Ask millennials who work with a golf instructor about their swing metrics, and most can give a detailed overview of their spin rate, launch angle, ball speed, attack angle, smash factor and many more statistics. These numbers are often provided by launch monitors such as TrackMan and are a way of statistically quantify the results […]
Jake Thurm – The Mind/Body Connection to Better Golf
Our guest this episode is golf instructor Jake Thurm, who was named by Golf Digest as one of the best young teachers in America. Jake is the lead instructor at Fresh Meadow Golf Club and works with top Tour professionals including Kevin Streelman and James Hahn. You can learn more about Jake at jakethurmgolf.com. In […]
Kevin Streelman’s Win a Victory for Chicago Golf
Playing with a confidence forged by years of hard work and overcoming adversity, Chicago’s own Kevin Streelman finally won on the PGA Tour Sunday with a two-shot victory over Boo Weekley in the Tampa Bay Championship. Streelman did not make a bogey over his final 37 holes on the tough Copperhead course at Innisbrook, posting […]
Mike Small Joins Wilson Golf
University of Illinois golf coach and reigning PGA Professional National Champion Mike Small recently a signed a multi-year deal with Wilson Golf. Small is a three-time PGA Professional National Champion and eight-time winner of the Illinois PGA Championship. Small joins fellow Chicagoan Kevin Streelman as Chicago-based Wilson Golf Staff Advisory Members. Other Wilson Staff Advisory […]
Chicago Golf Products Kevin Streelman and Wilson Golf Connect
Chicago golf product Kevin Streelman and Chicago golf company Wilson Golf have joined forces on the PGA Tour starting this season. Streelman becomes the newest member of the Wilson Staff Advisory team, joining three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington, a Wilson Staff Advisory Member since 1998, as well as PGA TOUR rising star Ricky Barnes, Major […]
