JAACOB BOWDEN
Professional Golfer
Enjoying a Corporate Golf Outing at Arcadia Bluffs with Dom Group
July 19, 2023 20:38 Filed in: Travel
With the tee sheet fully booked at Arcadia Bluffs - Bluff Course until October, was fortunate to have a great corporate outing with Dom Group today. The views are wonderful and this part of Lake Michigan looks like the ocean.
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T-35th at the Midwest Golf & Turf Pro-Am Presented By VGM Financial
July 17, 2023 18:26 Filed in: Tournaments | Travel
Had a great time and finished T-35th at the Midwest Golf & Turf Pro-Am presented by VGM Financial at The Fortress Golf Course in Frankenmuth, Michigan with my amateur parter Steve Thom.
Thanks to Kyle Martin and The Fortress for hosting, Paul Wiltsie at Midwest Golf & Turf for sponsoring, Aaron Meyer of VGM Financial for being the presenting sponsor, and Justin Phillips at the Michigan PGA for putting on a great event.
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Thanks to Kyle Martin and The Fortress for hosting, Paul Wiltsie at Midwest Golf & Turf for sponsoring, Aaron Meyer of VGM Financial for being the presenting sponsor, and Justin Phillips at the Michigan PGA for putting on a great event.
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Reviving Detroit's Legacy: The Journey to Reclaim the 'City of Trees' Nickname
June 21, 2023 21:26 Filed in: Detroit | Miscellaneous
Many people know Detroit as the "Motor City", but Detroit was also once referred to as the "City of Trees" because of the city's extensive boulevard system and the many trees that once lined its streets and parks.
This nickname and its reputation can be traced back to the late 1800s and early 1900s.
In the late 1800s, Detroit began a significant boulevard construction effort. Under the leadership of people like Mayor Hazen S. Pingree, the city undertook extensive efforts to beautify the streets and add green spaces. Pingree, who served as mayor from 1890 to 1897, was also known for his tree-planting initiatives. He believed that trees could enhance the city's beauty and improve public health. As a result, thousands of trees were planted throughout Detroit during his tenure.
In the early 1900s, the city's broad avenues and streets were lined with trees, and its numerous parks were lush with greenery, earning it the "City of Trees" nickname.
Contributing Factors of Detroit's Tree Loss
However, between 1950 and 1980, its estimated that around 500,000 trees were lost due to a variety of factors that included:
In the early 2000s to mid 2010s, even more trees were lost due to the Emerald Ash Borer.
Reforesting the City
In recent years, however, there have been concerted efforts to reforest and rejuvenate Detroit's urban canopy. Several organizations and community groups like Greening of Detroit (founded in 1989) have engaged in tree planting events, aiming to restore the value of trees in the city.
Benefits of Trees
Benefits of trees can include:
Getting Involved in Our Neighborhood
My wife and I decided to help.
About a year ago, we went for an evening walk and jotted down on a spreadsheet on one of our smart phones the precise location for every city berm (the grassy area between the road and sidewalk) spot where we thought a tree should go, which totaled about 200 trees in the immediate blocks surrounding our home. We attempted to submit our list to be included as part of the city's "10,000 Up!" tree planting program, but were unsuccessful in being added to their planting list.
But as luck would have it, we got invited by our friends Rich and Janessa to The Greening of Detroit's Sip and Taste on August 22nd, 2022 and found out that Greening was looking for spots to plant in Southwest Detroit, but didn't know where to plant…and serendipitously, we were able to provide them with what they needed, they subsequently put our neighborhood on the Spring 2023 planting list, and we managed to get 130 new trees planted along our streets on March 23rd and 25th thanks to the assistance of various Greening staff like Jenna Johnson and Christina Ridella along with many volunteers.
As the trees bloomed and the leaves came in during spring, our neighborhood felt transformed!
It was such a success that Greening invited us to speak on behalf of our community during their Greening Bus Tour on June 21st, 2023, which I was happy to do since Jen was out of town.
We still have a number of spots to plant. We're planning on marking those spots later this summer with Greening and, hopefully, our neighborhood will then be added to their Spring 2024 planting schedule, at which point we would conceivably have 100% berm infill in Hubbard Richard.
