SwingU, the golf technology and media company, announced today that Pete Weber, Owner and Master Club Fitter at Cool Clubs Atlanta at Cartersville Country Club, has partnered with SwingU Academies to build and launch his branded app and email newsletter.
A lifelong golfer, Pete served four years in the United States Marine Corps before enrolling at Division III Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he was named the Jack Nicklaus Award Recipient for National Player of the Year. Following his playing career, Pete worked for over seven years in the private club industry and one year for Cool Clubs in Tokyo, Japan.
Returning Stateside in 2012, Pete continued to follow his passion of helping others play better golf by becoming a certified Trackman Master Professional. Currently, Pete owns and operates Cool Clubs Atlanta, which offers players of all skill levels a unique, independent and unbiased approach to club fitting.
SwingU Academies develops personalized, branded instruction and training apps as well as branded email newsletters & programming for clubs, teachers and academies. It counts among its clients some of the most recognizable names in golf instruction including Mark Blackburn (Greystone Golf & CC, Birmingham, AL), Gary Gilchrist (IJGA, Orlando, FL), Jim McLean (McLean Golf School, Coral Gables, FL), Jason Baile (Jupiter Hills Club, Jupiter, FL), Tim Cooke (Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC) and Jim Hardy / Chris O’Connell (Plane Truth Golf, Dallas, TX).
By increasing engagement, loyalty and brand awareness, SwingU Academies is able to drive more in-person and online lesson revenue, while also offering students a world-class virtual academy experience for each coaching client, including lesson booking, 1-on-1 communication, in-person & remote swing analysis, video-on-demand content, strokes gained and on-course performance data.
With the integration of the SwingU Versus strokes gained platform inside the SwingU GPS app, Academies clients and their students are able to track and diagnose strengths & weaknesses in each individual player’s game from on-course data. Over the 2021 season, more than 65 active tour and top-tier collegiate ambassadors are using the platform to track their strokes gained and game-improvement data.
About SwingU
Headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, SwingU is a sports technology and media company focused on golf game improvement. The company owns and operates the top-rated golf game-improvement app across GPS, scorecard, statistics and instruction. SwingU Clubhouse publishes an email newsletter reaching hundreds of thousands of golfers daily. Lastly, SwingU Academies develops personalized, branded instruction & training apps and media for clubs, teachers and academies. For more company information, please visit www.swingu.com.
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