TEACHING REMEDIES Giving Your Students the Right Dose
As any doctor knows, the right dosage of medicine can be a cure, whereas an overdose can kill, or lessen a patient’s ability to recover. Teaching golf is certainly less dramatic, but can be very similar. While working at a private club a few years ago, I recall hearing some of the members’ comments regarding their recent experiences with a golf school that they had just attended. Surprisingly, most of the comments were negative in...
GOLF LESSONS FROM A Student’s Point of View
At this stage in your professional development, you’ve probably read interesting articles and educational materials about the finer points of teaching – all written by illustrious colleagues. But, have you ever gotten the skinny on quality golf lessons from a student’s perspective? After all, as the recipients of your insights and advice, we students should be in a fairly good position to let you know what works and what doesn’t,...
The importance of the first lesson
We stress at the USGTF certification courses that the most important part of giving lessons is for the students to enjoy themselves. Your quality of instruction might be great, but if your students did not have an enjoyable learning experience, they likely will not return. Not only are they likely not to return for lessons, it is entirely conceivable that they might not return to the game itself. That’s why a successful first lesson...
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