Amazing!
This will be so great for our neighborhood and it's my hope that what we're doing can be replicated throughout the entire city in order that Detroit, once again, becomes "The City of Trees".
This nickname and its reputation can be traced back to the late 1800s and early 1900s.
In the late 1800s, Detroit began a significant boulevard construction effort. Under the leadership of people like Mayor Hazen S. Pingree, the city undertook extensive efforts to beautify the streets and add green spaces. Pingree, who served as mayor from 1890 to 1897, was also known for his tree-planting initiatives. He believed that trees could enhance the city's beauty and improve public health. As a result, thousands of trees were planted throughout Detroit during his tenure.
In the early 1900s, the city's broad avenues and streets were lined with trees, and its numerous parks were lush with greenery, earning it the "City of Trees" nickname.
Contributing Factors of Detroit's Tree Loss
However, between 1950 and 1980, its estimated that around 500,000 trees were lost due to a variety of factors that included:
- Dutch Elm Disease: In the mid-20th century, Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating tree disease, hit North America. This disease ravaged American elm trees, which were commonly used in urban landscapes across many U.S. cities, including Detroit. The disease led to the removal of thousands of trees in the city.
- Urban Development: The expansion and development of the city also meant that many trees were removed to make way for roads (Ex. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956), buildings, and other infrastructure. This is a typical story for many cities undergoing rapid growth and industrialization.
- Economic Decline and Population Loss: The latter half of the 20th century was marked by significant economic decline in Detroit, especially with the evolution of the auto industry. This shift led to population loss, abandoned properties, and reduced maintenance. Overgrown and dead trees were often not cared for, and some fell or were removed due to safety concerns.
- Lack of Replanting Efforts: A combination of dwindling city finances and other pressing priorities meant that tree replanting was not always a focus for the city.
In the early 2000s to mid 2010s, even more trees were lost due to the Emerald Ash Borer.
| Decade | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1701 | Around 100 | Detroit founded |
| 1800 | 1,650 | |
| 1810 | 2,211 | |
| 1820 | 1,422 | |
| 1830 | 2,222 | |
| 1840 | 9,102 | |
| 1850 | 21,019 | |
| 1860 | 45,619 | |
| 1870 | 79,577 | |
| 1880 | 116,340 | |
| 1890 | 205,877 | |
| 1900 | 285,704 | Ford Motor Company founded in 1903 |
| 1910 | 465,766 | |
| 1920 | 993,678 | |
| 1930 | 1,568,662 | |
| 1940 | 1,623,452 | |
| 1950 | 1,849,568 | Dutch elm disease and, all in 1956, Ford moved Admin HQ to Dearborn, the last Detroit Streets Railway streetcar was shut down and many tracks were eventually paved over, and the Federal Aid High Act passed which lead to the federal interstate system beginning to be built through Detroit |
| 1960 | 1,670,144 | Dutch elm disease, federal interstate system built through Detroit |
| 1970 | 1,514,063 | Dutch elm disease, federal interstate system built through Detroit |
| 1980 | 1,203,368 | Greening of Detroit founded in 1989 |
| 1990 | 1,027,974 | |
| 2000 | 951,270 | Emerald Ash Borer disease detected in 2002 |
| 2010 | 713,777 | Emerald Ash Borer disease |
| 2020 | 639,115 |
Reforesting the City
In recent years, however, there have been concerted efforts to reforest and rejuvenate Detroit's urban canopy. Several organizations and community groups like Greening of Detroit (founded in 1989) have engaged in tree planting events, aiming to restore the value of trees in the city.
Benefits of Trees
Benefits of trees can include:
- Improving air quality
- Regulating temperature by providing shade
- Reducing energy costs for buildings & homes
- Absorbing CO2 from the air
- Breaking rainfall to improve stormwater drainage
- Making cities quieter
- Providing habitat for wildlife
- Improving mental health
- Encouraging being outdoors
- Promoting social interaction
- Increasing safety
- Boosting community morale
- Increasing property values
- Buffering wind
Getting Involved in Our Neighborhood
My wife and I decided to help.
