Kiran D. Kanwar
- Thirty one years experience as a golf instructor – all skill levels Tour Pros to beginners since 1989
- Winner of National Championship (India) – 1983
- LPGA Master Professional with Thesis on golf-related injury – 2018
- PhD biomechanics & anatomy; MS sports science & nutrition
- Inventor Minimalist Golf Swing System – world’s only scientific, highly-researched swing system
- Author of instruction e-book titled ‘DIY (do-it-yourself) GOLF’ – sold on website 2006
- Author, Teaching Manual, National Initiative for Golf in Schools (NIGS – India).
- Columnist, Golf Digest India Magazine, 2003 – 2013
- Golf Writer (13-year column for Mid-Day, India; also articles for every major Indian Publication) since 1985
- Golf Science Writer/Columnist for Avid Golfer Magazine and some US-based websites – since 2015
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Golf Instructor at Don Knabe Golf Center, Norwalk, CA.
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Golf Instructor at Golf by George, Denton, TX.
- Teaching Professional at Oak Brook Golf Club, Edwardsville, Il
- Teaching Professional, Sunset Hills Golf Club St Louis, MO
- Head Professional at Triple A Golf and Tennis Club, St Louis, MO
- 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
- Taught 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
- Summer Internship at American Sports Medicine Institute studying biomechanics of sports injury 2014
- 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
- Types and Causes of Golf Swing-related Injury – a literature review published in the Journal of Athlete Centered Coaching 2019
- Swing Change for Senior Golfers – published in International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching 2018
- Golf biomechanics webinar presentation to LPGA Teachers 2015
- 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 ‘Golf Swing Evolution based on Anatomy’ at ‘Golfer and the DC’ by Motion Palpation Institute 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
- Master Professional, The LPGA (Teaching Division)
- Invited member Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honors Society
- Class A Member and Member Board of Management, The PGA of India
- Class A Member and Teaching Staff, The National Golf Academy of India
- Member, Golf Writers’ Association of America
- Advanced Golf Professional, The PGA, U.K 1995 – 2016
- Certified Personal Trainer, American College of Sports Medicine 2009 – 2012
- Certification: Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Human Subjects Research
Ph.D. in Kinesiology 2019
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX GPA 4.0
Biomechanics with minor course-work in Structural Anatomy & Rehabilitation Sciences, Sports Coaching
Master of Science in Nutrition & Human Performance 2014
Logan University, St. Louis, MO GPA 4.0, Summa Cum Laude
Emphasis in Sports Science and Rehabilitation.
Thesis: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Associated with Golf Long-Driving Distances for Long Drivers of USA and Tour Players of India.
Bachelor of Science St. Xavier’s College, Bombay University, Mumbai, India. 1976
Physics with a minor in Mathematics
· First place prize for TWU book-in-commons essay contest for graduate students
· Chancellor’s Student Research Scholarship for “outstanding achievement in research”
· Phi Kappa Phi “Love of Learning” TWU Chapter student scholarship for research
· By invitation member national Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi
· TWU Innovation Week. First Place Scholarship ($500)
. Logan STAR Award from Logan University Alumni Association ($500)