Hello, it's my first post here - a friend/student turned me on to the site & said I might find it interesting & also be able to help some people. I'm a PGA Professional, full-time instructor, & one of the first to be Certified in Instruction by the PGA of America. I've taught everyone from Ryder Cup players to beginners. I won't go through my entire resume/credentials (unless asked), but I teach 40+ seminars/year to golf professionals on how to teach, and give around 1200+ lessons/year.

Scanning the forum before I posted this, it looks like there's a lot of members wanting to improve their game - I'll be more than happy to help, answer any questions. I'm not sure how many actual professionals are already on the forum, so if there's no need for another, just let me know.

I travel a lot, so I have time to answer questions and offer advice, so hopefully, I can meet some new people, and help lower some scores.

Name?

Rob Stocke, PGA Certified Instructor & Director of Instruction at The Golf Club of Georgia.

Bench?

Rob is the real deal guys. He doesn't know me, but he came and spoke while I was at Mississippi State in the PGM program.

Golf Club of Georgia is A+++. I played the Lakeside 18 not all that long ago. Really, really good.

Rob, a cool topic might be how you use MATT in your teaching/fittings. I think you guys have that setup there.

Rob, welcome and thank you for your offer!

gotta love the internet

welcome Rob!

what brings you to 2p2? Are you a poker player or do we just have one of the bigger golf forums on the internet at this point?

God almighty, I hope that's not true!

Anyway, welcome Rob!

Help us.

Not sure what that means. Can you clarify?

Manbearpig - thanks for the compliments! Where are you now? You must have been there with Brian Wallace - he's an assistant at our place now. Always good to get back to Starkville! Yes, I'm lucky enough to have the 1st Taylormade MAT-T system,(outside of the Kingdom), in the world - I would be happy to share some data that we've uncovered with the system!

Oddly enough, I found 2+2 through a frequent flier forum, directed me to a neat post from a Delta Pilot on here. Then I was talking w/a student (who is a professional poker player & on here a lot), he said I should check the golf section out and post something! Thanks for the warm welcome from everyone!

Here's the deal. I'm anywhere between a 12 and a 15 depending upon how fat I am. You help me get down to a 5 and in exchange I will make you a winning Omaha 8 or better player. You could win hundreds of dollars!

This is the first time I heard the details about manbearpig. I knew he was obv a reliable and legit golfer but I had no clue his background.

@ OP welcome!

Niss - thanks for the offer - although I must admit I have no idea what an "Omaha 8" is! That must be a poker term, and I'm pretty horrible at poker. I would, however, love to help you reach your golfing goals! If you don't mind, I'd like you to tell me a little about your game: what are your strengths & weaknesses? what do your bad shots do - left/right, fat or thin, too high/too low? In a typical round do you have a string of bogeys or pars then a big number (double/triples). Lastly, how is your short game - wedges & putter (be honest! ha ha).

Welcome to 2+2. I look forward to reading your posts, and hopefully stealing some of your ideas!

Kind of a hijack... but I started another thread in this forum about my complete inability to balance in a swing.

How crucial is it to not be able to hold a follow through given that my handicap with my current swing has hovered around +1 to 2 over the last 6 years?