Age 48  

Married, 3 children

I was elected to PGA membership in 1989 and have been actively teaching junior golfers ever since.  I founded Junior Golf Success, Inc. and Orlando Junior Golf Club in 2002 to attract more kids to the game of golf.

Under my direction Orlando Junior Golf has grown into the largest junior golf instruction program in Florida reaching over 750 kids weekly in our after school program and over 1,700 total kids participating in one of yearly junior golf programs.

I have been voted as one of the Top 50 Junior Instructors in the United States by US Kids Golf for 2006 and 2007.

I have authored the instruction book entitled Competitive Junior Golfer and I am the author of the Golf Swing Builder instruction program, which is used in all after school programs.

The PGA, USGA, and the Florida Sports Foundation have awarded me three different grants for developing junior golf.  These grants have helped me establish junior golf programs in many of the poorest schools in Central Florida. Additionally, I have started a golf program for deaf children.  This funding has provided funds for transportation, course access, interpreter services, and equipment for these disadvantaged youths.

My teaching philosophy is based on these principals-Educate, Entertain, and Motivate.

Educate- I educate all of my students on game knowledge, stroke knowledge, practice knowledge, and playing knowledge.  This knowledge helps to develop skills early on and this success translates to long-term participation with the sport.

From a technical standpoint regarding the strokes, the Golf Swing Builder Program I wrote and my staff teaches focuses on:

• Developing a great set-up position
• Learning how to create the proper arm swing
• Learning how to develop a weight transfer through a balanced body rotation
• Learning how to use your hands and wrists in order to square the clubface

  For practicing and playing knowledge, I have developed an at-home practice kit that allows kids to hit balls at their house eliminating many costs and transportation issues usually associated with practicing.

  Entertain- Golf participation should be fun and I have developed high-energy classes that are both fun and productive.  Using skill development games every practice session is designed to develop golf skills and make sure the participants are having fun while improving their skills.

  Motivate- When kids are being taught the right way, practicing correctly they all will improve. Praising good shots, encouraging them constantly and putting them in situations where they can have success will motivate them to continue to play and work harder.  Without this element, any teacher/program is average at best because the reality is that if a junior is having success they will be motivated to keep at it and the result will be a lifetime golfer.

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