I have seen Lead hit balls on one of his videos. His swing may produce acceptable shots; I never saw the results. I can tell you, however, that his swing is not attractive to look at. It is a very stiff action like he is thinking his way through the movement step by step.
As far as "top instructors who can play," I would have to go with Rick Smith and Jim McLean. Both have nice swings. Also, Flick's head instructor, Mike Malaska, has a very pretty swing. I'm not sure how he plays and scores, but his swing is nice.
I would say most pros had good games at one time and I would also say that they all enjoy trying to help people and genuinly believe what they are doing is correct. You don't get into the instruction business for the money because there usually isn't much...or at least nobody I've met has.
The best playing pros probably aren't "top" teachers. There was a pro in Lexington, Kentucky (where I live) named Buddy Harston. I never took any lessons from him, but a friend of mine did. Honestly, I can't even tell you what he taught. Manzella may be able to tell you. Harston isn't the greatest player ever, but he had some success at the professional level and is currently trying to play full time on the Champions Tour. There are plenty of those types of guys out there.
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