Sep 25, 2010
Frank Moore P.G.A
has over 20 years of experience in
golf instruction with an interesting teaching and
playing
background.
Learning from many
of today's
golfing legends, Frank brings a
unique blend of
experience and perspective to the lesson
tee.
My first exposure to golf was in the
early 70’s. I had a few lessons from the local pros. The first
lesson, really sparked my interest in the golf swing. I improved
quite a bit, and broke 80 that same
year.
Next, I took a few lessons from a
pro that favored the Square to Square Method. I had a tough time
with this, but I figured out a way to make it
work.
I went on to play college golf. I
did fairly well, and made the All-Conference team one year. We had
a good team, and won both the State Small College Tournament, and
the District Tournament during my college
years.
I have now been in the golf business
for over 20 years. I started as an assistant pro in Virginia. There
I gave my first official golf lessons. The pro I was working for
was interested in teaching, and seemed to like the Golf Digest
instructors… Flick, Toski, etc.. I did the best I could to help the
people, with what I knew.
Later, I worked for a pro in North
Carolina that favored Jimmy Ballard’s teaching methods. I learned a
little about this type of teaching, and did use some of the ideas
with my students.
Next, I worked for a former tour
player in Indiana. Here, we taught strictly according to the Jim
Flick type format. We gave many, many group lessons, and did junior
golf camps.
The next several years I was back in
North Carolina working as an assistant pro. I became a PGA Member
during this time. I continued teaching, doing the best I could with
the knowledge I had. I took a few lessons from an up and comming
pro named David Leadbetter during this time.
During these years I met a pro that
was winning many local pro tournaments in the area. He actually
played in the P.G.A. Championship, and made the cut. I found out he
adhered to a method that had something to do with a machine
concept.
We met a few times. He gave me a few
pointers, but later referred me to a teacher in South
Carolina.
I attended my first Golfing Machine
School in 1988. The GSED was Tom Tomasello. I saw here a clear way
to teach and learn the physics and geometry of a golf stroke. My
teaching, and playing started to improve, as a result of my new
knowledge.
A year or so later, I attended the
Advanced School that Tom offered. In attendance was Clarence Moore,
2 time U.S. Senior Amateur Champion. He gave a demonstration of his
pattern. He was very impressive. He could Hit, or Swing equally
well, at least it appeared that way to me. I picked up more useful
information at this school, especially relating to the short
game.
I continued to work with Tom up to
his death. I also worked some with Alex Sloan, GSED I gained more
insight from Alex, although his methods were quite different from
Tom’s.
Later, I taught for 3 years with
GSED George Kelnhofer. There, I was exposed to many tour caliber
players, and good amateur players. David Duval, Larry Mize, Charley
Rymer, Stuart Cink, Craig Perks, and Charles Howell were the many
players that came through there.
During the next several years I
taught in Atlanta. During this time I knew, and worked periodically
with Tom Ness, GSEM I learned a great deal from Tom, especially
about the short game. I also knew, and worked some with Chuck
Evans, GSED.
I developed back problems later in
my career. During this time I contacted David Lee, because I heard
he had a method of swinging that was back
friendly.
I found that David had quite a
knowledge of physics, as it pertains to golf. I taught briefly in
his indoor facility, Gravity Golf, in Atlanta.
A year or so later I met Lynn Blake,
GSEM. Lynn has a unique level of understanding of The Golfing
Machine, due to his personal involvement with the author, Homer
Kelley. Through my involvement with Lynn, along with Ted Fort and
Steve Ferguson, I gained an even greater insight into The Golfing
Machine.
I am currently the Director of
Instruction at The Frank Moore Golf Academy at Dunes West Golf and
River Club, in Mount Pleasant, SC. There is a link to me at
duneswestgolfclub.com and my e-mail is
fmoore59@gmail.com
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