HARTFORD – SwingU, the golf technology and media company, announced today that Mike Berning, Director of Instruction at Marietta Country Club & owner of Mike Berning Golf Academy in Kennesaw, Georgia, has partnered with SwingU Academies to build and launch his branded instruction app and email newsletter.
Mike has been in the golf industry for nearly three decades, having made stops at prestigious clubs such as the Atlanta Country Club (Marietta, Georgia) and the Santa Fe Country Club (Santa Fe, New Mexico). Mike also spent two years as the Director of Golf at the Professional Golfers Career College where he helped develop the future of golf instruction by teaching more than 400 students the finer points of the golf swing.
Currently, Mike teaches all ranges of students from beginners to Tour professionals out of his academy at Marietta Country Club. Through his youth development program and adult clinics, Mike has helped countless golfers improve their games.
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.
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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Chris Chaney
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