{"title":"Mike Bender","description":"\u003cp\u003eMIKE BENDER is a golf instructor and Master Instructor of the Mike Bender Golf Academy in Lake Mary, Florida. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eBuild the Swing of a Lifetime\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBender was named the 2009 PGA of America National Teacher of the Year and received the North Florida PGA Section Teacher of the Year award in 1996, 1998, 2005, and 2007. \u003cem\u003eGolf Digest\u003c\/em\u003e has ranked him among its Top Five Best Teachers in America for more than a decade, and \u003cem\u003eGolf Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e has listed him among its Top 100 Teachers since 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not teaching, Bender works with tour-level players; his students have included 2007 Masters and 2015 Open Champion Zach Johnson and two-time U.S. Open Champion Lee Janzen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike lives in Lake Mary, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Bender’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"build-the-swing-of-a-lifetime-the-four-step-approach-to-a-more-efficient-swing","title":"Build the Swing of a Lifetime: The Four-Step Approach to a More Efficient Swing","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom one of Golf Digest's Top 5 teachers—a simple, scientific program to build a great swing\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMost golf instruction is based on helping students emulate the best players, but for top golf teacher Mike Bender, physics provides a better model for developing a swing that is as efficient, consistent, and timeless as that of Iron Byron, the PGA robot that tests clubs and balls. Now Mike Bender shows you how to put the secrets of science into your own swing with a simple, proven program that will take your play to a different level and transform your approach to the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExplains Mike Bender's unique biomechanical approach to building a simple, repeatable, and effective swing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShares the same approach Bender teaches his students, who include two-time U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen, PGA Tour winner Jonathan Byrd, and 2006 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Seon Hwa Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShows you how to build your scientific swing step by step\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncludes 150 photographs to help you put principles into practice on the golf course\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncludes a Foreword by Zach Johnson, 2007 Masters champion and one of Mike Bender's star students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs Mike Bender puts it: would you rather fly in an airplane that was built by engineers who understood the principles of lift and acceleration, or would you rather fly in one built by people who simply went out to the airport and watched them taking off and landing? Once you develop a scientific swing, it's your own game that will really soar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1630269018\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781630269012\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Mike Bender","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40600039325883,"sku":"9781630269012","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40600039358651,"sku":"9781118007617","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781118007617_FC_mockup_v2_1623794788_6435119f-140c-4971-bcbd-e7c0c8978a67.jpg?v=1792014883"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-mike-bender.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}