Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan

On this weeks Episode 161 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan we are joined with Golf Digest Best Young Teacher 2017 Steve Sieracki. 

Steve Sieracki graduated from Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken, NJ and graduated from LaSalle University where he played Division I golf. Over the past 7 years, Steve has had the privilege of teaching alongside Golf Digest Top 50 teachers, Mike Bennett and Andy Plummer. Steve was recently awarded Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America Under 40 for the 2016-2017 season. He also just received the Youth Player Development Award in the Philadelphia Section for 2016. He is regarded as one of the best young and upcoming teachers in the Philadelphia area. 

Steve teaches top ranked amateurs and accomplished professional golfers in the New Jersey and Philadelphia area, as well as professional golfers playing on various tours around the world. He specializes in developing young golfers into competitive players. Over the past 5 years he has taught 3 first time winners of Philly PGA Junior, IJGT and GAP events. He has an impressive record of preparing his students for college level golf. Over 65% of his students go on to play in college, including some on scholarship. 

In addition to developing youngsters, Steve has a proven ability to teach golfers of all ages. From shooting a personal best round, to playing competitively, his passion for the game is evident as he helps students of all levels reach their goals.

Steve brings a fresh approach to instruction and youth Golf. He shares his award winning experience with our listeners in this episode.

This week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan we speak with Tyler Ferrell from Golf Smart Academy. Tyler has been on the forefront of 3D Golf instruction since it's inception. This allows him to diagnose swing faults and how the body works in the swing through biomechanics. This makes it easier to and faster to process and get to the root of the problem. Once that is understood then the fix is simple and improvement is executed quickly. Tyler is one of the best in his field and has a deep knowledge of the game. In this episode Tyler let's us in on some of his insight into how the swing works and how to get the most out of your swing. Tyler is also the author of " The Stock Tour Swing."available on Amazon Books. Stan Utley says Tyler is one of the most knowledgable on how the hands and arms work in the swing. 

Contact Tyler - https://golfsmartacademy.com/

This week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan Episode 159 is our interview with Game Like Training Team. They are changing the way coach's and players work together and touching ways to learn like never before in the world of golf learning.

Here is just a taste of what Game Like training is about. 

At Game Like Training Golf we believe that whether a beginner, intermediate, advance, or professional Golf coach, we have the tools for you. Through curiosity and an obsession to learn, GLT has developed a deep understanding of key learning principles such as Motor Learning, Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Performance Psychology and the Neuro anatomical relationships that take place during the golf swing.

It is extremely important to us that our resources provide a golf college, and university type experience. This is so players and coaches are exposed to the most current scientific literature. There are so many publications discussing research projects that it is almost impossible to keep up with. These publications are also written by academic professors who have not been out into the practical coaching environment. We dissect and transfer this complex information in to a practical coaching setting so that the masses can make sense, and apply it.

Each day we strive to challenge the way things are in the coaching world by seeking expert advice, trialing new strategies, and conducting research on human performance. We are driven and committed to educating and inspiring the athletic world.

Contact - https://www.gltgolf.com/

Lynn Ray Long Drive competitor joins us for Episode 158 of breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Lynn and I discuss how he gets speed and adds those extra yards off the tee. Here is a little about Lynn and his records.

Lynn “Capt’n Crush” Ray Sets 2 World Records in the 2016 Golf Fest

This week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan golf podcast episode 157 our guest is Kyle Morris. Kyle is a former touring professional (PGA Tour Latinoamérica, PGA Tour Canada, Web.com Tour) who accumulated five victories and more than 25 top-5 finishes worldwide. Kyle is now the Owner and Director of Instruction of The Golf Room indoor training studio, located in Dublin, OH. Recently named to Golf Digest’s list of the 100 “Best Young Teachers in America”,

He holds the Seton Hall University record for lowest stroke average by any sophomore or junior, and in 2008 was named Big East First Team All-Conference, Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year and ESPN All-American.

Kyle has been endorsed and mentored by many of the top instructors in the country, including Golf Digest Top 30 Teachers Mike Bender, Stan Utley, Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott. A Master TrackMan Professional, Kyle understands that there is more to golf than just the swing and that it takes a full coaching philosophy. He takes time to understand each student’s goals, commitment level and physical liabilities, and uses the most accurate assessments, drills and training aids—including TrackMan, K-Vest, BodiTrak, FocusBand and Heart Math—to maximize the golfer’s opportunity to improve. Kyle’s goal is for every student to become their own coach. He teaches players how to practice more effectively so that they can create proper feelings, and therefore a lifetime of better golf. Kyle has some great info to give during this interview.

Want to work with Kyle? - Contact him at http://www.thegolfroom.com

This week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan we interview Monte Scheinblum the son of a Major League Baseball player, Monte aspired to follow in his father’s footsteps, until a major elbow injury and reconstruction at age fifteen forced him to give up baseball for golf. Monte’s early success in the game eventually led him to UCLA, where he played golf for the Bruins before turning professional.

