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 The
Rick Smith Golf Academy
During my five years as a PGA Professional
at Treetops Resort, in Gaylord, Michigan, I observed
and assisted Master PGA Teaching Professional,
Rick Smith, with his Rick Smith Golf Academy.
Along with having adopted many of Rick Smith's
teaching techniques and philosophies, I have also assisted
Rick with a number of corporate/clinic outings, including
that of Ford Motor Company.
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Here I am (white hat) with Rick Smith and PGA Tour player, Jerry Kelly,
at the Buick Open
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 About
Rick Smith |
 
Rick
Smith is one of the premier names in golf instruction and
course design today! Smith has numerous instructional shows
that air on The Golf Channel, as well. Smith's past and present
list of PGA Tour students includes: Jack Nicklaus -- perhaps
the greatest player ever, two-time U.S. Open Champion Lee
Janzen, 2000 Buick Open Champion Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh,
Greg Norman, Jerry Kelly
and many, many others. He has established the "Rick Smith
Golf Academy" at several prestigious golf facilities
across the United States. He has also designed numerous award-winning courses,
including his "Signature" course at Treetops
Resort in Gaylord, Michigan. He is one of GOLF Magazine's
"Top 100 Teachers" in the country, and is also one of Golf Digest's "Top 50 Teachers" in the
country, as well.
Rick also has a fabulous best-selling book
entitled, "How to find your perfect golf swing".
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With some friends
I've
met along the way... |
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Shown on the left is Rick Smith and I
enjoying the day at the 2008 Buick Open.
Shown on the right is David Leadbetter and I at a Cadillac instructional clinic
in Michigan, 2006.
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Here I am (left) at Oakland Hills during
the 2004 Ryder Cup about to be interviewed by The
Golf Channel's
Brian Hammons and
Brian Hewitt.
Here I am (right) at Oakland Hills during
the 2004 Ryder Cup with
Mark Rolfing, of NBC Sports
and The Golf Channel. |
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Shown on the left is Rocco
Mediate and I. He was the winner of the 2000 Buick
Open!
Shown on the right is Lee
Janzen and I at the Grand Opening of the Rick Smith
"Signature" course at Treetops North in Gaylord, Michigan,
in July, 1993. Janzen had just won
the 1993 U.S. Open at Baltusrol Golf Club three weeks
earlier! |
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Buick Open
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Multiple
times at the Buick Open (an annual PGA
Tour event held at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in
Grand Blanc, Michigan), I was hired by the staff of Buick
Motor Division to give free golf lessons to any spectator
at the Buick Open. Each time that I was hired by Buick, upwards of 100 spectators a day came through the
special "Buick lesson area" set up on the grounds of Warwick
Hills, to take a free video lesson with me! It was a tremendous
opportunity to meet hundreds of excited Michigan golfers! |
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I have also instructed Junior Golfers at places
such as Treetops Resort and Crooked Tree Golf Club
(Boyne USA Resorts), in Petoskey, Michigan. |
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I
conduct many Adult and Junior Clinics at Mulligan's Golf
Center, in Auburn Hills, Michigan -- where I've been
teaching full-time and year-round since 1999.
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I was employed at
Black Diamond Ranch, a prestigious
and extremely private club located in Lecanto,
Florida. Multiple TV promo's and many other national TV commercials have been
filmed from the famous 15th hole
on the Quarry Course at Black Diamond Ranch! |
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I was also employed at Desert Mountain,
in Scottsdale, Arizona. While there, I often assisted
with the well-known Jack Nicklaus/Jim Flick Golf Schools. |
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Video Taping Swing Analysis |
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Video-taped
swing analysis is available, and highly recommended!
I use The NEAT System Motion Analysis software that
is used to help analyze your swing, frame-by-frame.
This is one of the most useful teaching tools
available to improve your golf swing!
Click here to find out
more!
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I have the greatest family anybody
could ever ask for! My immediate family
includes my mom and her husband, Theresa & Gerry
Grzadzinski (Gerry is a retired senior engineer from Chrysler); my dad and his wife, Joe &
Stephanie Menzies (my dad is a retired senior
engineer from General Motors); my younger sister and her husband,
Laura &
Marc Kaszubski; and my youngest sister and her
husband,
Cathy
& Brian Francek. (My sisters and I are shown on
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Shown here next to me is my
beautiful wife, Cat! She means the world
to me! She truly is my soul-mate and my best friend! She makes me so incredibly happy! She and I have
been happily together since February, 2004, and we
got married on June 7, 2008! Cat
is a University of Michigan graduate with a strong
liking for music -- her true talents are singing and
playing piano for weddings/receptions/parties and
other events. Cat has also sung "The National Anthem"
for the NBA's Detroit Pistons and for the WNBA's Detroit Shock at The
Palace of Auburn Hills (home of both the
Pistons and the Shock)! Additionally, she also does petite
modeling, which has included various
promotions for well-known companies such
as Volkswagen (VW), Kmart and others. If you would like to inquire
about hiring Cat and her exceptional talents for
your next music or modeling event, please
e-mail me
and I will pass your contact information along to
Cat. Click here to see some pictures from the
front and
back of Cat's modeling comp (composite) card! |
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My sister Laura and her husband,
Marc Kaszubski, had their first baby in 2002
-- Emi (Emilia Rose Kaszubski) -- making me an Uncle for the
first time! Then, in 2007, they had their second child, Clara
Catherine Kaszubski! Congrats again to the
both of them! |
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youngest sister, Cathy Francek, has become highly involved with her own business
-- the making and baking of phenomenal world-class cakes! Cathy
is "Wilton-certified", and has tremendous talent and creative ability
to make you just the cake you're looking for! Check out
her
web site today! Cathy's three-tiered white
frosting wedding cake with orange
colored flower decorations was featured
in
'The Knot' magazine for the
wedding of her friends, Cara & Chris! |
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My mom, Theresa Grzadzinski, and my sister Laura Kaszubski,
both make delicious custom-made
cookies and candies as a fun hobby / side business.
E-mail me if you are interested in finding out more about
their extremely delicious cookies and candies!
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My brother-in-law,
Marc Kaszubski, Attorney At Law, is a fantastic
and very energetic lawyer! He was one of the top
graduates in his class from the
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He
specializes in many different areas of law, and
would be happy to assist you with any of your legal
needs. He works for one of the premier law firms in
the metro-Detroit area -- O'Reilly Rancilio P.C. |
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My dad has been assembling the world's best
custom golf clubs for over 25 years -- and is truly the best
at this craft! Not only is he exceptional with golf club repair, but he
also does home repair / handyman work and is able to fix anything around
your home! Ask me on how
to contact him! My dad's wife,
Stephanie, has a special talent for doing Custom
Interior Artwork -- on walls or furniture. She also does
Custom Painted Jewelry & Trinket Boxes, along with making
Custom Grapevine Christmas Trees -- all year long!
Ask me on how to contact
her! |
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My favorite and most inspiring Christian author is
Charles Stanley.
It takes more than just a belief in God to call yourself a
Christian. If that's all it took, then the Devil would
be a Christian! |
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Click
picture above to see something
fascinating!
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And Jesus
answered and said to them, "Truly I
say to you, if you have faith and do
not doubt, you will not only do what
was done to the fig tree, but even
if you say to this mountain, "Be
taken up and cast into the sea,' it
will happen. And all things you ask
in prayer, believing, you will
receive.'' Matthew
21: 21, 22
Also, check out
An Interview With God, for an
awe-inspiring presentation! |
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