The Sooner Golf Academy
Professional Instruction and State-of-the-Art Clubfitting 

Announcing the USGA Bring your Junior to the Range in July Program:

Every Thursday night in July from 5:00pm-9:00pm the golf professionals of the Sooner Golf Academy would like to invite parents to bring your junior golfers 
to the practice facility to receive free clubfitting and instruction. 
Call the golf shop for more details!

Clubfitting Services and Technology:

Zelocity™

The Sooner Golf Academy at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club employs the use of the Zelocity™ PureLaunch system for fittings. Zelocity™ is the golf industry's only true ball velocity measuring device. Zelocity™ uses Doppler radar to emit radar pulses which creates a radar field. As the golf ball travels through the radar field, it bounces impulses back to the monitor, which measures the ball's actual velocity, spin, and launch angle. Zelocity™ does not calculate measurements by comparing to pre-stored data like other devices do.  

Fitting Carts

The TaylorMade SelectFit System allows us to quickly and easily experiment with different shafts and head combinations without sacrificing feel or performance of the golf club. 

The TaylorMade SelectFit System cart utilizes 15 driver heads of various lofts (from 8.5° to 13.5°) and models. Along with the heads the cart offers 17 driver shafts of varying lengths, flexes and kickpoints. These combinations, coupled with TaylorMade's Movable Weight Technology, offer over 63,000 possible driver combinations to ensure you get the perfect fit.
 

Also in the system are 18 different iron heads of various models and lie angles that range from 4° flat to 4° upright, 17 shafts of varying lengths, flexes and materials (both steel and graphite) that all add up to offer 258 possible combinations. 

Callaway Golf OptiFit System

There are now 15 FT-5 clubheads and nine HyperX driver clubheads to go along with 29 shaft options from the most-respected and most sought-after shaft manufacturers in the marketplace, including Aldila, Fujikura, Grafalloy, UST and Mitsubishi Rayon. That means you have 696 total driver configurations to choose from in drivers. Each shaft may be interchanged with any club head so you will have no doubt as to how a particular shaft and head will perform for your unique swing.

In addition, there are 23 irons heads and 27 shafts for a total of 621 iron configurations. Choose from stock and custom shafts available in varying lengths and flexes, as well as iron heads in a variety of lie angles. 

Lessons and Instruction:

Sooner Golf Academy Staff and Rates:

Rodney Young, PGA Director of Golf
Johnny Johnson, Head PGA Professional
Sebastien Courtois, Assistant Golf Professional  ($50/hour non-video, $70/hour video)
Lance Maxwell, Assistant Golf Professional        ($50/hour non-video, $70/hour video)
Tyler Woodward, Assistant Golf Professional      ($50/hour non-video, $70/hour video)

Video lessons at the Sooner Golf Academy employ the use of the V1 Pro Golf Instruction and Swing Analysis software.