After an impressive career as a long drive champion and trick shot exhibitionist, Monte became a full-time professional tournament player, with the goal of eventually playing on the PGA Tour. He played on the Web.com (then Nike) tour for a number of years, and suffered through several close calls at the second stage of PGA Qualifying School. These disappointments led Monte on a quest to perfect his swing mechanics, enlisting many famous instructors and methods along the way.

Monte’s quest for perfect swing mechanics failed to produce the results he wanted on tour, but it led to some critical realizations regarding the golf swing. After fifteen years as a full-time professional golfer, Monte began teaching to share what he learned and prevent others from making the mistakes he made.

Today, Monte teaches golfers of all ability levels, from the earliest beginners to top juniors, college players and PGA Tour players, and has given more than 2,500 online lessons. He remains highly competitive in both long drive and tournament golf to this day.

Monte's website - http://montescheinblum.com/

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Dr. Glen Albaugh has created a unique Applied Sport Psychology Consulting Service for a wide range of professional and amateur golfers. Glen taught sports psychology at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California for 28 years where he coached the Pacific Tigers golf team. It was during this time, while working with the finest sports psychologists, coaches and golf instructors in the world, that he formulated the basis for the principles in his renowned book, which was authored with Michael Bowker, Winning the Battle Within. These principles have been refined over the years through applications and consultations with established touring pros, and a broad-base of amateurs – juniors to elite. Dr. Albaugh gives us some great information in this weeks interview on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. He talksthe mental game and how you can get the most out on the course.

Contact- Dr Glen Albaugh - http://wbwgolf.com/about-dr-albaugh/

Buy the book - http://wbwgolf.com/book/

Whether you’re a scratch player, a high handicapper, a veteran, or new to the game, you’ll find Winning The Battle Within to be a very useful and comprehensive golf- psychology handbook. In writing Winning The Battle Within, Glen Albaugh and Michael Bowker have reduced the reams of information Dr. Albaugh gleaned in years of studying and practicing applied sports psychology into an easy-to read and, better still, easy-to-understand guide for the recreational and serious golfer.

Jason sedan of Fore Door Golf and Golf Channel Academy joins us for this weeks episode of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Jason is a young instructor with a lot of great ideas and is having great success with his students. here is a little bit more Jason.

Jason is the Founder and Coaching Director for Fore Door Golf, a Golf Channel Academy location, based at the Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club adjacent to America's Oldest Resort Town. The summer months offer a schedule of game improvement events to reach all ages and abilities. Jason strives to take is personal coaching experiences to the game field. Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club's solitude offers not only world class conditions to improve your game but almost limitless opportunity to get on the course and work on your game where it matters most!

During the winter months, Jason serves as Director of Instruction at the Orchid Island Golf and Beach Club in Vero Beach, FL.

Jason's approach to coaching golf stems from a 4 step approach he calls the "Doors to Success". While many successful instructors have developed a methodology for the golf swing, not all students may be able to move in a way that suits the instructor's method and therefore the student is left with a severe misunderstanding of what will allow them to play their best golf. Jason is committed to a 4 spoke system of Assessment, Comprehension, Training, and Application. By teaching in fours, Jason is able to keep his instruction clear and memorable, allowing for the student to see instant as well as long lasting improvement. This personalized and thorough approach is unlike anything offered in today's market of coaching services and is guaranteed to help you achieve successes you never thought possible.

Fore Door Golf begins with prioritizing the learning process. At a fundamental level, all golfers must learn what is required to gain 1) Contact 2) Direction 3) Distance & 4) Control of a golf shot. Along the way, there is room for many principles and preferences of how to achieve these parameters. Fore Door Golf encompasses an infinite amount of patterns to accomplish the goal of enjoying the game.

Contact - http://jasonsedan.com/

Dr Joe Parent Mental Game expert and the author of Zen Golf joins us for episode 153 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan.

This week our guest is known as the One handed Lady Golfer. Her name is Gianna S. Rojas and her story is how she is using her handicap to help other with challenges enjoy the game of golf. Gianna was born with one hand and about ten years ago she took up golf. She has embraced the sport and has found a voice for other like her to get involved in this wonderful game no matter what challenges they may face in their lives. She is working hard to spread the word of how golf can be the great equalizer in helping other realize they can enjoy the game. It also helps them lift their spirits and find motivation to continue to face life's challenges.

To find out more about Gianna go to her Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/gianna.s.rojas?fref=search 

Doug Spencer voted one of the Best Young teachers of 2017 by Golf Digest joins us for our 150th episode of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Doug has some great info to tell us about his journey and his thoughts on the game. Here is a little bit about his academy.

The Spencer Academy doesn’t use a blanket type approach to its golf Coaching and Lessons.   We recognize the unique nature of each person’s swing and adjust our curriculum to fit accordingly. This approach has made us popular with both amateurs and professionals.  Our students love the personalized attention and programs created just for them.

