My Introduction to Golf: Farrell Evans
October 20, 2016
In the early 1980s, I found my dad's old set of Walter Hagen irons in our barn. This was my first set of clubs.
Student Spotlight: Triniim Jones
October 17, 2016
Each month we are interviewing one of the young men in our after school program. This month we meet Triniim Jones. Tell us about your family and other important people in your life. I live with both of my parents in Harlem, and I have four siblings (1 sister, 15; 3 brothers, 29, 22, 9). […]
Staff Spotlight: Veeshan Narinesingh, STEM Program Co-Leader
October 17, 2016
Veeshan Narinesingh, a native of the Bronx, is the STEM Program Co-Leader and a Ph.D. student in physics at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Foundation Students Run Putting Booth at Google Geek Street Fair
October 14, 2016
The young men in our after school program work daily at the intersection of golf and science. On Thursday, they took their knowledge to the Google Geek Street Fair in Union Square Park.
For More Distance, Check Your Attack Angle on TrackMan
October 06, 2016
Our TrackMan simulators analyze 26 different data points for every golf swing they record. Most players have a laser focus on the total yards, but the attack angle box is much more instructive.
Measuring 117th Street, One ‘Alejandro Foot’ at a Time
October 04, 2016
How would you measure the length of a New York City block? This question led our students to an experiment that drove home one of most fundamental concepts in all of physics: displacement.
Sign Up for Our Corporate Challenge!
September 28, 2016
Our Corporate Challenge golf league will be a great way to bond with your colleagues and keep your game sharp through the cold months.
Character Day Brings Insight and Resolve
September 23, 2016
Our after-school students tackled some tough questions on Thursday for Character Day 2016, a global initiative devoted to helping young people talk about and understand character.
After School Students Focus on Philanthropy
September 19, 2016
In "Philanthropy 101," our young men are learning how and why people give to others, and how they can make a real difference in the world.
Student Spotlight: Zion Smith
September 12, 2016
This month we meet Zion Smith, a 15-year-old from Harlem who loves science, golf, football and trigonometry.
Staff Spotlight: Herbert Brown, STEM Co-Leader
September 11, 2016
Herbert Brown joined our Foundation as STEM Program Co-Leader in September after several years as a Physics instructor at Hampton (Va.) University. He recently fielded some questions from Executive Director and Co-Founder Farrell Evans.
To Hit Key Swing Positions, Think Like a Quarterback
September 10, 2016
Many of our young men are also football fans, so I started thinking about similarities between golf and football. For this lesson, I focus on the quarterback.