Rinker’s Golf Tips Bob Toski November 30th with PGA Tour Player Ken Duke. Bob said, “The lead arm is the master arm in golf,” which is the left arm for a right handed golfer. Teachers must teach that the straight arm is the master of the bent arm. For a right handed golfer the right arm is subservient to the …
Rinker’s Golf Tips Dr. Bob Rotella
Rinker’s Golf Tips Dr. Bob Rotella November 23rd. Dr. Bob Rotella knew pretty early on that he was going to be a coach. “I was a lot better at getting people to believe in themselves, and keep their heads on, so they would play the way they practiced. My best skill is my ability to believe in people, maybe to …
Rinker’s Golf Tips Henry Brunton Top 100 Teacher
Rinker’s Golf Tips Henry Brunton Top 100 Teacher November 16th. Henry Brunton is one of the most recognizable names in Canadian golf and is one of the world’s leading golf coaches and educators. He is a PGA of Canada Master Professional and the only Canadian listed among GOLF Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers in America. He has a passion for developing …
Rinker’s Golf Tips Mike Adams Top 100 Teacher
Rinker’s Golf Tips Mike Adams Top 100 Teacher November 9th. Mike’s father was a golf professional and got him started playing golf when he was a young kid. Mike was kind of the guinea pig for his dad where his father would try out the latest fads on Mike. Some worked and some didn’t. Mike went to the University of …
Rinker’s Golf Tips Tom Patri, Bob Toski, Top 100 Teachers
Rinker’s Golf Tips Tom Patri, Bob Toski, Top 100 Teachers remembering my father Laine Rinker Sr. who passed away October 29, 2014. I asked Tom Patri what his fondest memories of my dad were, and Tom said that he was with my dad on two occasions, both times with my sister Laurie. “First of all he was a very proud …
Rinker’s Golf Tips Bill Davis Top 100 Teacher
Rinker’s Golf Tips Bill Davis Top 100 Teacher, remembering Payne Stewart who passed away 15 years ago October 25th. Bill Davis transferred from Florida State to Florida after his freshman year and found a team in Gainesville that was loaded with good players; Andy North, Andy Bean, Gary Koch, and Phil Hancock to name a few. After college, Bill turned …
Rinker’s Golf Tips Buddy Alexander
Rinker’s Golf Tips Buddy Alexander, Former US Amateur Champ and University of Florida Golf Coach, was kind of a late bloomer in golf and played other sports growing up. His father, Skip, was a former PGA Tour player and local club pro at Lakewood Country Club in St. Petersburg, Florida where the PGA Tour used to play the St. Petersburg …
Rinker’s Golf Tips Laird Small Top 100 Teacher
Rinker’s Golf Tips Laird Small Top 100 Teacher, PGA Teacher of the year 2003, and the Director of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy. Last Friday Laird gave me a tour of the new Pebble Beach Golf Academy, which opened January 2014, and was 20 years in the making. Situated on 15 acres, the Academy has a 350 yard range, putting …
Rinker’s Golf Tips Johnny Miller
Rinker’s Golf Tips Johnny Miller had a really weak left and right hand grip when he was known as the best short iron player in the game. The advantage was he was already in a supinated position with his left hand starting out and his distance control was incredible. The disadvantage was distance. Johnny grew up in San Francisco and …
Rinker’ s Golf Tips Oct 5th Brain Manzella Top 100 Teacher
Rinker’ s Golf Tips Oct 5th Brain Manzella Top 100 Teacher is the Director of Instruction at English Turn in New Orleans, Louisiana where the PGA Tour used to play the USF&G Classic. I asked Brian what were the five things that the club does to make the ball go where it goes. He said they were 1) Club head speed, …