We create a partnership with our players and listen to their needs.  This partnership allows us to help players improve their games more efficiently.  We always start with an assessment of the players body type and movement characteristics, allowing us to start matching fundamentals such as grip, posture, swing plane and proper pivot.  Our goal is to get the club back to impact in a position that allows the player to play their best.

 Contact - https://www.spencergolfacademy.com

Jason Tenzer of More Golf Today joins us for episode 149 of breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan.

Jason fell in love with the game at the age of 19 and since then has formed a company that is built around saving golfers money. Growing the game through deals and making it more affordable to everyone. Along with great deals More Golf Today has giveaways on a regular basis and starting September 25th 2017 is giving away a trip to the Masters for two lucky people. This is a chance to go to the Masters in 2018 and spend two days at the event Friday and Sunday! To enter just sign up on their website. http://www.moregolftoday.com  

John Black the Founder and inventor of Tee Claw joins us for this weeks episode 148 of Bernard Par with Bernard Sheridan. John is a retired police officer who use to go to the driving range to hit balls. He was not satisfied with the tee hight of the rubber tees at the range so he sat down and brainstormed how he could get a normal tee to tee up on any range mat. With that the first prototype of tee Claw was born. John is here to tell us his story and all about this wonderful product that will stop your frustrations of teeing it up at the range.

Here is just a little more about Tee Claw.

The Tee Claw Concept

The Tee Claw concept was borne from a desire to practice and play better golf from artificial mats and grass surfaces. This is where the Tee Claw’s design and versatility are unmatched! Now golfers can use any size golf tee (wood, plastic, or broken) from anywhere on an artificial mat, replacing the old, dreaded, fixed-position rubber tube. The elastic lanyard brings additional value and versatility as it provides golfers with a visual aid for alignment, ball position, swing path and much more.

The Tee Claw is by far the most versatile and diverse training aid on the market.
LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR TEE CLAW

The Tee Claw disk platform is approximately 1 inch in diameter and ½ inch thick. It is constructed of both Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) and rubber and is equipped with four ¼-inch long PVC claws. The disk platform can be placed anywhere onto any artificial mat surface and requires a 180 degree clockwise rotation “twist” to fasten and a counterclockwise twist to unfasten. The Tee Claw can also be used on real grass surface as well. The selected golf tee is inserted directly into the patented “CLAW” disk platform.

Find Out More - https://teeclaw.com/

Bill Presse of Directed Force Putters joins us on this weeks Episode 147 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Bill is one of the Best Young Teachers in the game today and the founder and inventor of Direct force Putter and the Presse putter Grip. This innovative putting technology reduces face rotation at impact which leads to more putts dropping. His Presse grips are the first of their kind to implement a forward press which gets the ball rolling faster and reduces skid. This leads to a pure roll and greater distance control. His Putters have been used by Berhard Langer and Scott McCarron. Our interview with Bill dives deeper into this technology and how it came to be. To find out more about Directed Force Putters and Presse Grips visit -https://www.directedforce.com/Articles.asp?ID=256  

Jon Decker author of "Golf is My Life : Glorifying God Through the Game.”
" The book follows my life as a player and teacher and shows the parallels of golf and life intertwined with a strong Christian message. "

Jon talks about his journey in the game and how his life lessons lead him to write this book. Jon is touching many lives through the game and bringing the word of God along with it. This is a inspiring episode that I know you will enjoy. Jon has taught the game in  Orlando Florida at the Grande Cypress academy of golf under Fred Griffin, Phil Rodgers and Ralph Mann. For twenty years he learned his craft and moved to Ohio where he is now the Director of Golf at New Albany Country Club. Throughout his career he has worked with all levels of players from beginner to LPGA and PGA Pros.Jon knows that coaching is about relationships and interacting with his clients.

Contact Jon-http://www.jondeckergolf.com/

Buy the book - https://www.amazon.com/Golf-My-Life-Glorifying-Through/dp/1635253438

As an educator and coach, Mark Cheney brings a unique approach to coaching golf and the mental game. He is the only certified GolfPsych instructor in the state of Nevada. In addition to GolfPsych certification, he is a USGTF certified teaching professional, Titleist Performance Institute certified, an instructor with The First Tee of Southern Nevada, and coach of the boys and girls golf teams at Faith Lutheran HS. He has coached golf at Faith since 2000, leading the girls to state championships in 2004 and 2012, along with five state runner-up finishes (2001, 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2011). Three of his players have won individual state titles (2004, 2008, and 2012), and multiple players have finished in the top five. He took over the boys team in 2012, six years after starting the middle school program. That program has produced three state champions and numerous all-conference performers. He was named the Southern Region coach of the year in 2009, 2011, and 2012 by the Southern Nevada Golf Coaches Association.

