How to choose a Golf Coach

As a instructor who's given thousands of golf lessons over the last 20 years, Let me tell you that nothing is more important to your long term satisfaction with golf than taking golf lessons from a Master Golf Instructor and the improvement that includes it. I've included this list for you to be prepared to evaluate your current or future instructor.

The Traits of a Master Golf Instructor

1. You will find a program for improvement, not just single lessons. Goals will be set, and a realistic time frame given.

2. A new game abilities test will be turned into an understandable short game handicap.

3. Your equipment will likely be checked to make sure you have, at the very least, the proper lie angle, shaft length, and shaft flex.

4. The student will be given a set of basic stretches.

5. The instructor will search for physical limitations.

6. You will see an equal emphasis on the short game and the full swing.

7. Top instructors will teach golf, not just the swing. This includes the mental side, course management, speed of play, rules, and etiquette.

8. Strategies will be explained, demonstrated, and shown in an understandable manner and in bite-size pieces. Information overload will be avoided.

9. Trainees will be given drills and/or training aids which will turn these concepts into habits.

10. The instructor will use video analysis as a feedback tool. When used properly, video is a huge help in bridging the gap between fact and feel.

11. The instructor will convey a real love for the game of golf.

The golf training from a person who lives up to these traits will absolutely take your game to the next level. Forming good habits and developing skill are the keys to improvement.
The majority of us wouldn't teach our kids to swim by throwing them in the deep end of the pool and have them figure it out for themselves. How important was sending your kids for swimming lessons? I know for my kids it made all the difference. When the ability of swimming develop, kids start to gain confidence and competence. Little by little they become good swimmers. Their great outcomes was virtually guaranteed. When golf is taught as a series of Essential skills, ensuring your success is virtually guaranteed.

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