Mike Dickson

Please indicate past awards won/recognitions:
PGA Section Teacher of the Year, Golf Magazine Top 100, Golf Digest Best in State

Other awards won (if provided):
Callway Regional Fitter of the Year, Ping National Fitter of the Year, Edel Golf Fitter of the Year

Total number of individual lessons given per year:
Male: 900
Female: 600
Junior: 1000

Total number of individual clinics given per year:
15

Please indicate any Growth of the Game initiatives your facility/academy has launched over the past year (please give specifics on such programs):
I want to give golfers at all levels the opportunity to play better golf. I offer Give Golf a Try clinics for beginner golfers who are usually hesitant to sign up for individual lessons. These classes teach entry-level golf fundamentals, including full swing, short game, and putting. They typically flow into a level 2 class that gets more in-depth with the swing on each topic and gets them on the course.

I ran a high-level junior program every Friday that involved range sessions, on-course sessions, and video maintenance on CoachNow. This program involved over 24 juniors through the season and averaged a loss of 8.3 strokes over the season. We will be running the program through the winter at an amazing indoor center in Springfield, VA. This program is geared towards high-level juniors and will be invite-only.

I ran junior golf camps for entry-level golfers, intermediate golfers, and high-level juniors. In 3 golf camps, I had over 60 juniors attend. These camps provided junior golfers with key fundamentals, drills, and games for continual development and on-course exposure every day. The goal of these junior camps are to be the entry level of my funnel for juniors to feed into year-round programming

I run winter programming in the grill area to promote year-round coaching to benefit all my students. I use the entire grill space that closes for the winter. I create a learning space with a 10×13 foot simulator and an indoor putting area with SAM Putt Lab. I have over 60 participants in the winter program.

I was contracted by a company called International Sports Management that runs concierge services to many PGA Tour events and other high-level sports events like NCAA March Madness and the NFL Super Bowl. These events provided me with exposure to golfers around the country from North Carolina to California. At these events, I provided short 10-15 minute video lessons and drills for the golfers to work on and the opportunity to attend golf schools and work remotely with GolfLive App.

I started running Clear and Simple Golf Schools at Little Bennett. These were 2-3 day golf schools that covered full-swing technique, short game, and on-course coaching. Many of these participants came from my travels with a concierge company that took me to 4 PGA Tour events in 2026, including the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Truist Championship, the U.S. Open at Shinnecock, and the BMW Championship at Bellerive. I taught over 1000 individuals at these events. I had more than 20 students attend the schools, and over a dozen golfers engage.

This past winter, I joined the team at GolfLive App, which provides a free online platform for instruction and webinars. I ran a 1-hour-a-week webinar for 11 weeks, working on every aspect of the game of golf. The foundation of my philosophy is based on BioSwing Dynamics, Wright Balance, and The Golfing Machine to provide every golfer with a simple prescription of what their swing type may be and the blueprint for that swing pattern. I averaged over 50 users watching the stream live and over 1000 views for each webinar.

I have a passion for helping golfers improve their game and coaches to teach better and get faster results. I am launching my second training company called iN-2-iT Golf, where we are utilizing information from all of my mentors to help golfers discover their true swing and get results faster. LagMaster Sports was the first training aid company I launched in 2023. The goal of iN-2-iT Golf is not just to create training aids, but to provide a platform where golfers can learn more about the swing and how to play better golf. We will also run an Instructor certification for iN-2-iT Golf to help teachers become better coaches.

With my new company iN-2-iT Golf, I am going to be partnering with AiSensor and Terry Hasimoto (creator of BodiTrak) to be the Retail supplier for his new affordable pressure mat. The goal is to get pressure technology to the average golfer and even most teachers who couldn’t afford to purchase $10k+ pressure plates. Changing how people can learn golf and change their swings with a component of the swing no one can just see is going to be a game changer for the entire golf industry.

Please share any programming you have made to keep your customers & students engaged:
Using the GolfLive app allows me to expand my reach beyond local students. I will be running another hourly 12-week webinar covering all aspects of the game and swing. All of these webinars are free, and anyone can access them on the GolfLive App or my YouTube channel.

I have run coaching programs based on Will Robins' concepts and The Scoring Method since 2014. These programs provide year-round coaching, not just a couple of clinics. These programs create a repeatable structure that helps students keep growing and stay accountable for working and practicing when they're away from the group. I find that these programs are massively successful with juniors in getting lasting results.

Using CoachNow for all my lessons lets anyone video their own swing and see how they are improving. They can also contact me by text or in the app if they have questions about practice or drills.