RYP Academy · Edina, Minnesota
Mind.
Body.
Swing.
Based on science, community, and accountability.
SEASON BEGINS NOVEMBER 3 · ENROLLMENT OPEN
Swing
The template is the book. Mechanics built from The Golf Textbook — the five-step swing change, reverse-chained, judged on the pattern rather than the ball.
Hover, tap or arrow-key through all three
Sign-up is open in the member portal. Booking opens Saturday, October 10.
The method
We teach by the book.
One written curriculum, not six coaches’ opinions. The five-step swing change, reverse-chained, judged on the pattern rather than the ball.
The results · past ten years
Success leaves clues.
- 52Minnesota titles
- 13MGA Players of the Year
- 11players, 2017–2026
Playing professionals coached by Luke
- Caleb VanArragonKorn Ferry Tour
- Muzzy Donohue
- Andrew Boemer
- Isabelle Lynch
- 20265
- Kathryn VanArragon Women’s Player of the Year
- Kathryn VanArragon Women’s State Amateur
- Kathryn VanArragon MGA Women’s Amateur Match Play
- Kathryn VanArragon MGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with Emma Welch
- Muzzy Donohue Men’s State Open
- 20257
- Kathryn VanArragon Women’s Player of the Year
- Kathryn VanArragon MGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with Emma Welch
- Emma Davies Women’s State Amateur
- Sam Udovich Junior boys Player of the Year
- Sam Udovich High school state championship (AAA)
- Ava Hanneman State Junior Girls’ Championship
- Ava Hanneman High school state championship (AAA)
- 20246
- Amelia Morton Junior girls Player of the Year
- Amelia Morton State Junior Girls’ Championship
- Jordana Windhorst-Knudsen Girls’ Junior PGA Championship
- Jordana Windhorst-Knudsen ‘Sota Series Tournament of Champions
- Jordana Windhorst-Knudsen High school state championship (AA)
- Caleb VanArragon Twin Cities Open
- 202312
- Kathryn VanArragon Women’s Player of the Year
- Kathryn VanArragon Junior girls Player of the Year
- Kathryn VanArragon Women’s State Amateur
- Kathryn VanArragon Women’s State Open
- Kathryn VanArragon Girls’ Junior PGA Championship
- Caleb VanArragon Men’s Player of the Year
- Caleb VanArragon Men’s State Amateur
- Caleb VanArragon Men’s State Open (a)
- Caleb & Kathryn VanArragon MGA Mixed Amateur Team
- Brock Winter MGA Players’ Championship
- Sam Udovich Boys’ Junior PGA Championship
- Emma Davies MGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with Katie Foley
- 20226
- Kathryn VanArragon Junior girls Player of the Year
- Kathryn VanArragon Girls’ Junior PGA Championship
- Kathryn VanArragon High school state championship (AAA)
- Caleb VanArragon Men’s Player of the Year
- Betsy Kelly Women’s State Open
- Sam Udovich High school state championship (AA)
- 20215
- Sam Baker Junior boys Player of the Year
- Sam Baker High school state championship (AA)
- Kathryn VanArragon Girls’ Junior PGA Championship
- Caleb VanArragon Twin Cities Championship
- Betsy Kelly Women’s State Open
- 20204
- Kathryn VanArragon Junior girls Player of the Year
- Kathryn VanArragon Women’s State Open
- Kathryn VanArragon Twin Cities Junior Championship
- Sam Baker Boys’ Junior PGA Championship
- 20193
- Kathryn VanArragon Junior girls Player of the Year
- Kathryn VanArragon Women’s State Amateur
- Brock Winter High school state championship (AAA)
- 20183
- Caleb VanArragon Junior boys Player of the Year
- Caleb VanArragon State Junior Boys’ Championship
- Kathryn VanArragon High school state championship (AAA)
- 20171
- Caleb VanArragon Boys’ Junior PGA Championship
52 championships · 2017–2026 · 13 Player of the Year · 6 State Opens · 5 State Amateurs · 7 Junior PGA Championships · 8 high school state titles · 13 other MGA and Twin Cities titles · (a) won as an amateur. Verified against the MGA tournament record.
