DENVER -- Denver-based GolfTEC (www.GolfTEC.com), an elite technology golf instruction company which has performed nearly 1,000,000 lessons and accountable for 10% of all lessons in the U.S., is dominating the booming golf instruction business.
With a 93% success rate, GolfTEC extended its first franchise offering in 2004; since then, it has opened 100 locations across the country, and has plans to have at least 30 more locations open by the end of 2007.
Until recently, computer-assisted golf instruction was reserved for the PGA Touring Pros. But GolfTEC provides golfers of all skill levels the opportunity to improve their games through the use of digital video, impact analysis, biofeedback technology and motion-capture computers.
“A golf swing happens at over 100 miles an hour,” said GolfTEC Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Joe Assell. “This instruction method equips our certified personal coaches with scientific data recorded on sophisticated, patented equipment so they can see critical details in the swing – elements that the naked eye just can’t catch.”
During a lesson, GolfTEC students wear a small harness with sensors that measure the golfer’s key movements throughout the swing. A Certified Personal Coach scrutinizes that information and compares it to a database of 150 top PGA Tour players. The client gets instant feedback to achieve ideal swing parameters, and can review the lesson repeatedly with specific follow-up drills and notes through the GolfTEC website.
The GolfTEC SEVA system includes:
• A Digital Video Computer System that records a swing at various angles and provides an instant swing analysis for immediate and interactive study and improvement.
• A Motion Analysis Computer System, similar to animated feature film production, uses motion sensors to measure 24 key swing components, including shoulder turn and hip rotation. That data is then compared to more than 200 PGA Professionals, many of whom are currently on the major PGA Tour circuit.
• PGA Instructor Professionals who are certified by the Professional Golf Association of America and GolfTEC University, which builds upon PGA training with 80 additional hours of hands-on instructional education through GolfTEC.
• Biofeedback Reinforcement which measures and incorporates auditory signals of the golfer's swing against a set of ideal swing parameters.
• An Impact Analysis which provides accurate course ball flight and the club-impact face angle.
• A patented, web-based Web Lesson® that dramatically increases the student’s retention ability. It includes the student’s before-and-after video of each lesson, the instructor’s comments and notes, plus prescription video practice drills that supports each individual lesson.
• A conditioning program designed in conjunction with Flexor, one of the golf industry’s leading conditioning companies. The revolutionary “In Position” approach improves overall flexibility, core strength and balance specific to the game of golf.
“Golfers love the GolfTEC system because it’s very easy to visualize and understand what needs to be changed or fixed,” said Mike Clinton, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, himself a PGA Professional. “Improvement time decreases dramatically with our system making the game more fun and enjoyable. And the online component allows students to access their video footage and practice techniques from anywhere in the world.”
“The other advantages we have are that weather is never an issue, we don’t need access to the driving range at a golf facility, and we can give lessons at night. That makes GolfTEC instruction much easier to fit into a busy schedule.”
Clinton adds, “With 28 million golfers teeing up to play 504 million rounds of golf in 2006, GolfTEC is poised to keep up with the U.S. demand for the most effective golf instruction available.”
About GolfTEC:
Since its inception in 1995, GolfTEC has developed into a golf instruction powerhouse that has provided more than 975,000 golf lessons. Only PGA Teaching Professionals operate the patented SEVA system which integrates digital video, 3-D motion analysis, impact analysis and biofeedback technology into each GolfTEC lesson. Founded by PGA Members Joe Assell and Mike Clinton, the company offers the nation's best lesson programs, practice facilities and custom club fitting services. It delivers the highest client improvement ratings in the industry. In October 2004, GolfTEC began a franchise initiative, and it now operates in dozens of markets nationwide with 100 locations open and 60 planned for 2007. For more information, visit www.GolfTEC.com or call GolfTEC Corporate headquarters: 303.779.7700.
