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***bambam*** · #1 07-11-2006, 11:10 AM

(Forum userid: golfnome)

Teaching Philosophy

My teaching is based on a geometrically-correct golf swing. The golf swing is circular in motion, with impact being a downward strike through the ball to the lowest point of the swing arc. This allows the player to maintain a straight left arm during the swing. Impact should be made with a descending blow. The hands should be well ahead of the club head prior to impact, and the left wrist must still be flat at a point past impact. The player must be able to swing in balance while maintaining the correct upper body tilt.

I strongly believe that Equipment Affects Motion®. Length and lie angle alone will dramatically affect a player’s posture and their ability to create the above-mentioned alignments. Club weight and shaft flex are extremely useful in creating the proper pivot and balance. I have had great success creating a balanced motion that is geometrically correct by utilizing the proper club components. A player using improperly-fitted clubs will be forced to make compensations in their swing. All players, regardless of ability, should have their equipment properly fit.

Send questions to my e-mail at: jeffhull@pga.com

Professional Accomplishments

Georgia Section PGA Champion – 2004
Georgia Section PGA Lake Oconee Classic Champion - 2004
7-Time PGA Club Professional Championship Regional Participant
National Club Professional Championship – 2005 Participant
Consistently Ranked Among Top 10 Pros in Georgia Section PGA
All-American Golfer & Academic All-American at Univ. of S. Carolina
Henry-Griffitts Advisory Staff Member (Teacher Since 1993)

***bambam*** · #2 08-30-2006, 11:16 AM

(Forum userid: bray)

Brandon Ray is a golf professional at The Golf Club at Briar's Creek just outside of Charleston, SC on Johns Island.

Brandon is known as a passionate golf instructor and student of the golf swing.

He has studied the swing under some of the countries Top Instructors including:

Ted Fort, G.S.E.B., Instructor at Marietta Golf Center and Lynn Blake Golf.
David Orr, Director of Instruction for Campbell Univeristies Professional Golf Management Program, former Director of Instruction Pine Needles Resort.
Mike Perpich, G.S.E.M., Director of Instruction at RiverPines Golf Club and Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher.

Through these teachers and his own study Brandon has acquired a wealth of information on the swing. One of the main sources for this information is Homer Kelly’s book, The Golfing Machine.

Brandon uses The Golfing Machine along with other golf instruction information to teach his students a swing that will work best for their success in golf.

***bambam*** · #3 09-19-2006, 07:54 PM

(Forum userid: Ian Clark)

Ian Clark is the Director of Golf at the New Malden site for the World of Golf in Surrey, England. The company owns and operates 3 driving ranges in the United Kingdom, the largest such operation in England. Ian was awarded the Golf Stroke Engineering Bachelor (GSEB) certification from The Golfing Machine LLC in February 2006 and is currently one of only two Authorized Instructors in England.

Ian's study of The Golfing Machine began on one of his trips to the States when he vowed to study the country's best instructors 'up close and personal.' He kept hearing references to The Golfing Machine, and in his efforts to understand Mr. Kelley's masterpiece further, he has visited with such TGM notables as Joe Daniels, Chuck Evans, Chuck Cook, Martin Hall and Lynn Blake.

Ian recently visited Lynn in Atlanta and spent a couple of fog-lifting days in 'The Swamp.' As part of a select group of British PGA professionals., he also participated in Lynn's intensive Instructor Training Workshop in Bremen, Germany.

www.worldofgolf.biz

email iclark.worldofgolf@tiscali.co.uk

***bambam*** · #4 02-11-2007, 08:08 PM

Bill Castner has been teaching and coaching golf professionally for over 30 years. Bill is recognized by the Professional Golf Association as an instrustor who earned specialty certification in golf instruction.

Bill began playing golf as a teenager and was fortunate enough to have been taught by many great teachers including Tom Strafaci, Carl Lohren and Mike Hebron. A chance meeting with Tom Tomasselli in 1978 began Bill's interest in the Golf Machine. Bill is currently studying with Lynn Blake and recently was fit for Henry Griffith's clubs by Jeff Hull.

In 1983, Bill earned his Class A membership into the Professionals Golfers Association (PGA). Bill has served as Head Professional at various courses in New York and New Jersey, including the Golf Club at Mansion Ridge, Colts Neck Golf Club, LaTourette Golf Course, Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course, and the Randalls Island Golf Practice Center.

He is also a member of the New Jersey PGA Junior Committee and a former instructor with the National PGA Junior Golf Academy. Bill has coached many talented junior golfers helping to bring their games to a level that will prepare them for collegiate golf.

Bill's personal teaching philosophy is to take the strengths of each person's swing and mold them into a repeating and natural motion. Bill believes that there is no such thing as "The Swing," however there is a "BEST" swing that will work for each individual. By developing the golf fundamentals, each student will find their best golf swing. This swing will produce a consistent ball flight. Bill's commitment to his students is to assist them in maximizing their enjoyment of the great game of golf!

***Trig*** · #5 10-04-2005, 04:37 PM

(Forum userid: tfdanos)

Tom Danos bio coming soon...

***Trig*** · #6 10-04-2005, 04:37 PM

(Forum userid: MBCpro)

Todd's bio coming soon...

***Trig*** · #7 10-04-2005, 04:37 PM

(Forum userid: yodasluke)

Ted Fort was elected to membership in the PGA of America in June 1996. That same year, he was named the Georgia Section’s Assistant Professional of the Year. Most recently Ted was awarded the 2006 Georgia PGA Teacher of the Year.

Underlying his teaching philosophy is the bedrock foundation of Homer Kelley’s landmark work, The Golfing Machine. Says Ted, “I owe my understanding of The Golfing Machine to Lynn Blake, a personal pupil of Mr. Kelley who has studied the work for more than 25 years. I sought Lynn as a mentor, and he welcomed me as his student. Over time, we have formed a bond of mutual respect that has become extremely strong.”

Ted presently teaches Lori West, an 18-year veteran of the LPGA Tour. Her first victory came in 2002 on the Women's Senior Golf Tour shortly after they began working together. Lori followed that performance with a second victory in 2003 and five Top Ten finishes. Ted also teaches Brian Nash, the 2000 National Long Drive Champion. Brian, a Pinnacle Long Drive Team Member, recently established his ‘personal best’ with a launch of 445 yards.

On the lesson tee with students of all abilities or on the platform presenting to his peers, Ted Fort serves his fellow man each day. Teaching golf is his life, and his expertise and passion for that calling is evident to all.