At the Golf Academy, we’ve talked at length about the importance of club fitting – everything from the putter to the driver – and how fit impacts performance. What we haven’t really discussed in great detail is the importance of ball fitting. That is, until today. Elliot Mellow is Golf Ball Fitting Coordinator at Bridgestone Golf […]
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A common topic of conversation in our classes at the Golf Academy of America is customer service and specifically, as it relates to the golf industry. I can tell you this: the Golf Academy of America Phoenix Campus 3rd Semester Graduating Class of April 2016 doesn’t think the customer service in the golf industry is all
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In my opinion, the last two weeks of Anatomy, Exercise and Bio-mechanics with Dr. Jordan Mackner have been the two most interesting weeks of the semester so far. We’ve been talking about nutrition, and Dr. J says one of the most important supplements a person can take is Vitamin D. A common misconception is that Vitamin
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Today was a special day at the Golf Academy. Dr. Robin Farran, the USGA Rules Official who usually teaches Advanced Rules of Golf, paid our Advanced Rules class a visit. Dr. Farran has taught Advanced Rules at the Academy for several years now, but an illness that put him in the hospital for several weeks forced him
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This week, short game guru Todd Sones is making his annual campus visit to the Golf Academy of America Phoenix. Todd serves on the Golf Academy National Advisory Board and visits all five campuses at some point during the year. Todd is one of the main reasons why I decided to attend the Golf Academy. I
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