Ferris State

[gowanda]

Does anyone have any insight/info. on the on the golf team and PGM program at Ferris State ?

[Gripit N Ripit 54]

I have met loads of college students from the Ferris State PGM program, and they seem to love it.

 

Golf team wise, its hard to make the team, you have to shoot par or below consistantly.

[mbowker64]

http://catalog.ferris.edu/programs/122/

 

The guy I take lessons from is a graduate.

[Dizz]

I went there for 2 years, good program but wasnt what it was cracked up to be coming from far away. Dont get me wrong, good program, had a great time but I think that hurting my back and losing interest in golf is what hurt me the most. Now that I'm healthy I sometimes wish I wouldnt have left. As for the golf team, if you're a good player then you can play for them...most of the guys are solid but shooting par on the courses they play isnt too difficult. With that being said, you still have to have game and its tough to crack the top 5 because the coach doesnt budge unless you're shooting LOW numbers because of experience older players have. I know one of my good friends from there shot a real low qualifying round and beat 4 of the top 5 on a regular basis in practice rounds, and weekly tournaments but never got a chance until the end of his 2nd year.

 

If golf is something that you want in your future, then Ferris PGM is a great place. I dont know if you've been there or not but the home course is kind of a dog track IMO. The program was the first ever PGM and is supposed to be the BEST out there.

[desniche]

The guy I take lessons from is a graduate.

 

What is his name?

[mbowker64]

Bryan Harris. Like him alot. His teaching style fits me well.

[pmcg no.6]

Awesome. I just booked a lesson with him at Forest Akers for this Saturday. You must be in the same area I am. Is he nice or kinda stuffy no-nonsense guy? Just wanna no what I'm in for.

[mbowker64]

Yep, I'm in Holt. Bryan is very easy going and likable. He'll work on whatever you want to. Matter of fact, I have an appt, with him Wed. evening. Very sharp eye and knows what he's doing.

[evanaamodt]

I'm heading into their PGM program this fall and plan on trying out, from what I have heard anything around par (give or a take a few depending don the conditions) will get you on the team but unfortunately there is only one walk on spot this year so Ill be taking full use of the free golf and range balls.

[pmcg no.6]

Yep, I'm in Holt. Bryan is very easy going and likable. He'll work on whatever you want to. Matter of fact, I have an appt, with him Wed. evening. Very sharp eye and knows what he's doing.

 

Thanks for the info. Looking forward to my lesson. I hope he can help rid me of my slice. :drinks:

[pmcg no.6]

Had my first lesson with Bryan Harris today. Nice guy. Well worth the $$. He showed me my swing on vid and said my backswing was pretty good and he didn't want to alter it too much. I was worried that I may be an OTT'er. No probs there. My head and hips were moving/swaying back a bit on the backswing though. It was nice to see my swing on vid. Gave me a little confidence. I actually looked like I knew what I was doing. He gave me a few pointers and showed me the stack and tilt swing. I was hitting much better in just a short time. We'll see how the S&T holds up. Can't wait to try it out on the course. I'll definitely be setting up another lesson with Bryan.

[mbowker64]

Told you so!

 

I've been taking lessons from Bryan since January. During the winder he was set up in the golfdome in Okemos. He has helped me get my weight shift just right on my irons, now we're working on my driver. I hit it OK, but have a tendency to not shift and rush the downswing, so I'm not getting as much distance. Since the beginning of the season, I've slowly taken 6-7 strokes off my game (for nine holes) Shot a 40 in league last week at the Brookshire.