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Winning is Not Easy
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

Winning is Not Easy

Sometimes a score—or even a trophy—doesn't tell the whole story. It's always a thrill to see a student win a tournament, whether it's a flight trophy at a club championship, a college event, or a Tour event. Seeing Padraig Harrington holding the trophy Sunday….

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Jack Nicklaus discusses Beta Force?
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

Jack Nicklaus discusses Beta Force?

Beta Force is defined as the force a golf puts across the shaft, whether it be forward or backward. The first two images below, from the Science of the Golf Swing, define Beta Force. When a golfer beta forces the club, it is very likely that the club will move….

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Timing in a Golf Swing
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

Timing in a Golf Swing

There's always been lots of talk about timing in the golf swing, but hard data on what that means—and what is actually happening—has been missing from golf instruction. That's not true anymore. For the past 10 years at Jacobs 3D, we can pinpoint various kinematic maximums—the instant in the swing when…..

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New Jacobs 3D Ambassador Jon Flint
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

New Jacobs 3D Ambassador Jon Flint

Jon loves to problem-solve, and his natural curiosity about how things work led him to Jacobs 3D. After teaching himself to play by reading Golf Digest articles in high school, Jon went on to play club golf at Penn State—but it was years later before he came back to the game as a career. Now the Director of Instruction….

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The Fascinating World of Motion Capture
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

The Fascinating World of Motion Capture

We’ve come a long way in the two centuries cameras have been available. These images above are from one of the pioneers of motion capture Étienne-Jules Marey. He designed and built a camera that recorded multiple images on a single plate, from defined point of view……

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Spotlight on a New Jacobs 3D Parameter: Global COMS
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

Spotlight on a New Jacobs 3D Parameter: Global COMS

A global analysis lets us break down where and how much of the energy of motion comes—from external forces (such as ground forces and gravity) and from internal forces (energy motion created from the joints of the body)……

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Custom XYZ Golf Bag
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

Custom XYZ Golf Bag

“The SL2 Air Walker Golf Bag is designed to get you from tee to green with ease and comfort, while also looking stylish.” - Stitch Golf

In recent years, Stitch golf bags have risen to prominence as a top choice among luxury carry bags. Michael Jacobs, a Stitch Ambassador, now exclusively offers his XYZ logo on the Stitch Air Walker carry bag. Seize the opportunity to sport the distinguished Stitch bag with the XYZ emblem.

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The Best in America
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

The Best in America

More than 3,000 voters have spoken in the most comprehensive peer review of teachers in the game. New No. 1 Mark Blackburn and close runner-up Chris Como work with four players in the top 25 of the World Golf Ranking between them, and the rest of the top 10—Sean Foley, Cameron McCormick. Claude Harmon III, James Sieckmann, Martin Chuck, Michael Jacobs, Dana Dahlquist and Michael Breed—are fixtures on tour driving ranges, instruction innovators and leading voices in the profession…..

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A Walk Through Nature
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

A Walk Through Nature

When golf season ends here in New York, my research season begins. I just got back from a fascinating and immersive training module with Tom Myers and Anatomy Trains outside Denver, Colorado where a group of “movement professionals”—were fortunate enough to be able to learn about human anatomy in a dissection class…….

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New Ambassador Stephen Graham
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

New Ambassador Stephen Graham

Steve comes from a golfing family: His father Marty was a standout amateur player in the Southeast, and his uncle Lou became a household name for golf fans in the 1960s and 1970s by winning the 1975 U.S. Open and playing on multiple Ryder Cup teams. Steve played college golf….

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Golf Magazine Top 100 Teachers 2024/2025
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

Golf Magazine Top 100 Teachers 2024/2025

GOLF Magazine has announced its Top 100 Teachers in America, continuing its legacy of leadership in highlighting America’s most innovative, committed and accomplished teachers.

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Michael Jacobs’ Science of Consistency
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

Michael Jacobs’ Science of Consistency

Playing with consistency is the great challenge of golf. In this five-part series, Golf Digest 50 Best Teacher Michael Jacobs breaks down the elements in the swing that produce consistent contact, direction, trajectory and distance. Based on biomechanical research…..

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New article from Michael Jacobs: This is how much horsepower a pro golf swing generates—and how to increase yours
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

New article from Michael Jacobs: This is how much horsepower a pro golf swing generates—and how to increase yours

The Las Vegas Grand Prix happened over the weekend, and it got us thinking if it was possible to measure the power that golfers create in their swing the same way engineers measure the horsepower of a car’s engine.

At first, the task seemed simple enough, but after talking with a few engineers, physicists and experts on the topic, it turns out the formula is a bit more complicated than we’d thought. Lucky for us, Michael Jacobs, one of our 50 Best Teachers, has already got the process down to a science—literally….

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Paddy wins by 7
Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs

Paddy wins by 7

Padraig Harrington was here at Rock Hill a few weeks ago for a late-season refresher. After a long, grueling summer, he wanted to be ready to make the final push for the PGA Tour Champions playoffs……

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Save Your Seat at the Swing Symposium
Matthew Rudy Matthew Rudy

Save Your Seat at the Swing Symposium

I've been researching and presenting golf science for nearly 20 years and the upcoming event we're doing Nov. 1 at Wykagyl Country Club is right at the top of my list of most interesting and practical. Want to know why some players generate effortless power while others struggle….

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2024 Programs Are Coming Soon!
Matthew Rudy Matthew Rudy

2024 Programs Are Coming Soon!

It always makes me chuckle to get a "Save the Date" card in the mail, but it looks like I'm doing the email version of it here! I'm putting the finishing touches on the 2024 Jacobs 3D Program Offerings, and they'll be up and available on Jacobs3D.com the week before Thanksgiving.

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