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Expert Profile: Michael Hoffman

Expertise: I have been a golf professional since 1981. I was elected into the PGA in 1987. I attained my master clubfitter certificate in 1992. I have given thousands of lessons over the years and I can answer questions about instruction, golf in general, rules, equipment, practice techniques etc. I have served served ojn the board of directors of the Southern Texas PGA for twelve years and was the President from 2002-2003.
I started as as assistant golf professional in 1981. I have been a head golf professional at several clubs as well as the general manager at two clubs. I am master clubfitter and have given many individual as well as group lessons over the years. I was the President of the Southern Texas PGA 4 years ago. I have been a rules official for the tour qualifying school as well as other events. I have won the Merchandiser of the year award in our section twice.

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What do you like about this subject? I enjoy the game more than ever and helping people enter the game and improving their knowledge of the game makes me very happy. It's the greatest game there is.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1400
Knowledge	9.93 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.98 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.91 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		154

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	11/25/08
10	10	9	10	11/06/08
10	10	10	10	10/14/08
10	10	10	10	10/09/08
10	10	10	10	09/28/08

User Comments

I appreciate the help. It gives me a number to work with and a direction to go.
(greg cummings on 11/25/08)

Thankyou for all the advice, fingers crossed!
(Matthew on 11/06/08)

Quick and to the point.. well done
(stuart on 10/14/08)

Thank you so much for your reply. This gives me some confidence before I give it a try.
(Nate on 09/28/08)

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Recent Answers from Michael Hoffman

2008-11-25 side saddle putting: Greg, You might want to experiment with long putters of various lie angles. I would find a putter with an 80 degree lie angle, the most allowed by the USGA. It would seem that the more upright the putter...

2008-11-15 Senior Tees: John, You could look at it like that. Perhaps a shorter hitter plays a more forward tee box than a longer hitter. That would certainly even up the playing field at least where the tee shot is highlighted...

2008-11-14 getting serious: Chris, Here are a couple a couple of options for you to find tournaments in your area. First visit some local public golf courses and ask the Golf Professional if he/she hosts golf tournaments at...

2008-11-12 callaway uniflex steel shafts: Geoff, First of all, Callaway is a very reputable club manufacturer. Then it's all about the results. Are you hitting consistent shots with these irons? That is the most important aspect of the...

2008-11-05 Re-teeing in the teeing blocks: Jim, If you hit the second ball from the tee box you would have incur a one shot penalty. You obviously lose the distance when you use this option. The stroke you would be hitting would be three....