Strategies On The Lesson Tee
There are a lot of unspoken expectations when a student first comes to you for a lesson. The student sees you as the golf professional, teacher, and expert. How you use your expertise is very important in developing success for your teaching profession. Students expect that people who have developed expertise in particular areas (such as the golf swing) are, by definition, able to think effectively about problems in those areas....
What is the Best Putting Grip
It seems, since golf began some 600 years ago, players have argued whether the straight back-straight through putting stroke, preferred today by putting expert Dave Pelz, is better than the inside-square-inside stroke recommended these days by another short game guru, Stan Utley. Well, surely these arguments will go on for a long time, yet one thing will stay the same: most USGTF and WGTF members believe the Pelz type stroke works...
Summer 2008: President’s Message
The USGTF has always been a fiercely ideological entity. In other words, we have always been driven by an original idea – that being the offering of opportunity and value to people’s lives. And, our members have always seemed to follow our activities with intense and proprietary interest. This is a good thing, because over the years we have managed to create an incredible brand, in part by listening to and acting upon the ideas and...
Keeping Pace with Technology
They say you can’t buy a better game. That certainly is true to some degree. Being golf instructors, we know that instruction and practice are the keys to game improvement. But, even with all the lessons and range time in the world, if a player’s equipment doesn’t include current technology, they’re likely giving away a couple of shots a round. Let’s go through the bag and see how modern technology can help your students play better...
The Quality Of A Student’s Transition Move
No less than Ben Hogan wrote, in his book Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf, “THE HIPS INITIATE THE DOWNSWING. They are the pivotal element in the chain action. Starting them first and moving them correctly – this one action practically makes the downswing.” Unfortunately, most of our students have transition moves that can be described as less than correct. The transition move seems to come naturally to kids. This is...
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