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Mike Fay Guest Speaker At The 2016 PGA Merchandise Show

by Mike Fay | Media Appearances, Special Events

Mike was honored to speak as part of a PGA Forum Panel with Todd Firestone and Annika Sorenstam at the 2016 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida on January 27th, 2016. The PGA of America’s Director of Digital Strategy Joni Lockridge moderated the event. Some of the topics discussed where the value of social media and it’s use in golf instruction and growing your business, trends in the area, how to track performance, and the future of social media as it relates to golf. Last year’s PGA National Teacher of the Year Michael Breed opens the discussion. Here is the entire presentation.

Risk-Reward

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Should You Try To Keep Your Head Down?

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Conviction

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The History Of The Golf Tee

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The Center Of Your Pelvis And Short Game

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Let Your Shoulder Hit Your Chin On The Backswing

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Mental Toughness

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Fairway Bunker Shots

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Short Putt Drill

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Build A Better Golf Set Up With HackMotion

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Winter Golf Tip: The 52 Degree Rule

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Results?

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Golf Fitness, Is It For You?

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Golf In The Life of…. An Interview With Mike Fay

by Mike Fay | Media Appearances

Here are links below to Mike’s interview with Cordie Walker from Golf In The Life Of. This program features the very best instructors and how they coach, market, and run their programs. “Learn The Traits of the Most Successful Instructors”
Thank you Cordie for the opportunity.

The program is broken down into three parts. Please click the links below.

Part 1: Mike Fay: U.S. Kids Golf Top 50 Kids Teacher (His Story)

Part 2: Mike Fay: Put Yourself Out There

Part 3: Mike Fay: Growing Junior Golf