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Dr. Jim Suttie is one of golf's most respected and accomplished teaching professionals and has a long history of working with some of the sport's best players.

Doc, as he's known by his students, is ranked as one of the Top 20 teachers in America by Golf Digest. He's also among GOLF magazine's Top 100 Teachers and was named as the PGA of America's National Teacher of the Year in 2000.

With a doctorate in Biomechanics, Doc pioneered the teaching of biomechanical principles into the golf swing. This method optimizes the relationship between each individual's natural build and the golf swing that is the most easily adaptable to it.

"No matter how technically proficient our swing, we all have a tendency to hit the golf ball a certain way," says Doc. "At our training centers, we concentrate on working with each student's natural swing pattern, not against it."

For more on Dr. Jim Suttie, visit his website at www.jimsuttie.com

Teaching Philosophy : Let Your Body Determine Your Fundamentals
Teaching Facilities: Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont, Illinois and The Club at TwinEagles in Naples, Florida
Book: "The LAW's of the Golf Swing"

Golf's Most Important Fundamental: "The Release"

Most amateurs have so much tension in their hands and arms that they are unable to feel the clubhead. Just for fun, take an old club and throw it down the fairway! If the club goes left or behind you, you know you are over-controlling it. It must be released straight down the fairway.

The heart and soul of a good swing is that area from the waist on the downswing to impact and back to the waist on the forward swing. The club goes from open before impact, to square at impact, to closed after impact. This is the “release” we're looking for.

Biography

Tom has been competing in Long Drive events since 2002 when he was a quaterfinalist at the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship. Since that time he has put together a resume of success that ranks him 7th on the LDA Tour Career Money List. He recently finished in 4th place at the Canadian Long Drive Championship in July.

Tom has been playing golf for over 15 years and recorded his personal best round of 63 at Sharon Country Club in Sharon, Penn. He is an active member in the Tri-State PGA Section and splits his time competing in Long Drive events and working as a teaching pro at Oak Tree Country Club. Tom is married to Leah and they have a dog named Shattner.