Teaching Professional Rich O’Brien & Top 100 Club Fitter Scott Felix Join Me…

On this episode of Next on the Tee my guests are: Teaching Professional Rich O’Brien and Top 100 Club Fitter Scott Felix. 

Rich O’Brien – Rich talked about the golf cart accident from his caddy days that resulted in days in a coma and nearly cost him his life. He shared the story about waking up from his coma and being totally paralyzed but fortunately his spinal cord was only bruised and severed. He also talked about the role acupuncture had in his recovery, the work he’s doing now with the PGA Hope Program assisting wounded veterans and the Para Long Drive contest. 

Scott Felix – Scott talked about the clubs causing a lot of buzz around the industry like the Callaway Epic Driver, Titleist new hybrids and some of the new iron sets as well. We talked about understanding your launch angles, the apex of your of the shots you hit and spin rate. He explained what smash factor is and how to know if your swing is off or your equipment isn’t fit for your swing.