Michael Jacobs was voted by his peers as one of the 50 Best Teachers in America by Golf Digest, and he is also one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers in America, a Golf Digest Best Young Teacher in America and Golf Digest Best Teacher in New York State. The PGA of America has recognized him as the 2012 Metropolitan Section PGA Teacher of the Year and the 2020 Professional Development Award winner for his contributions toward educating other golf professionals. Michael was also one of the keynote speakers at the 2017 PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit. 

He is the only golf instructor to have designed his own research software, which measures the forces and torques at work in a golf swing. He is the author of the Elements of the Swing, Swing Tips You Should Forget, and his latest release, The Science of the Swing. Michael has also published several academic papers with Dr. Nesbit, and is working on a comprehensive history of the golf swing.