Jon Petersen, PGA

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2009 Nebraska PGA Player of the Year.

I am a Member of the PGA of America of 15 years, and have over 20 years of professional experience in the golf industry. My professional resume includes 2009 Nebraska PGA Player of the Year, PGA Teaching Professional at Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis Center. I previously held two different four year Head Golf Professional tenures. I played Division I Golf at Iowa State University, and was a top ten amateur in the state of Iowa in the late 1980's. Teaching for over 20 years and winning over 60 PGA section tournaments along with my Head Professional tenures shows my passion for the game of golf.

My preferred teaching philosophy looks at the rotary swing/one plane swing. There are so many different body types, male or female, flexible or not, natural feel or not, and physical disabilities that no one swing fits all. Though, I firmly believe that the rotary swing is the most efficient way to get the clubface square at impact, which is our ulitimate goal. Video analysis helps the student visually see his/her swing seconds after the last swing was taking. I believe video analysis is a good tool, but that too much information leads the student off course to his/her goals.
I have a passion to see every golfer improve, but I also know that it comes with hard work from both the student and myself, as to what the ceiling is for every players game. Whether an advanced player, a weekly walk on the links or a complete beginner I can improve your game in all aspects, and I believe to improve you should learn from one who has the passion to teach and play the game to their best.

A golf lesson should be a minimum of one hour long and up to three hours long. It is virtually impossible to understand and feel any new ideas or thoughts about one's swing in a half hour. In my twenty plus years in teaching I have not given ten one-half hour lessons. As we improve so does our knowledge, feel, and trust. I will help you in all these area's. Book a lesson today and continue to reach for the ceiling. Helping make golfers better and golf a better game.

April 2010 Golf Tidbits:

JP Golf Academy Advanced Winter Series was a huge success, which consisted of 10 advanced college and high school standouts. The 12 week program consisted of individual golf lessons, yoga, and group education series.

Congratulations to the nine High School Class A state golfers that I work with. Drew Taylor, Andrew Moores, & Greg Stanek finished in a tie for 4th with an even par total of 142, and Kyle Stanek tied for 11th at 145. Jon Kurylo was at 147, Carson Schaake at 149, Sam Sullivan at 150, Dan Mckernan at 156 and Kelen Severin at 168. Also, Congratulations to Junior College National qualifiers Kevin Stanek & Mark Stovie.

Did you know! Ricky Fowler has never used video. Ricky is the next up and coming young star out of Oklahoma St. who is 21 and a rookie on the PGA tour.

Mental Approach. Is it better to learn by experience or have someone accuse you of choking? If choking is finishing 2nd, and you do that a lot, that means you are in contention, a lot, and that's a great thing. Those who say, " he/she choked",more often than not, have never been in that type of situation in any sport, yet alone golf. Distractions! How do you handle them? When was the last time you practiced handling mental distractions? Try it, and see how you execute your shot. That is a great drill.

Golf Tip of the Month: When you set goals for the golf season set goals that are realistic, within your physical ability, your practice and playing time. When I hear Tiger does that, or Anthony Kim does that! Those guys also work on their game 5 to 10 hours a day, six to seven days a week. Then I hear can I do a video lesson? Yes, I will video you on the golf course while playing. As an instructor I do not care to build the perfect range swing, I want to build a golfer to his ability on the golf course. That's the goal I set for my teaching for every golfer I work with.

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