James Hong

DOI, Harbor Links/ '17-‘22 Golf Digest Top Teachers in NY/ '14-'18 / Top Teachers to Watch/ US Kids Golf Master Teacher. Teaching means inspiring

[James Hong @JamesHongGolf]

@TimBrando @ctmascaro @timcusickgolf @TimMcCordPE @JMSPGA @ScottMunroeGolf @LeBaronGolf @audubonjon62 @gump_golf @BarryCheesman @The_McLemore @CharlieRymerPGA @McLemore_Turf @williamduane @johnhughesgolf @sqairz @McLeanGolf @terryhashimoto Thanks!🙏🏼

[TPI @MyTPI]

Welcome @JamesHongGolf as a speaker at the 2024 TPI Summit!

James Hong is the Director of Instruction at Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington, New York. With over 20 years of teaching experience, James is recognized as a leader in junior development, overseeing a program that has over 550 juniors participating annually at every level of ability, from beginner to elite player.

His presentation, “We Are The New Gym Class,” will discuss how the modern junior golf program can be at the forefront of fundamental athletic development in youth sports.

Starting at the age of 4 years old, the focus of every program he leads is on the “building athletes first, golfers second” approach, where physical fitness is a key component. By incorporating dynamic warm-ups, exercise, and equipment from other sports such as tennis racquets, soccer balls and baseball bats, James uses his golf schools as a vehicle to develop foundational athletic skills and encourage active lifestyles in junior golfers.

The pride of the program is not that they have the most AJGA tournament wins or college scholarship athletes, but that they are able to help kids become athletes that achieve their goals while developing habits that facilitate a commitment to health and wellness.

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[James Hong @JamesHongGolf]

@qdoba remember when a salad bowl order meant the bowl was filled? This is ridiculous, it’s 1/3 empty.

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Wellsley Farms so far and away superior than the ones from @ParisBaguetteUS not even close. And a fraction of the price.

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@GOLFERLB @PGATOUR @Jaguars @GolfDigest @GolfChannel @USGA Cannot ❤️❤️❤️ this enough 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[James Hong @JamesHongGolf]

@mfinneygolf @MyTPI Preach it to the high heavens. I will continue to focus on “face is king” until proven otherwise. 🙌🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[James Hong @JamesHongGolf]

@jertybird @PGA Awesome! I’ll post that on some forums!

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@mfinneygolf Congratulations! 🙌🏼

[James Hong @JamesHongGolf]

Parents, your golf coach is your expert source f/your kid’s development. Not YouTube. Not parent forums. If 100 kids were raised exactly like Earl raised Tiger, there wouldn’t be 100 Tigers. Not even 1 of them. Listen to your child’s coach.

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@FocusGolfGroup @chevrolet Yea well now you’ve done it…..allergy season again….😭❤️

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@MRileyGolf I saw that too. I typed out my comment, then deleted it. Just don’t think he was going to like what I wanted to say 🤦🏻‍♂️

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@TJYeatonGolf @Richie3Jack Said the pot to the kettle…..😘

[James Hong @JamesHongGolf]

@practicalgolf A lot to be said too, about kids in that age group unable to learn how to socialize with others due to COVID quarantine. That age group would more likely flock to individual sports.

[James Hong @JamesHongGolf]

@practicalgolf COVID era: individual activities like golf could be played/practiced in the backyard w/makeshift net. Team sports couldn’t meet. Another reason: golf instruction goes highly in-depth w/jr development of the person as a whole (mental, physical, life lessons). Other sports don’t.

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@mfinneygolf Couldn’t agree more.

[James Hong @JamesHongGolf]

@mfinneygolf @theliammucklow I’d say golf is ahead in terms of educating coaches, and in turn passing it along to the students. We are applying it to programs for kids as early as 4 years old. Now whether the information we receive is ‘correct’ is another story…

[James Hong @JamesHongGolf]

@LouStagner Where’s the head?! 😉

[James Hong @JamesHongGolf]

@GolfDigest @LukeKerrDineen Just for clarification, you said length of hand path, but the graphic shows “70”” as a straight ruler length from ground to top of backswing. Is it this measurement, or length of distance handpath has travelled to the top (on an arc)? Great, informative video!

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“The hills are alive, with the sound of ____…..”

[John Hobbins @aimpointed]

⁦@JamesHongGolf⁩ “There stands “The Man” in the Meadow”.