About a year ago, we went for an evening walk and jotted down on a spreadsheet on one of our smart phones the precise location for every city berm (the grassy area between the road and sidewalk) spot where we thought a tree should go, which totaled about 200 trees in the immediate blocks surrounding our home. We attempted to submit our list to be included as part of the city's "10,000 Up!" tree planting program, but were unsuccessful in being added to their planting list.
But as luck would have it, we got invited by our friends Rich and Janessa to The Greening of Detroit's Sip and Taste on August 22nd, 2022 and found out that Greening was looking for spots to plant in Southwest Detroit, but didn't know where to plant…and serendipitously, we were able to provide them with what they needed, they subsequently put our neighborhood on the Spring 2023 planting list, and we managed to get 130 new trees planted along our streets on March 23rd and 25th thanks to the assistance of various Greening staff like Jenna Johnson and Christina Ridella along with many volunteers.
As the trees bloomed and the leaves came in during spring, our neighborhood felt transformed!
It was such a success that Greening invited us to speak on behalf of our community during their Greening Bus Tour on June 21st, 2023, which I was happy to do since Jen was out of town.
We still have a number of spots to plant. We're planning on marking those spots later this summer with Greening and, hopefully, our neighborhood will then be added to their Spring 2024 planting schedule, at which point we would conceivably have 100% berm infill in Hubbard Richard.
Amazing!
This will be so great for our neighborhood and it's my hope that what we're doing can be replicated throughout the entire city in order that Detroit, once again, becomes "The City of Trees".
Stonebridge Financial Golf Outing at Sylvan Glen
June 16, 2023 18:08 Filed in: Tournaments
Fun to hold the trophy at the Stonebridge Cup today at Sylvan Glen Golf Course in Troy, Michigan!
Alas, our team managed a 4th place finish but we did have a lovely day together.
Thanks to Stonebridge Financial Group for hosting the event!
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Alas, our team managed a 4th place finish but we did have a lovely day together.
Thanks to Stonebridge Financial Group for hosting the event!
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5th Guest Appearance on Golf Smarter Podcast
March 28, 2023 14:33 Filed in: Golf Podcasts | Swing Man Golf | Speedgolf | YouTube | Single Length Irons | My Swing | Equipment | Golf Fitness | Podcasts | Sterling Irons
Thanks to host Fred Greene of the Golf Smarter podcast for having me on as a guest for the 5th time!
Description:
"Episode 888: Jaacob Bowden of swingmangolf.com and jaacobbowden.com was convinced that someday he would be a competitive Tour level golfer. He’s now been around the game for 20 years and his quest has brought him to the Speed Golf World Championships, World Long Drive Championships, and becoming an excellent golf instructor. In this episode we discuss his journey and how golfers at any age or skill level can increase their swing speeds which results in greater distance."
Chapter Markers:
0:00 Intro
1:31 First time we met
2:41 Making the PGA TOUR
6:27 Being a starving artist
12:50 Mindset in long drive
17:18 Losing the ego
18:47 Swing speed training
20:16 Benefit of swing speed training
25:04 How to increase swing speed
28:56 Speedgolf
31:26 What clubs do you carry in Speedgolf
34:19 Running on a golf course
38:38 Tour experience
40:47 PGA TOUR experience
43:52 Plans for 20th anniversary
47:55 Swing Man Golf
Listen to Episode 888 here:
Listen to "Speed Swing Training - Without Bulking Up Like Bryson, featuring Jaacob Bowden | #888" on Spreaker.
Watch the episode on YouTube here:
Listen to the other 4 episodes with Jaacob as a guest on Golf Smarter below:
Description:
"Episode 888: Jaacob Bowden of swingmangolf.com and jaacobbowden.com was convinced that someday he would be a competitive Tour level golfer. He’s now been around the game for 20 years and his quest has brought him to the Speed Golf World Championships, World Long Drive Championships, and becoming an excellent golf instructor. In this episode we discuss his journey and how golfers at any age or skill level can increase their swing speeds which results in greater distance."
