About Mike

Mike somehow sees the game of golf and the golf swing differently than the rest of the world. Luckily he decided to write “ The Evolved Fundamentals Of Golf” and provide this website so other people can get a glimpse into his mind. He has a very unique and interesting approach to the game of golf. Mike’s background and research are also very unique.

Mike started playing the game of golf when he was 12 years old. His dad would drop him off at the golf course on his way to work at 7:30am every weekday morning. Mike would practice until his dad showed back up around 6:oopm, at which time they would go out and play. This first year of golf, he was shooting 100 and above when the winning scores in the tournaments in which he was playing in were in high 70’s and low 80’s. As I have learned from being around Mike, he is incredibly persistent and will not quit. Mike’s dad took him down to a local restaurant where one of Seve Ballesteros’ friends worked. His dad asked how Seve improved so rapidly. The friend said, “Seve hit a 1000 golf balls a day”. Mike took this information to heart and applied it in an amazing way. He went to the range and for a solid week dumped out golf balls and counted them back into the baskets backward until he knew exactly what 1000 golf balls looked like. From that point on, he hit at least 1000 balls a day. The most golf balls he hit in a single day was 1800. The stories of bleeding hands after a day practice were accurate. With this type of practice, it took 1 year to break 80, and 2 years to break 70. Mike won the Ohio Junior when he was 15.

Along with playing golf, Mike wrestled for 7 years. He credits this time in wrestling for enabling him to develop a unique sense of leverage and “body awareness”- a concept which he very effectively translated to golf. Mike has studied the swing for 30+ years, has practiced relentlessly, and has had several doctors help him with research. Mike does not have a background in anatomy and would never have been able to spend the years of schooling to become a doctor. Fortunately, he did not have to and he is grateful to those who assisted him. With the combination of 3 doctors helping with research-all from different fields of practice- Mike was able to compile the information he needed.

Here are some of Mike’s achievements:

Author “THE EVOVLED FUNDAMENTALS OF GOLF”
Central Catholic High School
4 year letterman at University of Tennessee

Awards at Tennessee include:

Most improved
Most valuable player

8 course records
Low tournament round is 62
1st Ohio Junior
1987 US Junior sweet 16
State team championship at Central Catholic high school 1988
2nd individual at state high school tournament 1988
Scholarship to the University of Tennessee
1990 SEC Team champions
Played in 1991, 1993 US Amateurs
1992 Monroe Invitational Champion
T47 1994 US Open
Played on the Ben Hogan 1994, Nike 1997, Buy.com 2000
1st 2011 Ohio Open

Doctors that taught Mike anatomy and how the body works:

Dr. Phillip Immesoete -

Neurosurgeon

Dr. Daniel Moretta -

Orthopedic surgeon

Dr. Phillip Tassi -

Chiropractor

Golf swing philosophy:

The club should be pulled, not pushed
The club should be squared early to avoid rapid closing through impact
The player should use anatomical extremes to create consistency
The glutes are the ultimate foundation for the golf swing, since they are your strongest muscles and they are designed to provide power,stability, and balance.
Player needs to control mobile joints through rotations, bends, and positioning
The player should use their body the way it is designed to move.

Thank you,

Joyce Emery