Tom F. Stickney II Professional Golf Instruction

ABOUT TOM

•Golf Digest July 2007 Ranks Tom F. Stickney II, as 'One of the Top 20 Teachers Under 40' (click here for more info)
• A Full Time Director of Instruction for Fifteen Years teaching over 20,000 Individual Golf Lessons, as well as, numerous schools and clinics
• Ranked by Golf Magazine as One of the Top 100 Teachers in the Nation (click for info on the selection process)
• Ranked by Golf Digest as one of the Best Teachers in the State of Colorado
• Possesses a Doctorate Degree in the Principles and Applications of the Golf Swing from “The Golfing Machine” Organization- One of only Fifteen in the World since 1969
• Published over 100 National Instructional Articles in Golf Digest, Japan Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, Senior Golfer Magazine, Golf Illustrated, Golf Tips, Golf for Women, Executive Golfer, Mid-South Golfer, Southern Golfer Magazine, and Colorado Golfer Magazine
• Seven National Instructional Cover Stories to date in Golf Magazine, Golf Illustrated (3), Senior Golfer, and Golf Tips Magazine(2)
• Monthly Instructional Column Currently Running in Golf Illustrated
• Keynote Speaker for various PGA Sections on “Learning and Teaching Golf”
• Exercise Science Degree from The University of Memphis, with a focus in Psychology
• Has Taught Players on the PGA, LPGA, Senior, Buy.com, and Hooter's Tour but specializes with the "Average Golfer"

PHILOSOPHY

Using the most up to date instructional technology Tom will help you become a "student" of the game at any level. The Learning and Performance Center at Cordillera is equipped with a four camera digital video system, a center of gravity monitor, and the latest 3D biomechanical motion analyzer tracking every move in your golf swing. This technology is coupled with a ball flight launch monitor provide Tom with all the facts necessary to understand your individual motion. This information gives a blueprint of your individual golf swing from top to bottom allowing Tom to customize your instructional needs right from the start!

The Learning Center at Cordillera even has a Short Game Lab including a putting track monitor and a short game specific dual camera digital video set-up that can be used on the course!

Tom's goal is to modify your current golf game and fundamentals to show you instantly what you can do, simply and naturally, without too much physical and mental effort. The goal is NOT try and rebuild your golf swing from scratch, disrupt your current level of play, or force you into an uncomfortable swing model but simply modify what you do currently as quickly as possible. Your golf improvement plan will revolve around the goals you and Tom set, from day one, during the interview process so that your productivity is never compromised.

The Learning Center and its programs are a must for the beginner trying to get an immediate grasp of the game, the average player looking to understand their normal day-to-day game, as well as the serious player looking to move to the next level! At The Club at Cordillera, Tom will provide you with simple and understandable instruction under several formats: private individual lessons, topic specific golf schools, half-day golf schools, as well as, general clinics. Additional instructional options exist for every type of player regardless of golf goals, age, sex, handicap level, or physical problems.

The Golf Learning Center at Cordillera

21st Century Instructional Technology!
“Get the Facts NOT Opinions Regarding Your Golf Swing!”

NEW Puting Lab
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3D Biomechanical Swing Motion Analysis

The Club at Cordillera now possesses 3D Motion Analysis- the same technology used in The Titleist Performance Center by the pros on Tour! One of only four such systems in the world to date. Examining such factors such as torso rotational values, spinal bending, X-factor, kinematic sequence, wrist motions, and clubhead motions, etc., gives us the fingerprint of your current golf swing. These factors are correlated to produce a “Swing Summary Report,” (your swing’s MRI) which we will then compare to the data of our Tour Professionals on file. Auditory biofeedback is finally used to alert you to correct or incorrect motions so you can now translate these new “feels” in your own way. 3D Motion Analysis is truly the wave of the future…

Four Camera Digital Video Analysis

With our four camera digital video system we are able to visually understand your motion from several angles on the screen at the same time. This technology used in conjunction with our 3D Motion Analysis system to allow the student to see and feel the correct motion versus the incorrect one. This is the key to lasting fundamental improvement. Your swing files can be saved for future viewing or for comparison to later swings in subsequent lessons offering you the ability to see into the past. This is an invaluable tool for tracking the maturation of your golf swing…

The Center of Gravity Monitor

How important is it to know how your weight is moving during the swing? If you don’t understand this facet of the golf swing you will never have the distance you are capable of having! The Center of Gravity Monitor helps you to move your weight more effectively and efficiently during the swing and this equates to more balance, power, accuracy, and consistency. Judging from the shape of the graph above we can understand how and when your weight moves and to what part of the foot it goes. This graph alerts us to swing inefficiencies within your current motion which causes slices and poor distance control. Watch the professionals on the Tour, they have perfect balance, do you….

