Barclays Classic Golf Academy
 

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<img src="http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/gallery/files/422-w1.jpg" border="1" height="160" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10">Barclays Bank, PLC and Lynn Blake Golf, LLC are pleased to announce the Barclays Classic Golf Academy to be conducted at the PGA TOUR's Barclays Classic, June 5-11, 2006, in Westchester County, New York www.barclaysclassic.com.

The Academy facility will be specially constructed contiguous to the Barclays Hospitality Pavilion overlooking the 18th Green of the famed West Course at the Westchester Country Club. It will operate from 8 a.m to close of play Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to close of play Saturday and Sunday. The Academy will feature individual and group instruction, clubfitting and clinics exclusively for Barclays private clients.

Instructors will be Lynn Blake, GSED, Ted Fort, GSEB, PGA and Jeff Hull, GSEM, PGA. Golf clubs and clubfitting will be provided by Henry-Griffitts, Inc., a leader in custom-fit golf clubs since 1983 www.henrygriffitts.com. Launch monitors will be provided by About Golf, Inc., the world leader in indoor golf technology since 1988 www.aboutgolf.com.

Wow!
 

Man this is great!!!! Congrats guys!!! I know Mr. K would be proud of you boys!!!

The train is pullin' outta the station . . .

Making Progress
 

Lynn and I have been looking forward to the announcement. We can hardly wait! \\:D/ :grin: \\:D/

Figures.... now that I'm out of there something great like this happens...lol... congratulations. I'm going to tell all my friends still on wall street to get tickets and go....

Good luck everyone. Four days of golf talk and instruction. I'm sure you'll have great success and enjoy it very much at the same time.

Yoda,

What will be your approach to the 1,000’s of people who come to learn from you at the Barclays?

I think that walking up the isle dressed in Vestment and Hat holding the Little Yellow Book is fine for us, your congregation, (by the way, I think Gold and Red are your colors) but the general golfing public may not get the humor.

How do you explain to these 1,000’s that a nearly forty year old out of print book holds the “Secret to Golf”? After all, it does.

I would focus on drills. The Tree Imperatives. Hands-on for the audience. Set up some PVC pipes a foot above the floor, with a piece of tape wrapped around at the impact position. See if they can get there with a flat left wrist and take the hands, Clubshaft and Clubhead into impact. Explain the Three Dimensional Impact, Pivot lag. I would bring all of the toys. They’ll want to play with the launch monitor.

Remember, they’re there to have fun.

If all else fails, does Ted play the Organ? Gregorian Chants are nice. Ted can demonstrate the "X Pattern" Basic Putting Stroke.

Seriously. Good luck and have a great time.

Up Close And Personal At the Barclays Classic
 

Thanks for the boost, Daryl. Knowing that you and our many other friends are out there and supporting our efforts makes it all worthwhile.

Actually, while there definitely will be thousands of fans at the tournament -- it is one of the most prestigious events on the PGA TOUR -- we will be seeing far fewer in our Academy. As I write, the 'hard-walled' Academy is being constructed, and the only access will be through the main level of the Barclays Hospitality Pavilion off the 18th green. That credential will be available only to a select list of Barclays private clients, and not all of them will take advantage of the Academy.

So, to answer your question, our approach will be very personalized and 'hands on'. And while we will be flying only the colors of Barclays and Lynn Blake Golf, the principles of The Golfing Machine will serve as the foundation of all we do.

Barclays Classic
 

Lynn,
Just want to wish yourself and Ted all the best for a great week at the Barclays, have a great time, and if you bump into anyone who knows Larry Nelson please say Ian says hi!!

Great Support From Great Britain
 

Thanks, Ian. Will do!

Come To the Barclays Classic - On LBG!
 

Well, it was a long day getting set up at the Barclays Classic. We're 80 percent 'go' now and will be ready to meet Barclay's sixty Pro-Am participants from noon to 3 p.m. tomorrow. Can't wait!

I've talked with the good folks at Barclays Capital, and we've arranged a limited number of complimentary daily passes to the Classic for friends of LBG. First come first served. The tournament is one of the premier stops on the PGA TOUR, watched by millions of television viewers worldwide. Its world-class field and the magnificent venue of Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York, makes this a truly special event, one that we are very proud to be part of.

If you would like to attend this week's Barclays Classic, drop me a PM with your preferred day, and I'll do my best to make it happen. I have no way to judge demand on this, but we'll take it as far as we can.

:)

Good Luck Yoda! I know everyone there is in for a special treat. I wish I were there too.

Watching the Fish Float By
 

Well, it's a great day for golf at the Barclays Classic...if you're a fish! :)

Man, it's comin' down now. We're completing our setup work and watching the hardy souls playing in the Pro-Am trudge by us approaching the 18th green. Actually, 'float' by us might be a better word! But it's supposed to clear out sometime today. :pray: After all...

