The Huntsville TPI Team was formed to give local golfers access to the same level of evaluation, treatment, and golf instruction available to elite PGA tour players. Whether you're an amateur golfer looking to break 90 or an elite golfer with a nagging injury rest assured the Huntsville TPI team is equipped to help you reach your goal.

Dr. Ryan Davis, D.C. is a Titleist Performance Institute Certified Medical Professional. He is trained in Active Release Technique as well as Functional Assessment and Rehabilitation. He is an avid golfer and his love of the game led him to train with the Titleist Performance Institute.

Dr. Davis teamed up with Huntsville TPI golf pros to form the Huntsville Titleist Performance Institute team. The TPI physical assessment which is called the, Selective Functional Movement Assessment, identifies any physical restrictions that may be limiting your swing as well as any potential causes for pain. So if you've been battling pain during the round or feel your swing is limited due to a physical restriction the TPI assessment can help you! 

Originally from London, England, Blackburn Golf founder Mark Blackburn arrived in America in 1994 on a college golf scholarship. After two years of playing college golf at The University of Mobile he was recruited to play golf for The University of Southern Mississippi. A multiple Lettermen and Team Captain, Mark received a BS in Exercise Science and Coaching in 1998. Upon completing his senior season Mark began a professional playing career. After 3 years of playing on the Hooters and mini Tours with inconsistency and injury, it was obvious game improvement was essential to reach the PGA Tour.

What prevailed was the microscopic study of the golf swing, golf’s biomechanics and the game itself. Continual research and development of principles and ideas produced dramatic results in student’s performance. Mark’s game improvement saw him as an alternate in the 2002 US Open at Bethpage Park, followed by victories in the Dixie Section PGA and participation in PGA National Championships. Mark’s playing resume and communication skills drew attention to Blackburn Golf. Golfer’s sought the precision Mark could offer to their golf game. A PGA Member, TPI CGP LIII & GSEM Authorized Instructor of The Golfing Machine, Mark continues to work with golfers of all levels. Whether, a beginner or touring professional, developing a realistic stroke pattern based on an individual’s functional movement is the key to long term improvement.

The interest in Blackburn Golf is continually growing with students travelling from across the globe to take instruction. Building better golfers based on what an individual can do biomechanically is the only way to long term improvement. The playing experience and knowledge Mark offers is unique to Blackburn Golf. One golfer at a time, Blackburn Golf will build a game suited to each individual student.

Chris Harder is a Class A PGA Professional at The Ledges. Chris has played golf at an elite junior golf level, and played collegiately at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville Tennessee. Chris has been surrounded by golf his whole life. From an early age he always had a fascination with how the golf swing worked and how to make players better. As a junior golfer he would observe many lessons from some of the premier instructors in Ohio.

Chris has been on the teaching end of golf for 8 years now with 4 of them spent in Huntsville at The Ledges. During his time at The Ledges Chris has worked and mentored under TPI Instructor Mark Blackburn. Blackburn has a stable of PGA Tour Professionals that includes Robert Karlsson, Heath Slocum, and Arjun Atwal. Chris has observed Mark working with golfers of all levels from weekend golfers to PGA Tour Professionals. Chris has been very much influenced by Mark in learning how the students body influences what he or she can do. As a Certified TPI Professional, Chris has learned that the TPI Team approach is what helps students get better faster. Chris currently teaches many area high school and collegiate golfers. We are exctied to team up and help golfers reach their highest abilities!