Player Development Index
Quantifying Golf Improvement, Beyond Scoring Average
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Changing the way Golf Athletes Think About Their Game…..
“I wish I had a tool like PDI when I was a junior to measure and manage my development, but I hope I can help the golfers coming up today by putting it in their hands.”
With PDI, we take a holistic approach to assessing your golf game. Our goal is to help you identify the lead factors that will contribute to your long-term success on the course. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, we believe that our approach can help you reach your full potential.
This is not a ranking system, benchmarking golfers against their peers. This is not a stats program, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of any given performance. This is the Player Development Index, a transformative system that allows an athlete to focus on what and how they can be their best and achieve peak performance. Powering development beyond ranking and stats, PDI is the best tool for junior golfers to take control of their improvement and development.
With its philosophy firmly rooted in long-term athletic development, PDI provides a snapshot of where the athlete is at any given moment and tracks improvement and development over time.
“The Player Development Index(PDI) is the most accurate performance measure in the industry”
– Notah Begay III
What is PDI?
A tool to objectively measure and track an athlete’s physical, golf and mental skills.
Coach Guided Assessment
4 PHYSICAL TESTS
39 GOLF SHOTS
80 MENTAL QUESTIONS
SCORING AVG
Physical Proficiency
Golf Skills
Mental Skills
Tournament Performance
The Top 6 Reasons Why PDI is a Game Changer for every junior golfer:
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PDI provides lead factor data that is critical in understanding what to work on in training.
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With PDI an athlete will accelerate their development and improvement.
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PDI provide a roadmap on where to focus energy, time, and resources in training and coaching.
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PDI uncovers the mystery of why an athlete may not be achieving their potential which is invaluable to college coaches in the recruiting process.
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PDI closes the gap between perceived proficiency or handicap and the reality of skill and ability at any given moment.
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PDI provides feedback to golf coaches on how effective the training program really is.
Become A Certified PDI Coach.
PDI Q&A
No, we aren’t telling you what your system is, we are giving you a way to implement/support your own system of development.
No, you can use the plans you have already built and PDI will help you monitor their efficiency and effectiveness.
Use the contact form on the website to reach out to our team.
Stats are a lag factor or results based information, PDI identifies and measures lead factors or foundational skills required for an athletes long term success and ability to produce consistent and ideal results, or lag factors.
The index itself is a zero to one hundred score indicating where an athlete’s skills are at any given time. PDI is designed to be used as a measurement tool over time to have a clear picture of one’s progress.
We have multiple locations in the United States, with more being added regularly, where an athlete can go through a PDI Assessment. Use the find an assessment locator tool to contact a PDI certified coach.
Functional Movement is at the core of human performance and directly influences why an athlete walks, throws, or swings a golf club the way they do. These fundamental physical skills are responsible for permanent improvement and longevity in the sport.
Partners
With the Golf Performance Academy’s 5 Elements of Success Model in mind, PDI was created as a tool to track our athletes progress over time.
Do you want to play college golf? Find out how PDI assessment directly links to the Junior Golf Hub to help gain the attention of college coaches.
PDI has teamed up with the NB3 National Championship to offer junior golfers a tool to track their progress.