What is the Moe Norman Golf Academy?
The Moe Norman Golf Academy is a not-for-profit cyber-academy dedicated to teaching the game of golf and building a community around its enjoyment. By promoting the fundamentals of the Single Plane Swing method, as played by the legendary Moe Norman, we want to remove the “difficulty perception” that serves as a barrier to entry to golf and to grow the sport as enjoyable recreation.
Why the "Moe Norman Golf Academy" instead of the "Single Plane Swing Academy"?
We want to honor the legacy of Moe Norman through the name of our academy. Moe represents intuitive genius, perseverance, tolerance, honesty and generosity. Without his performances it is doubtful that the world would have ever realized how simple a golf swing could be. Because of his example, many more people will and do enjoy the game; that is worthy of building an Academy with his namesake.
Do you teach Moe Norman’s golf swing?
We teach a Single Plane Swing method. This method was expressed brilliantly by Moe Norman. Our method is based on the club mechanics of a swing on a single plane. The same mechanics as used by machines built by engineers used to test golf equipment, like True Temper Sports’ Iron Byron. Moe Norman, to date, came closest to emulating this ideal mechanical advantage of a machine. We look to his swing to gain insight about how the human body may work best to achieve these club mechanics. Experience has shown us that the body mechanics of individual golfers are quite varied; therefore, we only use Moe as an example as it applies appropriately per individual. It is our theory that because it is the club that hits the ball, the club mechanics are the true and perfect model. We strive to guide our students to the club mechanics that best fit their body style and come closest to Single Plane club mechanics.