World Golf Teachers Treated Royally In China
Neil Diamond bellowed that, from around the world, they’re coming to America. However, on this day, professionals from the World Golf Teachers Federation were coming to China. As Geoff Bryant, who began it all in 1989, observed the gathering of men and women from fourteen countries, I asked if he ever envisioned that it would come to this. “Never in my wildest dreams,” he replied. I could only imagine his jubilation in seeing...
China Runs Away With Team Competition
Sometimes, playing at home brings added pressures that cause the locals to fold. In the case of Team China at the 11th playing of the biennial World Golf Teachers Cup, not only did they shake off whatever pressure might have been present, they fed off it, romping to a 39-shot victory over runner-up Canada at Sun Island Resort Golf Club in Shanghai, China, this past October. The team of Li Fang Yie, Guo Bin Yu, Zhi Xue Li, Wen Fang...
USGTF Teaching Pros Share Insights: What I Have Learned from My Students
“Inever let my schooling interfere with my education,” Mark Twain said. Observations expressed by America’s most renowned humorist over 100 years ago still ring true today. Twain, an astute interpreter of human nature, had a way of illuminating life through genial satire. Golf teaching professionals worldwide, in their quest to share their skills and knowledge, affi rm Twain’s assertion as they invariably discover that their own...
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Adam Andrews Every certification course that I am fortunate enough to be a part of brings with it unique and unprecedented events. The certification course I conducted at Indian Hills Golf Course in Fort Pierce, Florida, this past year certainly proved to be a case of the unprecedented. All who attended did well in the course, but one young man stood out among the rest by the name of Adam Andrews. Originally from the United Kingdom,...
Helping Athletes Assess Their Mental Skills
Editor’s note: This is an article written for athletes in any sport in general, and the principles especially apply to golf, perhaps the most mental game of all. Introduction During those times when you and your athletes reflect on what they need to do to improve their overall performances, remember that it’s not only what they do physically that matters, but it’s what they do mentally that matters more. It is during these periods of...
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