Waltham, MA (October 16, 2017)-Tour Pro Tech, LLC today announced the appointment of Michael J. Collins as Chief Executive Officer. Michael is charged with building sales and brand recognition and bringing the company’s business with revolutionary golf training aid, PowerPlane®, to a new level. Michael brings 30+ years of experience in management, marketing and sales from across multiple industries including consumer goods, technology, online advertising and video broadcasting.
Michael has led sales teams for world class brands including Nike and Converse. His sales leadership has helped to launch successful new start-up businesses, including Adnetik.com, and Sponsorship Ad business for Experience.com, both online digital platforms. Michael comes to Tour Pro Tech direct from leading corporate sales development for VideoLink LLC, where he worked with some of the largest global brands including Ernst & Young, Nationwide and United Health Group. Michael’s humble beginnings included caddying at The Country Club in Brookline, MA, as a young man, where his lifetime passion and love for golf was ignited. He is a current member of Easton Country Club, Easton, MA.
“PowerPlane is the most effective training device in the industry for correcting incorrect swing position. I’ve yet to see another tool that compares in training the correct muscle memory of a swing,” said Collins. “I am very much looking forward to making this incredible tool mainstream. PowerPlane will help anyone lower their handicap in short order, and enjoy the game of golf with just a few minor adjustments that they can “train themselves” to make. The product is a real confidence booster, which helps with every aspect of the game,” Collins added.
The company will continue to be advised by a Board of Instructors, and guided by co-founder Tim Tierney, award-winning PGA Professional, and technology entrepreneur, Rich Kosowsky.
About PowerPlane®
Tour Pro Tech’s PowerPlane is a revolutionary new golf training device that is incredibly simple to use and provides immediate, game-changing results. It puts golfers in the correct position to hit longer drives, pure their irons, pitch and chip on target, and putt like the pros.
PowerPlane is founded on a simple concept advanced by the legendary Ken Venturi: Golfers don’t get out of swing, they get out of position. Venturi mentored Tim Tierney, our co-founder and a PGA teaching professional for more than 20 years, and he gave Tim this important insight.
“Every tour pro and elite amateur have one thing in common: their head stays within a defined area from address to impact,” says Tierney. “Simply stated, the head teaches the body to stay in position. PowerPlane uses high precision ultrasonics and patent-pending technology to help all golfers do the same.”
PowerPlane sits on the ground and monitors head movement in real-time using a small sensor attached to a golfer’s hat. It sets vertical planes in precise locations based on their position at address and provides instant auditory feedback if they move out of position until impact. Golfers take actual swings at real golf balls with no restrictions or restraints.
“If you’re out of position in the golf swing, you really don’t have a chance,” states Tierney. “Even worse, you’re building incorrect muscle memory that will never let you reach your true potential. PowerPlane solves that problem.”
PowerPlane is also incredibly versatile helping golfers hit the sweet spot with drivers, irons, wedges and the putter. To do this, the product operates in four modes:
1. Swing Mode is the place to start for full swings and drives. If you move forward or backward through either plane, you know immediately when you hear a beep.
2. Pro Swing Mode tightens the planes, allowing for less movement off the ball to keep you centered, resulting in crisper contact.
3. Chip & Pitch Mode helps your short game. A tight back plane prevents you from falling back, forcing solid contact.
4. Putt Mode sets a tight front plane, forcing a steady head and body while preventing peeking.
PowerPlane retails for $189.00 and comes with a 30-day money back guarantee. For more information, visit powerplane.net or call (781) 728-5400.
About Tour Pro Tech, LLC
Tour Pro Tech, LLC was founded by award-winning PGA professional, Tim Tierney, and technology entrepreneur Rich Kosowsky.
Tierney, the teaching professional at Grey Oaks in Naples, Florida and Weston Golf Club in Weston, Massachusetts, is a respected instructor who was twice named the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year by the New England PGA and has more than 20 years of teaching experience. He was mentored by the legendary Ken Venturi who taught him that “Golfers don’t get out of swing, they get out of position.” This simple concept is the basis for PowerPlane, the company’s first product.
Tierney explained the concept to Rich Kosowsky, a golf enthusiast and MIT engineer. Kosowsky then created a device that utilizes high precision ultrasonics and patent-pending technology to monitor head movement in real-time using a small sensor attached to a golfer’s hat. Kosowsky’s background includes 30-plus years of management, technology development and financing expertise from successful companies such as Qualcomm, the wireless technology leader, and Four11 (Yahoo). He has founded and run numerous early-stage technology companies and has been mentoring start-ups for more than 14 years at MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service. Kosowsky holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from MIT and an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School.
Contact:
Tour Pro Tech, LLC
(781) 728-5400 x 105
Bryan Gillis bgillis@tourprotech.com