This IS a golf course! :laughing1

My friend played on the South course. It wasn't a fun time to say the least!!!:eyes:

Fun With Friends of LBG At The Barclays Classic
 

Wow, what a great golf course this is! Hilly, thy name is Westchester! And lots of wet, high rough. Combined with undulating greens that were already quick and were rolled last night, it's no picnic out there for the golfers. But it is for the fans -- especially with the rain holding off -- and that's what counts.

Thus far, I've been able to fill all complimentary ticket requests for our members, and they will be waiting for you at the well-marked 'Will Call' pavillion at the main entrance. Any member who would like to attend this weekend (limit two tickets per member), drop me a PM with the day you want and it will happen!

Enjoy!

got any airline tickets? lol :D :D

My wife and I are going compliments of Yoda on Sunday. I'll give you a description :)

Just back from Westchester CC. Great classic old style course. Hilly, narrow and small undulating greens. Lynn and Ted's tent was directly behind and connected to the Barclays hospitality tent. Saw Ted as he was leaving but couldn't get his attention(couldn't scream, we were right next to the 18th green:naughty:). Was standing not five feet from Yoda on the practice green as he was giving a lesson, but he was so involved in his teaching, he didn't even notice me:laughing9.

Here's hoping Lynn and Ted were a big hit, and this becomes a yearly deal.

Thanks again for the tickets, Yoda!

Missin' BlackJack At the Barclays
 

You're welcome, BlackJack. Thank you for all your support over the past year or so, including taking care of Ted during his two-day teaching stint in New York prior to the the Barclays. We appreciate so much each member and their words of encouragement as we pursue our mission day-by-day-by-day.

I would loved to have seen you at the clinic. Actually, I gave three today as an adjunct to the primary instruction in our pavilion and taught 43 of Barclays' private clients. The clinics were held on the practice greens of Westchester C.C. not more than 300 yards from the 18th green. As I think about it, you must have been at one of the afternoon sessions, either 2 PM or 4 PM. Had you given me the 'high sign', we could have spent a few minutes together after it was over. There will be another time. :)

Also, my sincere thanks to our own EdZ, who began the weekend as our tournament guest and wound up assisting me in the clinics on both Saturday and Sunday. We got it done, didn't we, Ed!

We're all home safe and sound now, and I will write more soon about this wonderful week. Meanwhile, it's late, and in the inimitable words of Scarlett O'Hara...

"Tomorrow is another day!"

Hey Yoda, great to hear you had a great time at Barclays. Missed ya dude, forum seems empty here without you....

"The Classic"
 

For those of you who have had the chance to see Lynn and Ted in person, you know just how enthusiastic and inspiring they are with each and every student. This weekend at the Barclays Classic was certainly no exception. In fact, it was beyond amazing to witness their teaching stamina - Ted Fort, Jeff Hull and Lynn Blake - teaching quite literally NON STOP for days on end, without so much as a few minutes break!

The demand was so high the wait list was growing and growing in length.

A BIG thanks to the folks at Barclays, Westchester C.C., and the PGA TOUR for allowing us to extend the teaching to their beautiful practice area just off the 18th. It was a truly unique experience to be able to teach students so close to the 'action' of the tour players. The Academy kicked off with the Wednesday Pro-Am and was then followed with four tournament days -- all jam-packed with Barclays clients and the 'magic' of teaching TGM -- and highlighted by Lynn's five 'You can do it!' clinics on the weekend.

There were so many special moments I will treasure from the experience, but none more rewarding than helping people who had come to the clinic barely able to hit a shot, and who at the close of a clinic were able to demonstrate a tour quality pitch as the crowd cheered.

And to top it all off, during the 4th clinic, I got a call that my new nephew had just been born!

Thank you Lynn. It was an honor to work with you and to be a part of such a special teaching event and I look forward to the future possibilities.

thanks, EdZ
 

Thanks Ed,

We were slammed from our first hour in our Academy pavilion. Yoda had to pull some strings to be able to do the outside clinics. Making a long story short, he got approval from both tournament officials and the PGA TOUR to conduct private clinics for Barclays clients in the short game area of the West Course. They actually got to hit chips, pitches and bunker shots as PGA TOUR players walked down the 18th fairway almost within earshot. Those students got the best information available.

The outside clinics were a life jacket for those of us that were inside. Jeff was fitting and giving instruction. I was filming and teaching at a rate never accomplished in the history of mankind. I think Yoda told me by his count I gave about 130 video analyses, in 4 days! I also took 60 videos from front and back for other clients to whom we'll be sending an analysis. (homework)

I was "given' her all she's got, Captain"....

I'm still feeling a little fuzzy, and I'll post more once I get some sleep. :sleepy:

Yoda,
It was my pleasure having Ted, my wife and I loved the company. And I was going to wave on the practice green(it was the 4 PM session), but my better half gave me a sharp elbow to the ribs and said, "Don't! He's working!":naughty:
Ah well, next year I'll know better.