Business Results in Golf Management
Golf is a powerful business and social tool. The interest in integrating one’s golf skills in business and one’s business skills in golf has grown significantly in recent years. There is a reciprocal relationship. If you can improve your productivity on the golf course, it’s going to help your business and, likewise, if you can improve your productivity in business, it’s going to help your golf game. Any careerminded individual who...
Teaching with the New Ball Flight Laws
In the Winter 2010 issue of Golf Teaching Pro, the article “Ball Flight Laws: A Scientific Approach” was printed on pages 26-27. The article dealt with the fact that traditional understanding of why the ball does what it does is flawed. Even today, most golfers and teachers are under the impression that the clubhead path determines a ball’s initial direction, regardless of clubface orientation. Recently, research by TrackMan™ and...
Well Intended Over Teaching
We have all been guilty of well-intentioned overteaching at one time or another. Information overload can be a bearer of misery and heartache for teacher and student alike. Over-teaching will bring on poor performance as easily as bad information. So, be aware of your dosage of medicine for the “cure” you are giving your students. In an effort to zealously help a student, a well-intentioned instructor can easily render a student...
Golf’s “Accordion” Effect
Have you ever noticed that, in a large-field tournament, the groups that go out first play faster than the groups that go out last? I certainly have. From the major tours to our US and World Golf Teachers Cups to junior events, this phenomenon is almost universal. Is there a reason for this? I’ve often referred to this stretching out of the field as the “accordion” effect, where the gaps between groups seem to get larger, not only as...
All About Teaching the Chip Shot
As with most aspects of teaching golf, unfortunately there seems to be disagreement among teachers about how to teach chipping. For example, some advocate using a wristy method while others say use no wrists; some teachers believe in using most clubs in the bag for chipping while others say use only one or two. The fact is that there is merit behind most beliefs. It is up to us to know the pros and cons of each method and when...
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