flexion 23. The normal sequence for testing Pelvic Tilt is - ANSWER Anterior tilt then Posterior tilt 24. If a right-handed player passes the 90-90 Test standing tall on their left side, but are limited in golf posture on their left side, that is a sign of - ANSWER Poor scapular stability in golf posture 25. For the Seated Trunk Rotation Test, why do we place the golf club behind their back and on top of their shoulders? - ANSWER Prevents the scapula's from assisting the motion 26. If possible, you should perform each screen for your student first so they can see what you are asking them to perform. - ANSWER True 27. If a player can't Overhead Squat, they can't perform an Arms Down Deep Squat, but they can pass the Half-Kneeling Dorsiflexion test, what is the problem? - ANSWER Hips or Knees 28. Pelvic Rotation Corrections - ANSWER Stork Turns Side Step Ups 29. Torso Rotation Corrections - ANSWER Horizontal Chops Lunge Stance One Arm Press push,pull, 30. Lower Quarter Rotation Corrections - ANSWER Clam Shells Starfish Figure 4 Bridge