Before coming to Las Vegas, Mark earned a degree in biochemistry at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, where he also played basketball and golf. He then went on to gain a teaching credential from Concordia University, NE and a master’s degree in educational leadership from UNLV. He also teaches AP Chemistry at Faith Lutheran.

Contact - https://markcheney.wordpress.com/contact/

Rick Marcy is the inventor of the swing training aid called SmartBall Golf. This training aid helps the players find the bottom of their swing arc and get it in front of the ball. This helps you make solid strikes and hit the ball with the club moving down through impact. Rick has worked many years refining this product and it is now available on his website- https://www.smartballgolf.com/

Rick tells us his story of how he developed this awesome product and what goes into the process of producing a new product. he also lets us in on how it can improve your game. 

Matt Henderson Director of Instruction for TPC Las Vegas joins us for episode 143 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Matt is the Director of Instruction at TPC Las Vegas, located just 15 miles from the famous Las Vegas Strip.  In 2013 and 2014 Matt was named one of the Top Two Golf Instructors in the State of Nevada by Golf Digest.  He has been teaching golf for 12 years and uses state of the art technology to help golfers of all levels play their best. 

He has become one of the most respected instructors in Southern Nevada through
competitive player development.  Several of his students compete at the collegiate 
level and on various professional tours.  He also spent time as a college coach at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 

Contact Matt -  http://www.myteachingpro.com/matthendersongolf/Contact.aspx

Dave Bisbee with Sedona Golf Resort joins us for this weeks episode 142 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Dave is from Hutchinson Kansas where he first picked up a club at the age of 3 1/2 years old. Dave's Mom played the game and he got the bug early from her. Dave shagged golf balls for Jim Hardy as a boy and that was when he decided to take up golf as a profession. He now works with players of all levels and has been teaching for over 35 years. He gives us his takes as how instruction has changed over the past 20 years and how he still uses the simple tips that he has been using for years. Dave has also written a book with Connie Charles "Back on Course." Back on Course gives an inside look at what the game can reveal and how to use that information to excel in business. Whether you’re a golf enthusiast already or just thinking about taking up the sport, this book puts the power of the sport in your hands. Find the book or contact Dave at the website below.

Contact - http://www.imapgolf.com

Peter Kelbel of Wallon at Lake Country Club joins us for episode 141 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan.

Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan Episode 140 Gary Gilchrist Interview

Gary Gilchrist joins us for this weeks interview. Gary works with Lydia Ko and talks about his approach to coaching some of the top players on the LPGA Tour.

Here is a little bit about Gary

Simply put, Gary Gilchrist is synonymous with junior golf. In a coaching career that spans more than 20 years, Gilchrist has been responsible for recruiting, training and developing more top-ranked junior-level golfers than any other coach in the world.

In his illustrious coaching career, Gilchrist has taught more than 75 American Junior Golf Association All-Americans, six AJGA Players of the Year, two U.S. Amateur champions (American David Gossett and Colombia’s Maria Jose Uribe), two U.S. Junior Girls champions (Chile’s Nicole Perrot and Korea’s In-Kyung Kim), one NCAA women’s champion (Thailand’s Virada Nirapathpongporn) and one U.S. Public Links champion (American Michelle Wie).

Gilchrist also teaches many of the game’s best professionals. Gilchrist coaches China’s first fully exempt LPGA Tour player Shanshan Feng and helped Yani Tseng ascend to No. 1 in the world, who when combined together, have won a combined 6 majors since 2010 under Gilchrist’s guidance — Tseng (4) and Feng (2).

Contact Gary - http://ggga.com/

I have followed Paul Wilson for years. I was always intrigued by his work with the Iron Byron swing machine. Paul joins us to talk about Iron Byron and how he has built his academy around the machine and how it works. Here is some more info about Paul Wilson.

Paul turned Pro in 1991. He is the founder of Ignition Golf and the Director of Paul Wilson Golf School at Bear Best in Las Vegas since 2010.
In 1997 Paul was awarded Ontario "Teacher of the Year"
He has made two Appearances on The Golf Channel Academy Live in 1999 and 2000 and has written articles for several major golf publications.
Paul is also the author of "The Swing Machine and " The Body Swing"

Paul is a firm believer that the body or core is the main driver of the golf swing.

Contact Paul- http://paulwilsongolf.com/contact-us/

Website - http://paulwilsongolf.com/

This week our guest is Nick Tumminello fitness expert from Fort Lauderdale Florida.
Nick is not a golfer but understands what it takes to train golfers to play their best. Here is a little bit about Nick.

Nick’s hybrid approach to training allows him to leverage the tools, knowledge and skills of many disciplines and methods to help his clients and to educate other trainers how to deliver results.

As early as his teenage years Nick knew that he wanted to be a trainer. His early influence came from his mother, growing up in a gym watching her prepare for bodybuilding competitions. She’ll tell you that “Nick grew up on iron and sweat.”

