Swingbyte Blog Swingbyte Ambassadors Rank Among Nation's Best Instructors

At Swingbyte, we take great pride in the work we do. We also take great pride in the Ambassadors who endorse our product, a group comprised of some of the finest instructors in the United States. After looking at Golf Digest's 2015-2016 State and National Rankings of instructors, we felt compelled to share the results. Our Ambassadors did quite well.Starting with the National Rankings, three Swingbyte Ambassadors made Golf Digest's Top 50:Jim Hardy - Houston, TXNational Ranking - #7 State Ranking (TX) - #2Jim Hardy is best known for his original thoughts on the golf swing, theories born from nearly 50 years of golf teaching experience. He was named National PGA Teacher of the Year in 2007, inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 2011 and World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame in 2015. He has been on the Golf Magazine Top 100 Teachers and Golf Digest Top 50 (currently #7) lists for more than 25 years.Jim is the co-founder of Plane Truth Golf, an instructor-certification program that has been completed by more than 300 teachers worldwide. He has authored several books and is a contributor for Golf Magazine, Golf Digest and The Golf Channel. He lives in Houston, TX where he works with several PGA and Champions Tour professionals. The Plane Truth instruction methodology serves as the knowledge base that powers the Virtual Coach feature in our app. Jim "Doc" Suttie - Lake Forest, ILNational Ranking - #19State Ranking (IL) - #1Dr. Jim Suttie is one of the world's best-known golf instructors. In 2000, he was named the PGA of America's National Teacher of the Year. He's also included among GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Teachers and is ranked as one of the Top 20 teachers in America on Golf Digest's 50 Greatest Teachers list. These days, Doc Suttie splits his time between Twin Eagles Golf Club in Naples, FL and Conway Farms in Lake Forest, IL. Click here to read out interview with Doc!Kevin Weeks - Lemont, IL National Ranking - #48 State Ranking (IL) - #2Kevin is the PGA Director of Instruction at Cog Hill in Lemont, Ill. A three-time Illinois PGA Teacher of the Year (2005, '07, '09), Kevin has been teaching for more than 20 years, including 16 at Cog Hill. He is considered one of the premier instructors in America today, part of an elite group of coaches to be named to both Golf Digest's 50 Best Teachers and Golf Magazine's Top 100 Teachers lists.In 2013, Kevin was named U.S. Kids Golf Master Instructor for his commitment to developing junior players. More than 60 of his students have gone on to play college golf at such noteworthy programs as Stanford, Notre Dame and the University of Illinois. Kevin has taught eight NCAA All-Americans, one NCAA Division II Player of the Year and more than 100 Illinois State High School qualifiers. His professional players have accumulated nine PGA Tour wins and more than 25 combined Top 10 finishes on the PGA and Web.com (formerly Nationwide) Tours.Weeks is a regular contributor to Golf Digest magazine and PGA.com, and specializes in low-handicap players, juniors, and the short game.Trent Wearner - Denver, COState Ranking (CO) - #1 Trent is owner of the Trent Wearner Golf Academy at Meridian Golf Club in Englewood, CO and a two-time Colorado PGA Section Teacher of the Year (2004, '14). Prior to opening up his own facility, he worked alongside two Golf Magazine Top 100 Teachers-Mike McGetrick and Keith Lyford-serving as a Lead Instructor at the McGetrick Golf Academy just outside of Denver, and as a Golf Teaching Professional at the Lyford Scottsdale Golf School.A graduate of the University of Colorado, Wearner specializes in all aspects of the game, including the mental side, on-course management, technique, and practice. He is the author of the book, Golf Scrimmages: Realistic Practice Games Under Pressure, which consists of nearly 100 games that the golfer can practice to help simulate the same pressures they'll be facing on the course. Additionally, Wearner has a newly developed interactive practice website, golfscrimmages.com, which places a heavy emphasis on random practice.Wearner has helped more than 70 players achieve their goal of playing college golf, but coaches just as many adults as juniors. Along the way he has been recognized as a U.S. Kids Golf Top 50 Instructor and a Golf Magazine Top Teacher in the Southwestern U.S.Brad Redding - Myrtle Beach, SCState Ranking (SC) - #7Brad Redding is a PGA Master Professional in Instruction, Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and seven-time PGA Section Teacher of the Year. Brad has worked with players of all abilities, from beginners to PGA Tour Players and is a contributor to Golf Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Golf Digest, USA Today and PGA Magazine. His trademark "Staying on Plane" philosophy attracts golfers from across the United States and abroad. Brad currently owns and operates Brad Redding Golf at The International Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Click here to read our interview with Brad!Chris O'Connell - Plano, TXState Ranking (TX) - #9 Chris is a Golf Magazine Top 100 instructor, a Golf Digest Best Young Teacher since 2010, and, along with Jim Hardy, is the Co-Founder of Plane Truth Golf, a business dedicated to training golf instructors and providing instruction to golfers worldwide through innovative teaching tools. In addition to being an accomplished player, Chris is an experienced and passionate instructor who thrives on helping golfers of all abilities to enjoy the game and to reach their maximum potential. Chris is based in Dallas, Texas, at Watters Creek Golf Course and is the personal instructor to PGA Tour player Matt Kuchar. The Plane Truth instruction methodology, developed by Chris and Jim Hardy, serves as the knowledge base that powers the Virtual Coach feature in our app.Brad Brewer - Orlando, FLState Ranking (FL) - #31 Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, PGA of America Class A Instructor, and "Mentored by the King" author, Brad Brewer, established a place for himself in Player Development when he co-founded the Arnold Palmer Golf Academies in 1984. In 2000, Brad was involved in the startup of a golf technology company focused on distance learning through the Internet. Brad began consulting Saddlebrook Prep's aspiring juniors from across the globe in 2002. In 2004 Brad was honored to open the doors to the Brad Brewer Golf Academy at Rosen Shingle Creek Luxury Hotel and Golf Club, Orlando. Flagler College in St. Augustine inducted him into their Sport Hall of Fame in 2010. During that same year, Brad developed the High Performance Instruction for Club Med Academies Golf with the first location opening in 2011 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Brad is also an author, speaker and artist. The Brad Brewer Golf Academy is a Golf Magazine Top 25 Golf School.We are very pleased that that the Swingbyte ambassadors are getting the recognition they deserve for their hard work on and off the course to improve players they work with and grow the game. If you've been thinking about getting a lesson, take a look at the list above! Tell them Swingbyte sent you! To learn more about how Swingbyte can help improve your golf game visit www.swingbyte.com.