Back9 TOUR Services; Medical and Fitness Services for Professional Golfers

$President and Founder: Jeffrey S. Banaszak, PT, CSCS Fort Worth, TX With more than 14 years experience in the golf industry, Jeff developed Back9Fitness®, a unique company that specializes in products and services designed to enhance golf performance. Jeff’s expertise includes manual therapy including Graston Technique® , ASTYM™, Active Isolated Stretching: The Mattes Method and specifically designing corrective exercise programs based on golf biomechanics. Jeff has been traveling with touring professionals to PGA TOUR® and other professional golf events for the past 12 years and now operates his business under a division of Back9Fitness called Back9 TOUR Services. In 2007 Jeff was asked to serve as a medical advisory board member for the Titleist® Performance Institute (TPI). Massage Therapist: Craig Knight, LMT Ft. Worth, TX Craig comes to Back9 TOUR Services from Toronto, Ontario, where he serves as the Kinetics director of The Golf Institute at Bond Head. He is a Registered Massage Therapist who also specializes in Golf Conditioning, Injury Prevention and Soft Tissue Rehabilitation. Craig has been certified as both a TPI Golf Fitness Medical Professional Level III and a CHEK Golf Biomechanics Professional. Craig utilizes his education in biomechanics, exercise physiology, kinesiology, and knowledge of the game to design scientifically sound, practical and customized programs that optimize golf specific flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination. Craig assists all golfers in achieving their optimal playing potential through the analysis, assessment and correction of their biomechanical weaknesses. Physical Therapist: Leanne Quinn, MSPT, LPGA Class A Teaching Professional Orlando, FL With 15 years experience in Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Leanne has combined her background as a Physical Therapist and an LPGA Teaching Professional into a specialized approach for treating the body for improved golf performance. Leanne has experience treating and traveling with golfers on the Nationwide, PGA, and LPGA tours for the last two years. Leanne utilizes Graston®, Active Isolated Stretching and other manual therapy techniques to address golfer’s soft tissue restrictions and imbalances. Head of Strength & Conditioning: Ben Shear, BS Scotch Plains, NJ Ben is owner and director of golf performance at the Golfer’s Edge, a premier facility for the advanced training and testing of golf athletes. With over 20 years experience he has worked with numerous members of both the PGA and European Tours. His expertise includes neuroproprioceptive response (NPR) testing and Muscle Activation Techniques , 3-D Biomechanics and the designing golf-specific conditioning programs. Additional certifications include Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Level 3 Fitness Professional and Golf Biomechanists as well as an Advanced Metabolic Tying Advisor. Sports Dietitian: Amy Goodson, MS, RD, CSSD, LD Fort Worth, TX Amy is the sports dietitian for Ben Hogan Sports Therapy Institute and specializes in building nutrition programs for golfers throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Amy’s current clients range from high school athletes to professional-level golfers at all levels. Amy is currently the personal dietitian for Hunter Mahan, PGA TOUR® Member, as well as many other golfers playing professionally. In addition, Amy is a contributing writer for the Titleist® Performance Institute (TPI). Chiropractic Physician: Kevin Christie, DC, CSCS, BS Ft. Lauderdale, FL Dr. Christie utilizes a unique and modern approach to chiropractic medicine that includes two hands-on approaches; the Active Release Technique (ART) and the Graston® Technique. In addition to his private practice, Kevin has pursued his interest in working with golfers in a sports performance setting by becoming a Titleist® Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Level 3 Golf Medical Practitioner. Kevin is also the co-founder of Health-Fit Golf Systems which is dedicated to the education of golf related health and fitness. The knowledge and experience he has obtained over recent years have made Kevin a foremost authority in golf biomechanics, golf fitness, and golf related injuries. Biomechanics: Jon Sinclair Fort Worth, TX Jon is a student of the game of golf as well as a teacher, teaching a wide variety of players from amateur to professional, junior to senior, and will customize his approach to his client's needs. He is a Certified Level 2 TPI Fitness and Level 2 TPI Golf Biomechanists Instructor. He is a certified club fitter with the major club manufacturers, and certified on the SAM PuttLab and SAM BalanceLab. Jon is one of three Master GolfPsych Instructors in the world, trained by Dr. Deborah Graham and Jon Stabler of GolfPsych. His teaching philosophy is that everyone is unique. A person does not have to have a picture perfect swing as long as it is efficient and the movements made will not cause injury. He will adapt and customize the teaching to the student, not make the student conform to a rigid teaching method. Ophthalmology: Ronald M. Barke, MD Arlington, TX Dr. Barke is board certified in Ophthalmology and completed his training at the UT/Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. His practice consists of general ophthalmology, cataract and refractive surgery and glaucoma. Dr. Barke has a special interest in golf fitness and performance and is the official vision consultant for the program. His practice in Arlington, Texas is fully equipped to be able to diagnose and treat any eye condition that a golfer might experience$