Jim McLean: The PGA Tour Threatened To SUE Me!

Jim McLean on his golf schools, the X Factor and why he doesn't teach one swing Jim McLean Golf: https://www.jimmclean.com/ Listen to every episode: https://behindthebrand.buzzsprout.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Who is Jim McLean? Jim is one of golf's best known instructors. He played college golf at the University of Houston, made the cut at the Masters and runs golf schools in the US and abroad. Where did the name X Factor come from? Jim pitched Golf Magazine on hip and shoulder turn, and the writer suggested X Factor because the two lines make an X when you look from above. Does he teach everyone the same swing? No. Jim says he teaches the average golfer to draw the ball, while he mostly taught tour players a fade. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Intro 0:40 Summer golf school in Utah 4:08 Growing up and learning from dad 5:58 Playing college golf at Houston 9:36 Missing tour school, choosing teaching 11:33 Playing the Masters and US Amateur 16:06 Early video teaching and Carl Welty 19:36 What great players all have in common 22:36 Total game teaching approach 29:29 Safety zones, draw versus fade 32:54 Moving to Doral and building the school 37:51 How the X Factor article happened 46:55 Tour players he has worked with 48:52 SiriusXM range reporting and tour trends