The Ball Flight Launch Monitor

Did you know that your ball’s flight statistics are more important than anything when it comes to hitting the long drive we all desire? Take the time to chart your launch characteristics on your woods and irons and you will find that you are leaving distance on the table. There is not a professional on Tour that does not use this data in correlation with their long-game lessons to make sure they have everything they need for optimum distance and control. Is your driver loft too low, is the ball you play correct for your game, is your angle of attack correct on your wedges? Only this machine can tell you…

The V1 Putting Analysis System

Is putting an Art or a Science? I believe it is both and this new putting analysis software by V1 will allow us to examine your putting stroke like never before. On the green we can understand things like pace and line control, as well as, monitor your alignments…but why did you really miss that last putt? This system will allow us to analyze your putting stroke checking things like your aim at address, your aim at impact, stroke path, tempo, and many other issues of your stroke that we cannot see on the putting green visually. Take advantage of technology and understand both facets of your putting motion!

The “SteelClub” Iron Bending Machine

Is the loft and lie of your irons correct? Did you know that an incorrect lie of only one degree can make you miss the green by five to ten yards instantly? Now each time you come into the Learning Center your clubs will be tested and altered automatically eliminating this worrisome issue within your current golf game. The “SteelClub” Iron Bending Machine is without a doubt the world’s best bending machine. It has been #1 on Tour Worldwide for 18 consecutive years in equipment repair vans. It is a precision gauge for measuring and bending loft/lie angles on right- and left-hand irons and even the lie/face angles on right- and left-hand metal woods and hybrid utility clubs. Are your clubs costing you strokes….

On the Course Digital Analysis

How many times have I heard, “I swing differently on the course?” Using our portable digital video system by JC Video, we will now be able to see what you actually “do” on the golf course. This system will give us the ability to use digital video analysis for on course situations, short game lessons, and even compare the two motions on the screen side by side. This way we can truly understand the pros and the cons of your game from the inside out…

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

The following comments are samples quoted directly from over 500 student thank you letters on file to date.........

•Enjoyed your two day beginner school. I intend to accomplish great things with the instruction you gave me- J. Smith, CEO Wendy's of Bowling Green

•Thank you for your time and help with my team- the video lessons were great- D. King, University of Memphis Women's Golf Team

•I found your "Keys to Consistency" article in Golf Magazine to be one of the most useful and profound instructional pieces I have ever read! Easy!- J. Weisman

•At 60 years old, after your lesson, I was out in front of my much younger companions in scoring and distance, without even trying too hard- B.
Mallard

•Wonder of wonders you helped me break 100 today, 96, without even cheating- my ball striking is much better and I am hardly going right
anymore- A. Keller

•This is my best lesson ever and your web site is one of my favorites- B. Bear

•The lesson was tremendous and I even found myself swinging my club in the living room- B. Green, Senior VP Intrawest Development

•I wish I had seen your article on putting five years ago- B. Thune •Thank you for helping me understand how to improve my swing- I didn't think another lesson would help- Boy was I wrong!- C. Lucking

•The most enjoyable part of our lesson was our introduction to golf by Tom Stickney- J. Kocher

•The lessons were superb, everything I hoped they'd be- J. Sullivan, Account Executive, The Marcus Evans Group

•I actually hit four draws yesterday after your lesson- D. Duff

•I didn't anticipate the improvement of my game in such a short time- S. Edmiston, Paradise Valley Athletic Club

•You are a quick and clear instructor- C. Bierholm

•I played the best golf I have ever played in sometime- M. Czuchra

•Your student take home tape is my golfing bible- J. Oubre

•The quick tips were great and free, Thanks- R. Galloway

•I shot 76 with no shanks! D. Rinella

•Your knowledge is impressive- Joey Hidock, PGA Teaching Professional

•I have gone from a 22 to a 15 since April, again you were right- P. Chou

•My parents are still raving about your lessons, they did not believe that they could improve at their age- M. Spiecher, Senior VP, Sandestin Development

•Your instruction with the video and computers was so simply put and effective- it was almost too easy! J. Walters, Morgan Keegan Account Executive

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

National Articles written by Tom Stickney:

See Golf Magazine for Tom’s High Tech Putting Article Series in the 2008 March-December Issues

Golf Digest March 2007
National Articles Pending for 2007
Golf Digest “How to Hit it 1760 Yards”
Golf Illustrated Monthly Series “Lessons from the Pro” and “Hitting the Driver”
Golf Tips “Quick Tips from the Pro”
Golf for Women “The Practice T”
Executive Golfer “Why Weird Swings Work”

Previously Released Articles: (Abridged Listing)

Cover Stories:

Golf Magazine “Keys to Consistency” Dec 1999
Senior Golfer Magazine “Plane Geometry” May 1999
Southern Golf “Your Center of Gravity and its Control” Sept 2000
Golf Illustrated “Hold and Explode” May 2002 “Boost your X-Factor Power” July 2004
Golf Tips “Top 25 Shotmaking Tips” July 2004 and “lkadjflfja;” June 2006

Regular Articles:

