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"Fast" Eddie Fernandes
Fast" Eddie Fernandes is an American Golf Professional as well as a Long Drive Professional. He is a 3X World Long Drive Champion and currently ranked #1 in the world in the Senior Division and still at 53 years old is one of fastest swingers of the golf club in the world. His longest ball in competition is 480 yards at the 2018 World Long Drive Tour event Smash in the Sun in Maricopa, Arizona. He's won over 50 professional mini tour events, 15+ Long Drive events and made the PGA TOUR Champions Q-School finals in 2021. He was also inducted into his High School and College Halls of Fame. Eddie is the epitome of effortless power and is set to partner with Dr. Joe LaCaze of ROTEXMotion in 2024 to present exactly how he does it.
About Dr. Joe LaCaze
Dr. LaCaze has decades of experience in the high performance sports arena, both personally and professionally. A 22-year Navy SEAL and Navy SEAL Instructor, college golfer and baseball player, All-Navy Volleyball Player, World-Class Skydiver, and high level player in numerous other sports, he understands what it takes to compete and succeed at the highest levels. Throughout his professional career as a chiropractor, neuromuscular therapist, spinal biomechanist, assessment, correction, and performance specialist, he gained extensive knowledge about each physical system in the body. He has collaborated with professional, college, and Olympic strength and conditioning coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and has worked personally with athletes who include Super Bowl Champions, World Series MVPs, Masters Champions, multiple World Long Drive Champions, NCAA Football and Baseball Champions, and recreational athletes too numerous to mention. His major specialties are understanding and teaching the most efficient movement patterns within a sport. For the past 18+ months, Dr. LaCaze has been in constant collaboration with Eddie Fernandes, modeling his exact movements and identifying the most efficient parts of the body to create the least amount stress on each and every part of the body, while still creating maximum force, speed, and power.
About
Scott Fawcett
The DECADE Course Management System, created by Scott Fawcett, has solved golf strategy by combining shot distribution patterns and PGA Tour scoring statistics. When Scott combined those two data sets he created a simple way to optimize target selection. Good players know if a pin is closely guarded by a lake to favor the center of the green - but how much? DECADE quickly generates the optimal target that will produce the lowest score based on distance, hazards, and hole location.
About Skip Kendell
Skip Kendall, a PGA Tour powerhouse for over three decades, boasting a remarkable track record of 100+ top 25 finishes, seamlessly transitioned from the greens to the esteemed role of Short Game Guru. His illustrious international career showcased an extraordinary skill set, laying the foundation for a unique and impactful coaching approach. As a pro turned coach, Skip shares exclusive insights, allowing both amateur and professional players to delve into the intricacies of his craft. Fueled by a deep passion for golf and community, he remains unwavering in his commitment to refining the games of enthusiasts across age and skill spectrums. Skip's unparalleled understanding of the sport, coupled with persistent dedication, has birthed a distinctive golfing philosophy.
Leveraging his extensive experience and global course knowledge, Kendall places a profound focus on the nuances of the short game—covering putting, bunker play, finesse wedges, distance wedges, and challenging shots around the green. His holistic coaching approach emphasizes proper technique, strategic course management, a growth mindset, and physical fitness, consistently yielding remarkable results.
Beyond collaborations with professionals, Skip Kendall has been a stalwart supporter of amateur golfers, hosting nationwide Junior Clinics and inspiring the next generation. His enduring philanthropic legacy includes the establishment of the Skip Kendall Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Pro-Am Fore Kids in 2000, raising over five million dollars. Co-founder of the Champions for Children-Arnold Palmer Winter Classic, Kendall's commitment to talent development and genuine love for sharing the joy of the game make him a cherished figure and sought-after coach in the golfing community.