Golf instructor Jeff Ritter leverages Near-Time to take golf instruction online

The Internet has opened up a whole new world to golf enthusiasts, but also to golf pros, and it would be hard to find many who have taken advantage more than Jeff Ritter, who has been providing instruction at the ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe since 2000. [from 3/28/08 Arizona Republic article Many golfers looking online for lessons ]

Jeff currently operate 2 sites on Near-Time, his corporate website Jeff Ritter Golf and his subscription-based golf instruction site Golf by Design .  Capitalizing on his success, plans were just confirmed for a third site on the publishing and collaboration platform, My Golf by Design.  The new site, expected to launch in June, will allow subscribers to upload video of their golf swing and receive online lessons and consultation from Jeff.

"I've been shocked by the response," said Ritter, who also writes for two golf magazines as a result of his postings and has seen sales of his golf instruction book climb. "We have so many good instructors in the Valley, and that creates a lot of competition for instruction, so to attract clients from outside the area is a nice bonus and at the same time gives our golf community valuable exposure."