NO QUICK FIX: The Whole package
I teach skiing. I take golf lessons. I am older than dirt and have been in the industry for 50 years. A word to the younger set: As we of the older set get older, we don’t get grumpy. This may come as a shock to some who think, “Man, you-all are getting old and grumpy.” Yes, we are getting old, as you will, but grumpy is not where we are at. We know we are running out of time, so we want to get on with things and have no patience for...
HOW US GOLF THEORY HAS SPREAD TO JAPAN
In Japan, when it comes to golf, it normally means American golf. Why? The real pleasure of playing golf would be provided by the following four elements: • Long drives. • Accurate high iron shots dead to the pin. • Approach shots with exaggerated backspin • Putting techniques to hole putts on the incredible breaks of the greens. I think the Masters must be the most popular golf tournament that can provide all of these four elements....
DRILLS THAT WORK
WALK-THROUGH DRILL This drill is for golfers who tend to fall back on their back foot through impact and follow-through. Some teachers call it the “Gary Player drill.” As impact is made, the student steps forward towards the target with the back foot, “walking through” the shot. STEP DRILL This is helpful for golfers who need help with the timing of their transition. The golfer takes a normal set up, and before swinging back, places...
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The NUANCES of MATCH PLAY Competition
Stroke play is by far the most common form of competition in today’s golf world, but match play still sees its share of the action. All of the USGA’s individual amateur championships are played at match play, as well as the Accenture Match Play Championship and the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup in professional golf. Of course, the USGTF’s United States Match Play Championship’s name speaks for itself. Match play is different than stroke...
DEALING WITH THE PREMONITION OF A BAD SHOT
Have you ever stood over the ball and felt a bad shot coming on? If you’re like virtually everyone else, you have. What do you do in this situation? The obvious solution would be to back off and start our routine over. Yet, almost no one does this. Instead, we try to avoid the shot our mind is focused on. If we feel a hook coming, we may try to hold off our release. If we feel a fat shot coming, we may try to feel like we’re hitting...
Current Trends in Coaching Teaching Golf w Golf Teaching
It goes without saying that golf teaching is constantly evolving. From the fi rst teachers who simply demonstrated to their students what to do, to today’s instructors who have high-tech computers, training aids, and launch monitors, teaching has certainly progressed exponentially from its humble beginnings. One trend that has become more prevalent at the tour levels is for players to have different coaches for different aspects...
Letter to the Editor: Sharing educational skills and customer service skills in the world of golf.
I wanted to comment on the class I just completed with Mr. Bill Rice in Las Vegas. I must say, I have been to many golf schools around the country from Golf Digest to some of the most well-known names at the highest level in the industry. Simply, I learned more in 10 minutes from Mr. Rice than I did in many years as a student in these other schools. With that said, let me preface what I’m about to say as valid and factual. I...
Letter to the Editor: Certification Course = Great Time for Friends from Norway!
Certification Course = Great Time for Friends from Norway! We had the joy and great experience of attending the USGTF Level III course in Fort Pierce, Florida with Bob Wyatt. We had a fantastic week, learned a lot, and we are bringing many good ideas back to our club in Norway. This club is operating differently than most courses in Norway, and probably there is nothing like it anywere. We have, for the last couple of years, really...
News From Trinidad & Tobago
USGTF Level IV member Ricky Campbell recently had the opportunity to meet with 4-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson in Trinidad & Tobago. Johnson was in the country along with his director of performance, Lance Walker, to assist coaches of all disciplines to help their athletes reach their goals and achieve new levels of performance. According to Campbell, some of the most valued advice from Johnson and Walker involved...
Organizing and Directing the United States Golf Teachers Cup®
Imagine getting the following phone call: “Our tournament is the national championship event of the USGTF, and we expect over 100 players. The dates we are looking at are Monday and Tuesday, October 7th and 8th. We need 10-minute intervals off the tee with a double-tee start, with the fi rst tee time 30 minutes after sunrise. We need to set aside time in the afternoon for a playoff if necessary. We also need the course to be...
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