Feel vs. Position: A Teaching Battle

                  My general feeling on instruction is that if a student has a decent base of a swing and I can work with them to improve on that swing, I will do that.  It’s difficult sometimes to do anything more...

Range Rat

            One of the nice, unexpected benefit of my new job as a teaching professional is that I actually practice quite a bit.  Many of you might be saying, “You’re a golf pro, of course all you do is play golf!”, but...

The First Month

            So here we are on April 18, and I am now one month into my new job as a full time teacher. It’s been a lot of fun so far, and the amount of lessons I have given has been above my expectations for the first month.  In all...

The Real Scoop

                As I reflect on the lessons I give, it is really incredible to me how many revolve around a common problem: the tendency for students to “flip” or “scoop” the club through impact.  Whether...

Wounded Warriors

                    This past week I took a day off from teaching to go to Ft. Belvoir, an Army base in Virginia, to attend a class with other PGA and LPGA Professionals on how to work with Wounded Warriors. The class...

A Need for Speed

              You know the line… 1986’s hit movie “Top Gun”… Maverick to Goose:” I feel a need… a need… for speed!” Forgive the corny movie reference, but that line has a place in...