As a way to connect Nick and his mother attended fitness events and conferences from the time he was 16 years old.

Personal training is the only ‘real job’ nick’s ever known. But, his story isn’t common. Not being one to fall in line with the crowd Nick never attended college or got a degree. He graduated high school as an average student. He worked hard to accumulate a lot of on the job experience and despite his distaste for structured education Nick was very interested in learning.

After being fired from his first two personal training jobs due to his independent thinking and lack of needing to ‘fit in’ he went off on his own to start a business.

Training and fitness aren’t a hobby to Nick. This is a profession that he’s very passionate about.

It would be easy to confuse Nick as a ‘science guy’ due to his ability to challenge thoughts and ideas, the way he respects the scientific process and critical thinking. However, he’s most excited by the application and end results that the information he learns and the ideas he creates can produce.   “Studies and research are great, but if there is no practical application there is no need”

Nick’s approach to many things can be described in three words…

Hustle and Muscle.

This is applied in training, business and intellectually for Nick.

Training:

Nick’s hybrid, mixed approach to training allows for the possibility that you can look great and perform great at the same time with a calculated and specific approach to training.

Contact Nick-http://nicktumminello.com/

RICH HAS… 28+ years experience and is a certified adaptive golf instructor who works specifically with disabled golfers. On September 25 2000, he was in a life changing accident when he was ejected from a moving golf cart. Despite his injuries, he has made an amazing recovery and is now a scratchplayer. Today, he continues to share his passion for the game, coaching all levels of ability from touring professionals to disabled golfers.

Dayne Gingrich started as a tennis Pro and became a instructor. Here then found the mental game was helping his students better then standard instruction and realized he had tapped into something big. He now teaches the 1% mental mind set not just for tennis but golf and life. This is a episode you don't want to miss to take your game and life to the next level. This program can help you have a mindset like the world's greatest players in their hay day. Like Tiger Woods Jack and Arnie!

http://coachdayne.com/

Jeff Smith joins us in conversation on episode 133 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan.
Voted by Golf Digest best Teacher in State 2015 -2016 .Jeff is Director of Instruction - Otter Creek Golf Course - Columbus, IN and the host of Those Weekend Golf Guys Podcast.
His academy is Plane and Simple Golf and has taught over 18,500 lesson hours since 1994 and was the lead instructor for the PGA's Growth of the Game Jr. Golf Clinic at the 2010 PGA Professional National Championship in French Lick, Indiana, and was the Jr. Clinic Chairman at the 2014 PGA Championship Junior & Veteran Golf Clinic in Louisville, KY. and was an instructor at the Jr. Golf Clinic at the 2015 Sr. PGA Championship in French Lick, Indiana. Jeff brings his insight into the game in this weeks interview.

Contact Jeff -http://www.planeandsimplegolf.com/

David Brelow joins us to discuss his program to help golfers and people in life be the best they can be with his Wire to Win program. 

Wired to Win–is based on the simple wisdom of centuries old laws and truths with provable modern science of human performance. Why? Because It offers you the simplest path.  Simple. Accessible. Repeatable. It is a model that proves itself over and over again. It targets the truth with deadly accuracy and is a path that puts thee power so many of us “give away” back in your hands–where it always was! Why make it complicated?

This weeks guest has been playing in Pro events for 40 years and has been teaching for 25 years.
He is the Director of Instruction at Lakewood Country Club He is here to share his journey in this wonderful game and give insight on his take on the golf swing. He has been a member of Golf Top 50 and Golf Digest Top 100.

Here are a few words from Wayne on the awards above directly from his website.

"In all the time I have spent as a teaching professional not one person has ever specifically observed my teaching in order to see if I were qualified for any list or award. All of these so-called “honors” are bestowed upon instructors for no real reason whatsoever other than reputation, political connectedness, or association with high profile players, either from the celebrity ranks or the PGA Tour. As far as I’m concerned, as soon as an instructor stops teaching beginners he or she ceases to be qualified for any honors or awards. And stop to consider exactly who it is that is bestowing the honor of being a “top” teacher: I’ll tell you who- magazine editors. If you had the experience of working with them to try to get a decent article printed with any sort of detail or information beyond a 5th grade level you would better understand the ludicrous nature of teacher lists.

So, if you can’t trust the national magazines, how do you know if a teacher has anything to offer? I would say that you have to look at the students and their successes, but then we fall into the trap of focusing on high profile players. It is certainly a skill to help the already great to become better. "

Wayne know that awards are not what makes a teacher great. It is their commitment to their craft and results.

Contact Wayne-https://waynedefrancesco.com/

Dan Connelly the developer of True Length technology club fitting joins us on episode 130 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan.

