About John Dunigan
PGA Master Professional
John Dunigan has been coaching for 26 years. He was named the Philadelphia PGA Section Teacher of the year in 2008. He has been on Golf Digest's Top Teachers in Pennsylvania list for eight consecutive years. John is a certified Laser Optics Putting Instructor, a program designed by world-renowned putting specialist, Mike Shannon, from Sea Island GA. He is a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Fitness Instructor. John is also a Certified Golf Coach, through Dr. Rick Jensen, one of the top golf psychologists / motor learning experts in the country.
John specializes in talent development, particularly with junior golfers. He understands that "talent is not inherited. It is earned." His approach is based upon helping his students acquire the golf skills required to move through the four stages of learning and play the game at the expert level. Many golfers get lost in a never-ending search for the perfect swing (which does not exist), rather than acquiring the essential skills of ball-control, decision-making, and self-control that are required to play the game at a high level.
Swing style is not an end in itself. It is not an essential golf skill. It is only a means toward achieving golf skill—not the skill itself. If you have any doubt about this truth, just take a look at the wide variety of golf swing styles on the PGA Tour. No two pros swing alike, yet they all control the ball extremely well. What do you think would have happened to the careers of Jim Furyk, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus (the list is endless), had they tried to make their swing adhere to some one else's idea of the perfect swing?
Ben Hogan: "the ball flight tells you how good your swing is,"
Arnold Palmer: "you have to stick with something long enough to learn it."
John's coaching is research based and targeted toward improved performance on the course. When it counts. His students have won at the mini-tour, NCAA Div.I, AJGA, IJGT, FCWT, Philly Junior Tour, and US Kids Tour. Several have won PA Championships and some have been named Philly Players of the Year. If you are serious about the game, John is the coach for you!
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