Jackson Newsum
Hello! My name is Jackson Newsum and I have been a golfer since the first day I can remember. My childhood was always wrapped around sports, however I always had a natural talent for golf. But, there was a bit of a problem. I didn't like the lack of physical activity and didn’t enjoy the pressure. As I went into middle school, I decided to quit golf in pursuit of playing basketball. These were sad times for me and my dad who used to love to play all the time. The good news is that my game was shortly was revived when I decided to give high school golf a shot for fun.
As I developed paying basketball and golf together, I decided I liked the mental challenge and peace of mind better with golf, so I quit the sport that I quit golf for just to go back to golf! I wanted something to do with helping the industry, so I quickly chose to attend Penn State for its Professional Golf Management Program. I ended up enjoying this a lot... in the beginning. I soon found out that the career options for helping the golf industry were incredibly limiting and soon found myself out of the program due to lack of motivation. Now, I have this incredible talent used for nothing but to access a piece of mind while at the range or going out with friends on the course.
This opportunity at Curated has given me true freedom to make a change within the industry by helping customers make informed decisions on the clubs they are buying online. I have done my thorough research on the technology behind each brand's head, face and shaft options, and will give my honest opinions about each brand's technology. However, I also realize that some of the technology in one club may benefit a high handicapper while hurting a low handicapper or vise versa, so thoroughly knowing the extent to what a company is "really" marketing is extremely important, and I'm glad to say that I was absolutely OBSESSED with club and shaft research while I was in high school bored out of my mind in class. I have years worth of educating myself through club/shaft review articles and videos, and am excited to apply my research to help any customer out there!
