KK – About | Kiran Kanwar

KK – About

Posted by YourGolfGuru.

Minimalist Golf Swing Inventor Kiran Kanwar

Website: http://www.yourgolfguru.com

Email: kkgolfswing@gmail.com

Blog: http://www.kirankanwargolf.wordpress.com

Highlights of Achievements

Twenty three years experience as a golf instructor – all skill levels Tour Pros to beginners since 1989
Inventor Minimalist Golf Swing System – world’s only reverse-engineered-for-ideal-impact swing
Winner of Ladies All India Open Amateur Golf Championship 1983
Website http://www.yourgolfguru.com has over 250,000 international hits annually since 1999
Author of instruction e-book titled ‘DIY (do-it-yourself) GOLF’ – sold on website 2006
Golf Writer (13-year column for Mid-Day; also articles for every major Indian Publication) since 1985
Columnist, Golf Digest India since 2003

Golf Swing Biomechanics Presentations at Conferences and Workshops

Oral Paper at World Scientific Congress of Golf (WSCG) 2012
Symposium (jointly with biomechanists) ‘Science-based Methods Improve Ball Flight (WSCG) 2012
Workshop ‘Correct Positioning of Body-Joints to Improve Golf Ball Flight’ (WSCG) 2012
Seminar for PGA of America’s Gateway Section ‘Bringing Science to the Golf Swing‘ 2011
Seminar for Students of MS in Sports Science of Logan Univ.‘Bringing Science to the Golf Swing‘ 2011
PGA of Asia Second Golf Conference, speaker, “Human Anatomy in the Golf Swing‘ 2011
PGA of Asia First Golf Conference, speaker, ‘Bringing Science to the Golf Swing‘ 2010
Workshop for Indian Tour Pros ‘Biomechanics; Physiology; Fitness Principles for Better Ball-Striking‘ 2009
Exhibited a more effective and scientific golf swing (Booth 1880) at PGA Merchandise Show 2008
Conducted LPGA Workshop – ‘How to Analyze and Improve Ball Flight‘ 2008

Third World Scientific Congress of Golf, St. Andrews, Scotland – 3 research-based posters 1998
Second World Scientific Congress of Golf – Oral Paper ‘One Move to Better Ball Flight’ 1994

Golf Swing Research

Mini-study at PGA of America’s Golf Learning and Performance Center 2010
Hooters’ Tour demo – A Science-based swing-template improves ball-flight tracked on Doppler radar 2010
Golf industry funded research in collaboration with Washington University in St Louis 2007
Golf industry funded swing research in collaboration with St Louis Univ., USA 2006
Golf Digest Magazine aided research on quick improvement of women’s swings 2004
European Congress of Sports Sciences – poster accepted 2003
The PGA, The Belfry, U.K. – Conducted 2-week research on a scientifically correct golf swing 1997

Teaching Experience

Teaching Professional, Sunset Hills Golf Club St Louis, MO, USA since 2007
Head Professional at Triple A Golf and Tennis Club, St Louis, MO, USA 2006 – 09
Teaching Professional at four clubs in Mumbai, India since 1989
Coach to the United Services’ Club Inter-Club Championship Team 2006
Golf Instructor at Peggy Kirk Bell’s Golfari Schools at Pine Needles, NC, USA 1995
Designed layout for, and taught golf at, India’s first indoor golf facility at Landmarc Citi, Mumbai. 2002

Teach golf to local and regional level winners of World Long Drive Championship since 2007
Conducted PGA of India’s National Junior Coaching Camp, Pune 2008
Golf Professional for First Tee of St Louis and The PGA of America Gateway Section Jr Camps 2006 – 09

Professional Affiliations

Advanced Golf Professional, The PGA, U.K. since 1995
Class A Member and Member Board of Management, The PGA of India 1990- and 2008- resp.
Class A Member and Teaching Staff, The National Golf Academy of India 2006- and 2008- resp
American College of Sports Medicine, certified Personal Trainer since 2009
Member, Golf Writers’ Association of America since 2005

Education

MS in Sports Science and Rehabilitation, Logan University, St Louis, MO (candidate) 2011-14
Bachelor of Science (Physics, Math): St. Xavier’s College, Bombay University 1976
Indian School Certificate : Queen Mary School, Mumbai 1972