Testimonials

TESTIMONIALS


Peter Jacobsen Champions Tour player and winner of seven PGA Tour championships	“Jim Hardy is the most knowledgeable teacher in golf. I say this based on my association with Jim as my friend and golf instructor for nearly twenty years. No other instructor has his understanding of golf swings and what make them work. I met Jim at Riviera Country Club during the 1983 PGA championship. It was early in the week and I was hitting the ball poorly. I asked Jim for help, and by the week’s end, on a Sunday afternoon, I was standing on the 72nd hole of a major championship tied for the lead. Although I did not win, that week was the beginning of a great journey with this remarkable man. Any golfer, regardless of ability, who has the opportunity to listen and work with Jim will benefit and improve.”


Scott McCarron Winner of three PGA Tour Championships	“I was a top thirty PGA Tour player and like all golfers I wanted to get better. That effort turned into a nightmare. Within two years, I had practically fallen off the Tour. At my lowest point, I was recommended to Jim Hardy. He convinced me that the instruction I had been pursuing did not match my swing type. I abandoned the harmful instruction, and learned what worked for me. Thanks to Jim, since that turn around, I have become a multiple tournament winner.”


Tom Pernice Winner of two PGA Tour Championships	“All my life I have been a great admirer of Ben Hogan and built my swing round his principles. My career had been a constant struggle between success and failure. By the time I met Jim Hardy, the failure was far outweighing the success. Jim explained why my swing was failing. I understood for the first time that there are two sets of fundamentals. We simply eliminated the ones that did not belong in my swing and within six months I had won a PGA Tour title and 1.4 million dollars.”


Duffy Waldorf Winner of four PGA Championships	“I’ve been working with Jim Hardy for about ten years. Every time I get into a slump, and they now are far and few between, I go visit Jim and he always knows what swing part I’ve got wrong and fixes it. What’s amazing is how quickly I get results. I also like the fact that he’s never really changed my swing. Instead, he has taught me what works in my swing and what does not. Jim’s the greatest and so pleased that he is sharing his secrets with golfers in The Plane Truth.”


Carol Mann LPGA Hall of Fame Member	“In my over fifty years, from a young girl to present, I have known, read about, or worked with nearly every great instructor in the game. In my book, Jim Hardy is at the top. His information is the best. His presentation is logical and unique. Jim is a risk taker and a teacher who loves to probe for new ideas. He has discovered, through original thought, new information that will help every golfer. I have seen it at work and the results are amazing, as you will find out when reading The Plane Truth."


Jim Achenbach Golfweek magazine senior writer and former winner of the World Golf Writers’ Championship	“Jim Hardy is the best communicator I have ever heard on the lesson tee, and I believe he is about to be recognized as one of the top three or four instructors in golf. He is that good.”


Mike LaBauve Voted by Golf and Golf Digest magazines, as one of America’s top teachers	“Finally there’s a book that clarifies the fundamentals of golf based on the swing shape that’s right for you. Hardy has the best golf mind I’ve ever been around. He has made golf easier to teach and learn. You know exactly what to work on and what to avoid. I have seen it with my own eyes. Using his approach, my students improve at a faster rate. Their swing thoughts are simpler so they can get beyond swing mechanics and get on with playing the game. They are hitting longer and straighter shots even under pressure. The results are amazing and fast. Read this book and have fun playing golf your way.”


Scott Smith Editor, GolfDigest.com	"Our excerpt of The Plane Truth for Golfers by Jim Hardy in the May 2005 issue was unprecedented. Unprecedented both in terms of scale--the article ran 16 full pages--and in the reaction it has generated among readers. We've received more e-mails about the article than any other instruction feature in recent Golf Digest history. A few of these e-mails have been negative, others simply asking for some clarification, but most have been positive. As Jim Hardy tells us, "I have received countless e-mails, phone calls and letters of tremendous praise for both the book and the Golf Digest article. It has been most gratifying and encouraging to hear that the information is helping so many people." And of the naysayers? "I certainly know that no one's ideas will be met with complete enthusiasm and I understand they will often be totally rejected. That is fine. This is part of the deal when you throw your ideas into the world's arena." One last observation from "the best golf teacher you've never heard of": "It is interesting that none of the negative responses to either the book or the article are from people that say that they have tried any of it. I have not read one reply anywhere that said, 'I tried it, and Hardy's full of crap.' Interesting enough, nearly all, if not all, of the positive replies are from people who have tried the suggested information and are reporting back with their success. I guess my reply to all the negative guys should be...try it, you might like it!"

Internet Articles

	Plain truth: Hardy Knows His Stuff Doug Pike - Houston Chronicle
	Jim Hardy is on most short lists of great golf instructors, and any such roster that does not include his name is incomplete. Few people wear as many hats in the golf industry, and none wear them as well.

	Olin Brown: On Track And On Plane Scott Smith - GolfDigest.com
	Browne's search for a consistent swing lead him first to Peter Jacobsen, a close friend and business partner of Hardy's. Jacobsen, whose own swing was remade with help from Hardy, told Browne to pay a visit to the Houston-based former PGA player, who now juggles teaching a handful of PGA players with his day job of designing and managing golf courses.

	We Need To Stop Flat-lining Golf Courses -
	Jim Hardy walks the walk. Hardy played the PGA Tour during the 1970s, before learning the course architecture trade via a project management career with the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Arthur Hills and Tom Fazio. At the same time, Hardy developed a reputation that continues to this day as one of golf's top swing gurus; Golf Digest lists him among its Top 50 teachers and his current students include Paul Azinger, Scott McCarron, Tom Pernice Jr., Duffy Waldorf and his design partner, PGA Tour veteran Peter Jacobsen.

	Hardy's Theory Based On 'Plane' Concepts John Davis - The Arizona Republic
	Golfers usually turn to club pros when they need help with their swing, but where do the pros go when they need help in teaching? In growing numbers, they are sitting at the feet of Jim Hardy, a former PGA Tour pro whose "plane and simple" theory might provide the answer to why most golfers struggle to improve.

	Hard Work Makes Browne's Win Good -
	Olin Browne no longer has to write letters to PGA Tour events begging for a tee time. He doesn't have to sweat out the final two months of the season, wondering if he'll earn enough money to keep his card.

	Hardy Last Hope Of The Desperate Steve Campbell -
	Jim Hardy settled in front of his television Monday afternoon to watch the PGA Tour. By the time the last putt fell, by the time Olin Browne had emerged from the rubble that was his career to win the Deutsche Bank Championship, Hardy's eyes felt as if they'd endured an Old Yeller marathon. "I had tears in my eyes watching Olin," Hardy said. "It's unbelievable. It's unbelievable."