KNACK⁴™GOLF® Patti McGowan, golf professional--and member of both the PGA and the LPGA is an Associate Golf Professional with the Lake Nona Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, where she lives and conducts many of the golf instruction programs offered by her -company KNACK⁴GOLF. Patti is rated as one of the Top 100 teachers by Golf Magazine.

Golf schools, corporate outings, and retreats can be arranged at any appropriate golf resort/facility worldwide. Golf instruction specifically for the "long game" and the "short game" is available. Visit our site map for more information and details about Patti and KNACK⁴GOLF.

When you watch hours of film depicting the finest professionals in the history of golf, one truth about the game becomes apparent — swing mechanics vary from generation to generation and from player to player. Simple and effective swing mechanics play a vital role in the foundation for better golf, yet they are not the only keys to ultimate improvement.

The best golfers share the same ability –to make the game appear effortless. That ability comes from a source much deeper than simple swing mechanics. It comes from having a feel for the game, a sense for the course, and a KNACK© for the sport.

It’s something they were born with. In fact, it’s something we were all born with.

And while it’s true that these professionals have exceptional innate abilities and talent, we can develop our own KNACK© for the game with the right analysis and direction.

Our senses thirst for input. As toddlers, we absorb everything and are incredibly curious about the new world around us. We survive and thrive mostly on instinct. But as we grow older, we learn based on process, and our mind begins to filter out certain natural stimuli and reactions. We begin to rely on process over our innate instincts.

Even so, we all excel at something: the CEO with the uncanny ability to pick the right deal… the stockbroker with the gut instinct for finding the next big winner… the deft surgeon with a feel for exactly where to make the smallest incision.

Every day, at work or at home, we face an endless array of challenges and opportunities, often in areas we’ve never before encountered. To move forward, we must take a step beyond our proven knowledge and proceed without looking back.

By fusing technique with touch, KNACK⁴GOLF enables you to elevate your game above the distractions of swing planes and first-tee jitters.

As you begin to apply your own personal KNACK© to the game, the mental checklists give way to the natural feel of your swing. You’re able to see beyond the course hazards, and golf–as it should be–becomes fun again.