Rick silva golf instructor

…Michael Jacobs and the the team are using it to develop new curriculum for the Jacobs 3D Initiative, and to research the real “causes” of a swing. It’s an exciting time to be studying the golf swing!

Over the past 20 years, Mechanical Engineer Dr Steven Nesbit has conducted the most influential research in the history of our sport. As a researcher for the USGA he conducted research on equipment, the actions that the golfer applies to the club during a swing and a full biomechanics study on the human body during a golf swing.

His research has shaped the rules of the game and the understanding of how the golfer moves their club and body in a swing. After his work with the USGA, he went on to study other sports like baseball and tennis.

Golf swing expertise.

Golf swing expertise.

Rick Silva, one of 's “Teachers to Watch”, and Golf Digest Best in State Instructor and a pioneer in the 3D golf space takes you on a thrill ride.

Rick is a Class A PGA Professional with advanced certification in elite training programs Jacobs 3D, TPI, NG|, Golf Bio-Mechanics and Manzella Certified.

Certified Instructor · Movement3Golf · Highland Park, IL · rsilva@ · Best Teachers by State.

Lucky for me, Rick Silva is the Michael Schumacher of golf instructors.

Other than a few ‘student interest’ research papers his work was dormant in the published papers and unpublished studies at the USGA. In 2010, Jacobs met Dr. Steven Nesbit. They discussed and studied his prior research and he was