• Dan spent 20 years employed as a high level Metrologist for General Motors in the Canadian Regional Engineering Centre in Oshawa ON. As a Precision Inspector, Dan operated CAD systems, coordinate measuring machines, and high level inspection tools on a daily basis. All part of holding the J.D. Powers “Best In Class” which has been awarded to General Motors on many occasions. I was proud to be a General Motors employee (now retired) and represent their complete line of quality cars and trucks from the quality side of Engineering.
• Dan’s Custom Golf Shop is a family owned business, based out of a small shop at our home in Hampton, Ontario. My wife Marianne keeps the flowers in full bloom and is available to take messages. Our 2 sons Jay and Eric helped build the new addition to the shop, allowing us to now have a ‘Fitting Studio.’ The Fitting Studio is fully stocked with 16 sets of left and right handed fitting clubs (4 irons at 58* of lie, 7 irons at 61*, and a PW’s at 64*). You will now be able to swing a test set that will be used as the fitting model to either correct your existing set or be the model for your new build.We all are True Length Technology® product testers, which has helped turn a theory into a reality.
• Contact Dan - http://danscustomgolfshop.com/contact-us/
• Website http://danscustomgolfshop.com/

Jason Sutton was the 2013 Carolinas section Teacher of the Year and a five time nominee for the Golf Magazine top 100 list.
He has worked with The Dana Rader golf school and is now the director of instruction at Carmel Country Club.
Jason shares his journey in golf and relates his experience working with his student to how it can apply to your game.
Jason like to work on controlling the low point in the swing to improve his players.

Contact Jason - http://www.carmelcountryclub.org/

Bill's Philosophy

My coaching provides a results based, common sense, long term solutions to even the most nagging issues. We will discover your ability to play better in an accelerated manner.

I utilize a simple approach to allow players a consistent, repeatable swing and outstanding results. My teaching is results oriented and you will not be pushed into a cookie cutter, one size fits all approach. We will help you enjoy the emotions of hitting great shots and playing well.

It has been my great fortune to have been personally trained by my good friend Jimmy Ballard.

I will never tell you “You need to get worse before you get better.”

http://billabramsgolf.com/contact/

For over 10 years, Ed has been a PGA Class A Teaching Professional in the Aloha Section, at The Dunes of Maui Lani. He is a personal favorite with his students and has a long-time reputation as a top-ranked teacher in the Hawaiian Islands. Ed is now located in Florida at Sebastian Municipal Golf Course. He is a Impact Zone certified instructor. 

To work with Ed contact him - sup2uok@gmail.com  or Call- 808-357-0481

Ian has over twenty years of experience as a golf professional, and during that time has focussed his career towards teaching the game he loves, having spent time teaching in the Middle East in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi Ian returned to the UK in 1999.

Ian has now opened the Ian Clark Golf Academy based at the world of golf in New Malden, Surrey, the academy is equipped with the latest teaching technology available, this includes a Trackman launch monitor, K-Vest 3d body motion analysis, SAM balance lab and SAM putt lab, one of Ian's teaching mottos is why guess when you can measure, and with this technology at hand you can be sure that you are receiving the best instruction available to help you play to your best ability. 

Using this technology Ian can describe to you what is happening with your swing, and how you can implement changes to improve your golf game, as a Trackman Master Instructor, a Golfing Machine authorized instructor and a TPI certified coach you can be sure you are receiving instruction of the highest quality. Ian has won a number of awards for his coaching, most recently being voted one of the top 100 coaches in the country by Golf World magazine, Ian also holds the designation of Advanced Fellow of the British PGA.

 Ian has made it a lifetime vocation to learn from the best instructors, and has studied personally under many of them, those have included, Jim Flick, Mike Bender, Lynn Blake, Jim McLean, Ben Doyle, Chuck Cook, Geoff Mangum, Andy, Plummer, Mike Bennet, Martin Hall, James Leitz, Mike Adams, and Mark Blackburn.

Contact Ian -  TEL. 0208 949 9200   EMAIL     ian@ianclarkgolf.co.uk

Breaking Par Episode 125 Brech Spradley Interview. 

Brech is the Director of Instruction at Barto Creek Golf Academy a Golf Channel Academy in Austin Texas. Brech has worked in the past for Chuck Cook and is certified TPI and Golfing machine instructor.  Brech shares with us his journey in the game and how he has become a world class instructor. He imparts his wisdom on the game and has much information to share with us in this interview,

Contact Brech- http://bartoncreekgolfacademy.com/about/instructors/brech-spradley/

This weeks episode 123 of breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan celebrates St. Patricks day with our interview of Conn Connolly of Real Irish Golf. Some of the best golf in the world is in Ireland and Conn is a wonderful Host to arrange your entire trip. here is a little about Real Irish Golf.

Ryan Dailey and Matt Reagan had a idea to fro a Junior Golf program. They were in a small town where there were no golf programs for kids. Where it went from there is a remarkable story.  Now  their idea is an app and is growing the game from the ground up. getting not only juniors involved in the game but families around the country. The program offers new ways to compete and have fun that all ages enjoy.