Chapter Markers:
0:00 Intro
1:31 First time we met
2:41 Making the PGA TOUR
6:27 Being a starving artist
12:50 Mindset in long drive
17:18 Losing the ego
18:47 Swing speed training
20:16 Benefit of swing speed training
25:04 How to increase swing speed
28:56 Speedgolf
31:26 What clubs do you carry in Speedgolf
34:19 Running on a golf course
38:38 Tour experience
40:47 PGA TOUR experience
43:52 Plans for 20th anniversary
47:55 Swing Man Golf
Listen to Episode 888 here:
Watch the episode on YouTube here:
Listen to the other 4 episodes with Jaacob as a guest on Golf Smarter below:
02/06/18
11/13/12
06/05/12
12/19/09
Corporate Golf Outing With Dom Group in Spain
March 16, 2023 16:48 Filed in: Travel
Had a wonderful time in the Murcia region of Spain from March 7th to 16th for 7 days of golf with Dom Group CEO Steve Thom.
We played:
- Roda Golf - Friendly off the tee with small challenging green complexes, a nice start for a first course
- Las Colinas Golf & Country Club - A DP World Tour Qualifying Venue, extremely windy when we played
- Aguilon Golf - The driving range was unfinished, club house mediocre, pace of play slow, and course design needing some work…but it had beautiful mountain and sea views and might've been the most pretty course of the trip (see photo above)
- Saurines De La Torre Golf (3 times) - Our favorite course of the outing, will nearly always find your ball in this walkable desert style course, we both finished with our best rounds here with a 6 birdie round for me
- El Valle Golf - The best club house patio views of the trip and we both drove the green on a par 4 on this course (see photo below)
This gets me to roughly 279 golf courses played in my career around the world!
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We played:
- Roda Golf - Friendly off the tee with small challenging green complexes, a nice start for a first course
- Las Colinas Golf & Country Club - A DP World Tour Qualifying Venue, extremely windy when we played
- Aguilon Golf - The driving range was unfinished, club house mediocre, pace of play slow, and course design needing some work…but it had beautiful mountain and sea views and might've been the most pretty course of the trip (see photo above)
- Saurines De La Torre Golf (3 times) - Our favorite course of the outing, will nearly always find your ball in this walkable desert style course, we both finished with our best rounds here with a 6 birdie round for me
- El Valle Golf - The best club house patio views of the trip and we both drove the green on a par 4 on this course (see photo below)
This gets me to roughly 279 golf courses played in my career around the world!
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INVESTMENT: Starting at $20,000/day
TRAVELS FROM: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Golf Fitness Association of America - 2022 Award Winner
February 14, 2023 13:07 Filed in: Golf Fitness | Swing Man Golf
The Golf Fitness Association of America is now 2 years old and I'm honored to have been selected again as a 2-time award winner in the Off-Course category for my work in golf fitness and swing speed training.
If you're interested in increasing your swing speed, head over to Swing Man Golf and get started with one of our swing speed training programs today!
If you're interested in increasing your swing speed, head over to Swing Man Golf and get started with one of our swing speed training programs today!
47th Birthday
January 04, 2023 12:37 Filed in: Birthday
It's my 47th birthday. Thanks to everyone who reached out by phone, text, email, social media, etc.
It started out with a lox bagel, cookie, and coffee at James Oliver in Corktown, followed by some errands, a tarot session with Zoe Villegas, a natal chart and human design reading with Michelle Fedrizzi, dinner at Mumma Maria's House in West Village with my wife Jen, and a mini birthday cake at home while watching the season finale of "Welcome to Chippendales".
A fine birthday and great start to 2023!
It started out with a lox bagel, cookie, and coffee at James Oliver in Corktown, followed by some errands, a tarot session with Zoe Villegas, a natal chart and human design reading with Michelle Fedrizzi, dinner at Mumma Maria's House in West Village with my wife Jen, and a mini birthday cake at home while watching the season finale of "Welcome to Chippendales".
A fine birthday and great start to 2023!
In the Kansas City Area
December 27, 2022 12:35 Filed in: Travel
In the Kansas City area with my wife Jen from December 25th to 27th to visit friends and family.
In the St. Louis & Indianapolis Areas
November 04, 2022 16:19 Filed in: Travel
In the St. Louis, Missouri and Indianapolis, Indiana areas from October 27th to November 1st.