Golf Magazine “X-Factor Revisited” Jan 1999
Senior Golfer Magazine “Open the Door” May 2000 and “Feel from Mechanics” June 2001
Golf Illustrated Magazine “The Delivery Triangle” Feb, “Hold and Explode” April, “The Release Laws” Aug 2000, “Putting Power” March, “Putting Mechanics” July, and “Set-up and the Full Swing” Nov 2001, and “Around, Under and Through” 2002
Japan Golf Today “The Set up” April and “The Proper Ball Position Keys” May 2000
Executive Golfer “The Holy Grail of Ball Flight” Dec 1999 and “The Center of Gravity” June 2001 and “How to Analyze Your Ballflight” December 2001
Golf For Women “Top 25 Tips” Jan 2000 and “Top Ten Tips” Oct 2001
Golf Tips “Body and Club Control” May 2000” and “Golf Machine” March 2001 and “Understanding Ball Flight Cues” Oct 2001 and “Pro Swing Sequence & CD-Rom Analysis” Nov/Dec. 2001

Regional Articles:

1.The Secrets of Tiger's Power Swing
2.Tighten Up Your Backswing
3.Becoming a Total Putter
4.Training Versus Trusting Mentality
5.Achieving the Proper Transition Part One
6.Achieving the Proper Transition Part Two
7.The Most Common Plane Angle Shifts on Tour
8.The Two Types of Downswing Transitions
9.The Two Types of Excessively Inside Takeaway Paths
10.How Proper Understanding & Practice Will Always Equal Golfing Improvement
11.Why Don't People Improve at Golf
12.The Many Actions of the Wrists
13.Quick Tips I
14.Quick Tips II
15.Quick Tips III
16.Quick Tips IV
17.Quick Tips V
18.What to Look for at the Top
19.How do Weird Swings Work
20.How the Dominant Eye Influences your Backswing
21.The Five Grip Types
22.The Four Deadly Backswing Positions
23.The Illusion of the Puttershaft
24.The Pivot and its Control of the Swinging Motion
25.The Twelve Sections of the Swing
26.Thirty Days to Achieving the Delayed Release
27.Course Management and Sports Psychology Strategies
28.The Forgotten Fundamental- Address Spinal Tilt
29.Better Lesson Taking Techniques
30.Swing Path and Clubface Hinge Actions
31.Homer Kelley's Golf Machine Quotes Expanded
32.The Physics and Geometry of Golf
33.Pitching- The Three Fundamental Laws
34.Putting- Alignments, Lind, Speed, and Mechanics
35.Putting Power Sources
36.The Physiological Process of Retaining the Angle
37.The Reverse Hip Shift
38.The Right Knee's Role on Lowerbody Action
39.The Right Knee's Effect on Hip Rotation
40.Set-up Flaws Influencing Full Swing Motions
41.Power Package Loading Actions
42.The Pre-shot Routine
43.Putting Fundamentals
44.Chipping Fundamentals
45.Pitching Fundamentals
46.Bunker Fundamentals
47.Full Swing and Stroke Pattern Fundamentals
48.The Takeaway V
49.How to Practice Golf Effectively in Very Little Time
50.How your Dominant Eye Influences the Backswing
51.Lesson Statements of Principle
52.Putting- Impact Alignments, Educated Hands, and the Right Forearm
53.Faults and Cures Series (Book)
54.Changing Popular Mechanics into Personal Kinesthetic Feelings
55.How the Stance-line Influences your Hip's Actions
56.Clubshaft or Body Control- What is the Focus
57.Around-Under-Through
58.Address Controlled Weight Displacement
59.Asking for Advice is Trouble
60.How to Analyze your Ball's Flight
61.Bionic Hip Motion
62.What Causes the Slice- The Club's Path or Clubface Angle
63.The Delivery Triangle
64.Disconnection to the Top and What to Do About It
65.Distance Through Resistance- The X-Factor at Work
66.Golf and Exercise Together
67.Sample Exercises for a Better Game
68.The Flat Left Wrist at Impact- How to Achieve It
69.Surviving the Fried Egg
70.Fundamental Myths of Golf Instruction
71.The Five Fundamental Myths of Teaching Women
72.The Enigma of The Golfing Machine Book
73.The Importance of Grip Pressure
74.Grip Pressure During the Swing
75.Hold and Explode- Your Key to Stored Power
76.The Holy Grail of Ballflight Control
77.The Physics and Geometry of Impact
78.Left Foot Fixation at Address
79.The Actions of the Lowerbody Through Impact
80.The Maturation of a Teaching Professional
81.Dave Pelz Putting Stats Exposed
82.Clubfitting and Your Game

Contact Tom / Directions

Email:
tom@tomstickneygolf.com

Phone Numbers:
(970) 926-5950 Valley Golf Shop
(970) 926-5901 Valley Golf Shop Fax
(970) 926-3111 ext. 734 Learning Center Office
(970) 904-2485 Tom's Cell Phone

Mailing Address:
The Club at Cordillera
PO Box 988
Edwards, Colorado 81632

Shipping Address:
The Club at Cordillera
0101 Legends Drive
Edwards, Colorado 81632

Click Here to Visit the Cordillera Website

Directions to The Club at Cordillera

To locate Cordillera from Denver take Interstate 70 to the Edwards, Exit 163

From Exit 163 veer Right off the Exit Ramp (Away from Highway 6)

Continue Straight along Edwards Acess Road, Passing Northstar Condominiums on the Right and the Shaw Cancer Center on the Left

Cordillera Entrance will be around the bend from this point about One Mile