Contact Matt and Ryan - http://operation36.golf/

 Rob Strano Interview 121 Breaking Par  with Bernard Sheridan

Peter Egazarian Interview

During Peter's 15 years as a PGA Professional he has enjoyed sharing his knowledge with every golfer regardless of age, gender, or ability level. He believes that one of life’s most rewarding experiences is helping other be successful. Peter is continuously learning from some of the greatest minds in both golf, science, and motor learning to be the best inform teaching professional. Peter has been fortunate to spend time on the professional staffs of The John’s Island Club, Hartford Golf Club, Baker Hill Golf Club, The Carnegie Abbey Club, and most recently served as the Head Professional of Wahconah Country Club. Peter, his wife Mary, along with their son William (2) currently reside in Pittsfield, and look forward to joining the Williamstown community shortly.

Contact Peter - dailygolfcoach@gmail.com

While attending Penn State University, majoring in Kinesiology, I had an opportunity to move to Jupiter, FL and intern under PGA Tour Biomechanics expert, Coach Joey Diovisalvi. While at Joey D Golf,coach to Dustin Johnson and Ricky Fowler, I experienced first hand what goes into training players of all ages, including some of the most elite players on tour. Upon graduating with my bachelor’s degree in 2014, I went on to work alongside Coach Joey D for two seasons as a Biomechanics Coach. During those seasons, I had the opportunity to train competitive amateurs, long drive competitors, and professionals from numerous tours, helping them all understand the importance of knowing their golf body in order to prevent injury and improve their game.

Contact info http://www.impactzonegolf.com

239-236-5536

Steven Yellin is our guest from Fluid Motion Factor.

A little bit about Steven Yellin.

Steven Yellin began his athletic career playing tennis at the age of 12. He competed locally and nationally and won the Florida state high school singles championship in 1971 and was a member of the winning championship team. Recruited heavily, he chose the University of Pennsylvania where he was the number one player on the team. He was a member of the All-Ivy League tennis team in 1973 and had a win over John McEnroe in a dual match during his college career.

As a senior at Penn, Yellin had an extraordinary Zone experience that radically changed his understanding of sports. It was an experience unlike anything he ever experienced on the court before. Though he played on a level never before attained, he realized that the factors that precipitated this experience was something that was not taught in any lesson he had ever taken (and he had taken quite a few!), and for that matter not taught in sports anywhere.

For the next 35 years, he worked on developing a systematic program that allow athletes in every sport to set up the very subtle experience in their mind that allows for Zone experiences. Though he teaches something from a mental level, his program is not based on sports psychology, but rather on a crucial neurophysiological experience that has to occur in an athletes mind in order to play on an exceptionally high level. The inner feeling when athletes have this experience is that time slows down, the intellect becomes quiet and the motion becomes effortless.

Yellin's program is not based on sports psychology because it does not involve emotions, beliefs, attitudes, self-confidence or any type of visualization. Though all these elements are crucial for the development of an athlete, these attributes develop naturally and holistically when they learn his program. This is one of the reasons why the program is so revolutionary and successful. Its uniqueness lies in although it is a mental program and is based on the mind, it does not fall under the rubric of sports psychology. Essentially, the program teaches a golfer how to systematically access the muscle memory they already have.

Yellin's program takes the mystery out of that hit or miss affair and explains what needs to occur in order to play well. He considers himself a 'motion expert', a title that is opening up a new field in sports. A motion expert is someone that understands motion from the most fundamental level and teaches a program that allows someone to consistently repeat where motion originates.

The reason for the lengthy time needed to develop Yellin's program is that when an athlete does go into the Zone, it is a very subtle experience. Athletes, for the most part, are not too sure why they slip into the Zone and hence they have a difficult time replicating it. It is a very subtle dance during a Zone experience and Yellin had to examine that experience from every conceivable angle in order to replicate it successfully and ensure it stays for an extended time.

Peter is the Junior Golf Coordinator at Roanoke Country Club in Roanoke, VA. A life long athlete, Peter has been playing golf since he was in high school in New Jersey. After playing college golf for Roanoke College (Salem, VA), Peter began teaching at Roanoke Country Club. Peter is a US Kids and TPI Certified Level 2 Junior Coach who has enjoyed sharing the game of golf at clubs in New Jersey and Virginia for the past ten years. He draws from his previous athletic and competitive experiences to create a unique learning environment for students of all ages and abilities.

Contact Peter - www.peterweiselgolf.com

Meet Eric Cogorno 

I love every single thing about coaching golfers of all levels! I was born and raised in the Lehigh Valley and I am excited about the pursuit to bring the best possible coaching to everyone in our area. I try to mix and match the art and science of golf to provide a simple message that is unique to each individual player. I believe in working on, improving and building skills in all areas. I think preparation is what separates mediocre from good, good from great and great from the best. There are so many different ways to accomplish your golf goals; picking and implementing the most efficient game plan is the key. I truly believe there is so much that golf can do for everyone on and off the course that I hope everyone takes advantage of it. Let's get to know each other and have some fun!

