2008 Lessons, Speakers & Events

PLEASE NOTE:

The following information is from the 2008 West Michigan Golf Show.

Free Seminars Daily

The area's top rated Golf Instructors and PGA Professionals bring their knowledge and expertise to you on our Seminar Stage, free and running all hours of the show!  This year we welcome headliner Dr.Greg Rose, co-host of the Golf Fitness Academy on the Golf Channel and a co-founder of the Titleist Performance Institute.

Improve Your Short Game

Visit the putting green by the show entrance for help on getting back those lost strokes and easing your frustrations near the pin with a free putting lesson from PGA Professional Bill Ballew. 

We can't give you back the hair you've pulled out, but you can replace those bent putters at one the many booths!

Free Swing Lessons

Sponsored by the Michigan PGA!  Start an early swing tune-up, and get ready for the season with a free lesson in our hitting nets.  PGA Professionals will be on hand for a quick assessment of your areas of needed improvement, and tips on how to become a better player.  Free with your paid admission! 

Located right in the hitting nets at the back of the show.  (See the Floor Plan)

Charlie Vandenberg

Thousand Oaks Golf Academy, 2007 MI Teacher of the Year

Charlie Vandenberg Seminar

Dr. Greg Rose

Co-host of the Golf Fitness Academy on the Golf Channel and a co-founder of the Titleist Performance Institute.

Over the past twelve years, Dr. Greg Rose has helped thousands of golfers, at all different skill levels, reach their peak performance through physical conditioning and nutritional support. His unique form of functional training combined with golf-specific motor learning drills has made him one of the top strength and conditioning coaches for golf in the United States.
Greg is the co-host of the Golf Fitness Academy seen weekly on the Golf Channel and a co-founder of the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California. Greg is also a Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner and a Fellow in the International Academy of Clinical Acupuncture.
His seminar series; The Body Swing Connection, has made him one of the most requested speakers in the field of golf biomechanics and video swing analysis for isolating physical limitations. Greg has lectured all over the world and has been featured in many golf and news publications.
Utilizing his background in engineering combined with his expertise on the human body, Greg has helped pioneer the field of analyzing computerized 3-Dimensional motion capture models of the golf swing. This research has helped golf professionals all over the world get a better understanding of how the body works during the golf swing.

Fitness For Women - Improving your Golf Game

Fitness to Improve Your Golf Game

Patti Butcher

Head Pro at Blythefield CC & 5 time Golf For Women Top 50 teacher.

Women and Golf

How to get into it, How to get better, and How to enjoy it more

Simple ways to lower your score this season

Greater Grand Rapids Executive Women's Golf Association

Click Here for their official website.

The 3rd Annual EWGA Fashion Show!

Part of Ladies Night opening day!  See the latest in women's golf fashion.

Michigan Jr. Golf Association

Jr. Golf – The Game for a Lifetime

Kids - Bring Your Parents!