Aug 23, 2009
Brian Moog- 9-5-09
Congratulations to
Y.E. Yang
PGA Champion 2009
Student of Brian Moog
A native of Tacoma, Washington, Brian moved to Orlando in 1985 after graduating from Ohio State with All-American Honors. Over the next seven years, he recorded a top PGA Tour finish of 2nd at the 1988 Southern Farm Bureau Classic as well as six top 25 finishes on the Nationwide Tour. He also compiled top ten finishes in eleven different countries while competing internationally. He participated in the 1995 US Open and finished 3rd in the 2001 Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational.
Brian was voted by his peers to be a Golf Magazine Top 100 Golf Instructor in 2004 and has repeated this honor in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 and 2009.
Top 100 Instructors are the Elite Instructors as voted by the 28,000+ members of the PGA.
Brian joined the Leadbetter Academy in 1993 and eventually became the Director of Instruction from 1997-2001.
In January 2002, he opened the Brian Mogg Performance Center at Keene's Pointe. This center focuses on developing the golfers' swing and all aspects of their short game.
Keene's Pointe is a Jack Nicklaus Signature facility located in Southwest Orlando.
Brian frequently guests on The Golf Channel's "Academy Live," "Your Game Night," and other network shows. He has written instructional articles for Golf Illustrated, Golf Tips Magazine and PGA Tour Partners magazine as well as been featured in Sports Illustrated. He also hosts corporate outings and clinics for many companies throughout North America.
Brian resides in Orlando with his wife and four kids.
Aug 20, 2009
Perseus Golf -Dr. Brian McKeon 8-29
Perseus Athletics is a multi-national team of physicians, researchers, engineers and designers committed to the development of advanced sports medicine and posture training products.
Perseus Athletics was founded in 2002 by Dr. Brian McKeon, lead orthopedic surgeon for the Boston Celtics. Since then, Perseus Athletics has developed cutting-edge technology with an emphasis on human factors to the world of sports medicine and posture training, with unique and revolutionary products like the PostureTek™ biofeedback apparel system and The Anchor® golf swing training aid.
Dr. McKeon and his team are constantly working on new products and posture training aids that help improve posture of both athletes and non-athletes alike, with the ultimate goal of improving the overall health, flexibility and performance of everyone.
The Anchor
The Anchor golf swing training aid helps restrict your hip turn, puts the club on a proper swing plane, and minimizes "over the top" movements. Used as a training aid, The Anchor can be worn at the driving range as well as on the course during practice rounds. Used consistently, it will help train your body to hit the ball squarely every time. Before you know it, your swing (not to mention your score) will improve dramatically. The Anchor golf swing training aid benefits:
• Stabilizes golf swing
• Maintains proper knee flex
• Improves power and accuracy
• Ensures proper balance
• Stops over-the-top maneuvers
• Prevents reverse pivoting
• Fully adjustable
• Easy to use
• Comfortable and durable
• Perfect for practice play
• For men, women and juniors
Aug 4, 2009
Moe Norman- Feeling of Greatness- 8/15
Author-Tim O'Connor
Reflections on Moe Norman
Tim O´Connor´s bestseller, The Feeling of Greatness: The Moe Norman Story, documents the bittersweet life of Moe Norman, one of the golf´s most engaging characters, from his working-class roots in Kitchener, Ontario to his recognition as one of the world´s greatest ball-strikers.
Re-issued in 2005, The Feeling of Greatness includes three new chapters covering the Canadian legend´s last nine years until his passing in September 2004. The biography features a foreword by Lee Trevino, who has commented, "He´s the best ball striker I ever saw come down the pipe. I don´t know anyone who could hit the ball better than Moe Norman." His ability garnered him fame and notoriety but alas, so did his extreme shyness and lack of social graces.
"O´Connor tells the story in an objective and sympathetic voice, relating and debunking much of the folklore that earned Norman the stinging derisive label of ´the Clown Prince of golf´ in a well-written, meticulously researched defense of one of golf´s most maligned and misunderstood figures"
James McCarten, PGATour.com says:
Norman has long been a nearly mythical figure among professionals around the world. In 1980 while still a college player, Paul Azinger spotted Norman on a Florida driving range.
"He started ripping these drivers right off the ground at the 250-yard marker, and he never hit one more than 10 yards to either side of it, and he hit at least 50. It was an incredible sight. When he hit irons, he was calling how many times you would see it bounce after he hit it - sometimes before he hit it - and he´d do it. It was unbelievable."
In January 2005, Tiger Woods told Golf Digest´s Jamie Diaz that only two golfers in history "owned their swing": Moe Norman and Ben Hogan.
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