Contact Eric - http://www.ecgolfcoaching.com

Cathy Schmidt is the owner and operator of The Golf Boot Camp. – A golf school started in 1994. Cathy played the “Futures Tour” 4 years. She then became the first ex-tour player to earn her masters level with “THE GOLFING MACHINE” along with becoming an LPGA Class “A”.

Cathy is the Director of Golf for Terra Ceia Bay GC. Cathy has been a pro player and teaching golf lessons for over 25 years.

Cathy re-qualified for the Symetra Tour at 51 years of age in 2011. She is certified with The Impact Zone Golf, taught along side of the great Bobby Clampett at his private schools. Cathy also worked directly with Lynn Blake and became a Master Certified instructor for Lynn Blake Alignment Golf. Cathy mentored Charlie King due to his wonderful technique to teach without complicating a lesson. Cathy was asked to teach for the PGA at their National Championship in Atlanta Georgia “The Atlanta Athletic Club”.

Cathy’s passion to see the game of golf grow drove her to develop golf in Physical Education for all the schools in the County that she resides.

Cathy is recognized by the LPGA as a lead instructor and a member mentor.

Cathy has built four Golf Boot Camp Schools over the past 20 years.

Contact Cathy - http://thegolfbootcamp.com/contact-for-golf-lessons/

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Welcome to Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan Episode 114

Joe Bosco Interview

One of the most unique aspects of Joe’s instruction is his focus on the mental game. As Joe often says, the most important area for improvement in most people’s golf game is the “six inches between the ears.” Without a solid mental game plan, frustration from a bad shot or missed scoring opportunity can often ruin an entire round. Joe teaches students to develop a mental game plan to help them prepare for, play and accurately assess every round. This approach allows students to maintain a positive frame of mind and leads to peak performance on every shot. With Joe Bosco Golf, students embrace a hands-on, minds-on approach to golf.

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Kellie Stenzel joins us for episode 113 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan

Not only is PGA Professional Kellie Stenzel a Golf For Women magazine Top-50 teacher and rated by Golf Digest as one of the top teachers in the state of New York, but since 2009 Kellie has been named each year one of the Top 100 Teachers in the nation by Golf Magazine.
Kellie has published three women's golf books: "The Women's Guide to Golf: A Handbook for Beginners," "The Women's Guide to Consistent Golf," and "The Women's Guide to Lower Scores," in addition to being a contributing writer for Golf For Women and WorldGolf.com. 

This is our first episode of 2017. Katherine Roberts of Yoga for Golfers

For over 15 years, Katherine has been a leader and an innovator in the world of golf fitness. Her unique and highly effective approach blends yoga, science, and proprietary golf-specific conditioning strategies into one powerful methodology – Yoga For Golfers (YFG). YFG harnesses and integrates power of the body with power of the mind to increase and enhance performance, enabling golfers at all levels to play better, play stronger, and play longer.

Katherine’s work in golf has been profiled by USA TODAY, The NY and LA Times, The National Post (Canada), Golf Magazine, Golfweek, Golf Tips Magazine, US Airways Magazine, Asian Golf Monthly, and notable regional golf publications including AZ Golf Insider Magazine, New York Golfing Magazine, Florida Golf Central Magazine, and Golf Arizona, a PGA of America-Southwest Section publication. Among her many appearances across a number of The Golf Channel’s prominent TV shows, she is most recognized as co-host of the popular The Big Break. Katherine is the producer of nine DVDs and author of the ground-breaking book Yoga for Golfers (McGraw-Hill). Her second book, Swing Flaws and Fitness Fixes, was co-authored with Top-100 Golf Instructor and then-Tiger Woods' Coach, Hank Haney. Katherine continues to incorporate innovative, new scientific technology – developing and providing the most up-to-date, cutting-edge YFG methodology for golfers, golf professionals, and industry-leading golf organizations and publications.

Katherine is dedicated to helping people achieve maximum performance and balance both on-and-off the course. Her leading-edge yoga and sports fitness company, has Certified Yoga For Golfers Instructors in 15 countries on 4 continents and teams up regularly with golf organizations around the world, conducting YFG training, workshops, clinics at private, public, and resort facilities. Katherine is also a recognized speaker and instructor at golf industry conferences and events across the globe.

In addition to her fitness and performance work in golf, Katherine has been working in Major League Baseball (MLB) for more than a decade, serving as the Yoga Performance Coach for MLB teams including the Oakland As, LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, and Milwaukee Brewers. Katherine also travels the country training serious athletes across all sports with her cutting-edge methodology, Roberts’ Kinetic Yoga For Sports