Way back in 2005,
Heath Slocum was struggling. He was playing poorly and in danger of losing his PGA TOUR card. That year, Heath met
Mark Blackburn, PGA, GSEM, my student and LBG friend, and a partnership was formed that would transform his game. Before the year was out, Heath won the
Southern Farm Bureau Classic and in 2006 would post career-high official money winnings of $1,180,681.
http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/22...dia-guide.html
This year, he is off to a red-hot start. With back-to-back top-10s -- a 4th at the
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and a 6th at the
FBR Open -- and one top-20 in his first three starts, he has won $505,000. Not coincidentally, he also leads the PGA TOUR in Scoring Average.
"Leads the PGA TOUR in Scoring Average."
Has a nice ring to it, don't you think?
Here are a few photos of Heath and Mark gettin' it done on Tuesday. I filmed some video in the afternoon, including a Q&A on what they're working on. We'll get it up soon!
#1 Mark and Heath still dressed for an early morning Florida chill.
#2 Their own 'Battle Central' located at the far end of the range. The strapping young fellow immediately to Mark's left is Heath's caddy, D.J. Nelson. D.J. and Heath played on the same college golf team, and trust me, this guy can hit it!
#3 Sharing a laugh between two stations.
#4 Heath in a 'Slow-Mo' drill programming his entire stroke. This is after Start Up and into the Backstroke. Check out the bag in the lower left corner...would those be dowels?
#5 The Finish of a fine golf shot.
#6 More 'Slow-Mo.' This time, at the Top (Hands at Right Shoulder and On Plane).
#7 'Slo-mo' drill -- at Release. BTW, in the background, that's Brian Mogg working with Joe Durant.
#8 A beautiful Pivot with a centered Head position.
If anybody is wondering what we teach, you're looking at it. And on golf's biggest stage.
#9-#11 Mark tweaking the 'Slow-Mo' alignments (at Address and Release).
#12 Back at it after lunch. No need for those pullovers now!
Results?
In Thursday's opening round, Heath shot a blistering 3-under par 68 and is T-6 in a 144-man field of the game's greatest players. Congratulations, guys, keep it going!
But don't get too comfortable, 'cuz...
Brian Gay is only a shot back at 69!