Why this is different
Holistic Approach
Our highest priority is healthy athletes: physically, mentally, and emotionally. We believe daily habits and structured training within a supportive community are the best way to achieve this.
- 01 Mind
Our first priority is making golf a healthy and fun activity for every golfer. This includes a supportive environment and community whose priority is enriching the experience for all participants. - 02 Body
Our fitness program is developmentally appropriate and designed to produce speed and explosiveness, but most importantly, physical health. We take very seriously the biomechanics to ensure low rates of injury, specifically in regard to back injuries, which are nearing epidemic levels for junior golfers nationally. - 03 Swing
Our methods for building golf swings are specific, replicable, and groundbreaking. We use video feedback with Parallax and manage attentional load to ensure the changes that need to happen over the winter happen rapidly and safely.
The Commitment Contract
Your job is to parent. Ours is to make sure the work happens.
You should not be the one nagging your kid about practice. That is our job, and we take it seriously enough to put it in writing.
Every athlete signs a contract choosing their own daily commitment — 20, 45 or 90 minutes a day. That covers everything: time with us in the building and the work they do on their own. They pick the number. We hold them to it.
What you need at home
Room to swing a wedge.
A corner of a garage or a basement. That is the whole list. No net, no simulator, no equipment to buy.
- We teach them howWe coach the at-home work. They learn exactly what to do in that space and why.
- We check that it happenedSwings come in between sessions. If the work stops, we know, and we are the ones who follow up.
- They choose the number20, 45 or 90. An athlete who picks their own standard defends it.
20 / 45 / 90 min × 5 days
90 days free for every student
Learn faster with better feedback.
Parallax watches the session. It finds each swing on its own using computer vision — no sensors, no markers, nobody standing there tapping record — and the replay is on screen seconds after the follow-through. Every student gets a 90-day license for free. Parallax becomes the portal for training with coaches at home. The learning flow here ensures each student owns their swing and the critical mechanics that bring consistency.
It captures 22,356 data points per swing, so when a coach says the trail hip moved, there is a number behind it rather than an opinion.
- Instant replayEvery swing plays back within seconds, on any device in the bay.
- KinematicsSpine angle, rotation stability, weight transfer and hand path, measured.
- Fault IDEarly extension and other faults flagged with color-coded feedback.
- ComparisonAny two swings side by side, automatically synchronized.
- BenchmarksThe player’s numbers against elite reference ranges.
- ProgressThe same metrics tracked across a season.
What a membership includes
Everything a serious junior needs, in one program.
Swing, body and mind have to move together, so they are in one membership. One token books a training block, a Tour event, or a session with Phil or Yannick.
Small-group coaching
Led by the academy staff, capped so every player is seen.
Parallax™ AI video analysis
Our own swing-analysis software. Every student gets a 90-day license free.
Tournament preparation
Saturday Tour events, on-course strategy, and a plan for the week of.
Mental performance
Seminars and frameworks from a dedicated mental performance coach.
The staff
Specialists, not generalists.
Most junior programs give you one coach who covers everything. We split the problem three ways — mechanics, body, mind — and keep one plan across all three.
Founder · Motor learning
Dr. Luke Benoit
PhD in motor learning, PGA. The architect of the RYP system.
Swing coaches
Jenn, Blaize, Noah, Teddy, Kathryn & Brock
Six coaches on technique and video, so the training blocks stay small. Meet them.
Director of Performance and Fitness
Phil Herder, M.S.
Golf-specific fitness and athletic development. Runs the strength and speed work.
Mental performance
Yannick Artigolle
Certified Mental Performance Consultant with an M.S. in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. Four years of Division I golf at Northwestern.
Academy director
Makel Mackbee
Runs the academy day to day and holds the standard — the structure every player trains inside.
Next step
Start with a 15‑minute call.
We would rather tell you honestly that this isn’t the right fit than take your money for a season that won’t work. Fifteen minutes, no pressure — we will tell you where your player is and whether the academy is the right next move.