Welcome to the real-time future in golf instruction

The Kinetic Golf Performance Program is a partnership between the Avera Sports Institute and the Todd Kolb Golf Academy.

The Kinetic Golf Performance program is an innovative scientific model designed to add power and efficiency to the golf swing. Students are given the Titleist Performance Institute physical screening to identify their functional strengths and limitations. In addition, each student's golf swing is analyzed with the K-Vest motion analysis system. Using this data, each student receives a personalized golf specific training program based on their individual body and swing characteristics.

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Kinetic Golf Performance Team

Todd Kolb PGA Certified Instructor
PGA Teaching Professional,Todd Kolb, is the first and only golf professional in South Dakota to be "certified" by the PGA of America. Todd was recently awarded the 2008 Minnesota PGA Teacher of the Year award.  He has also been recognized by Golf Digest and U.S. Kids Golf as a top teacher in his field. As part of the Kinetic Golf Program offered by Avera Sports Institute, he conducts an in-depth biomechanical golf swing analysis. Todd has achieved Level II certification from the Titleist Performance Institute.  

Dick Bartling MS, CSCS Exercise Physiologist
Dick Bartling, exercise physiologist and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, has been with Avera Sports Institute's performance enhancement training program since its inception in 1994. An avid golfer, Dick has a strong background in golf performance enhancement, and, along with Todd Kolb, has also earned Level II Titleist Performance Institute certification. For his role within the Kinetic Golf Program, Dick performs an exhaustive battery of golf-specific strength and flexibility tests on each individual, and then prescribes specific exercises aimed at correcting these deficiencies.

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