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For the student, I have developed the ‘5-I’ approach for enhancing their experience with golf.

• Initiate a relationship.
  • This step is two-fold.  First, it puts the student at ease and let’s them know I have a genuine interest in their progress.  Second, forming a relationship sets an ongoing tone, rather than having a ‘band-aid’ session. ‘Coaching’ can take place rather than just ‘teaching’.  Goals can be discussed, a program can be put in place, and routine supervised practice can occur just like in other sports.
• Identify the student’s learning type.
  • As a coach, I must figure out if the student favors a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learning style.  Members who learn better visually may react better to video analysis or demonstrations.  Auditory learners will retain more by listening to my interpretation of what might need to improve in their game.  Kinesthetic learners, or members who learn by doing, may enjoy many of my swing aids and drills that allow them to feel the changes.
• Improve versus fix
  • I urge members to embrace a mentality of ‘improvement’ versus ‘fixing’ their golf motion.  Players will enjoy the game more once their perspective of golf is that of a journey, rather than trying to reach a certain point.  I believe whole-heartedly that players are never doing anything ‘wrong’; they are simply doing something that they could improve.  This difference in perspective can completely change a member’s level of enjoyment for the game.
• Implement change
  • The player is made aware of what could be changed and improved in this step.  As a coach, I must refer back to what I gathered of their learning style and offer them appropriate methods of attack.
• Invite back for practice
  • Similar to other sports, in this phase of instruction I invite the player back for practice.  Most likely, nothing new will be introduced, but I present an opportunity to practice with supervision just like any sport requires that its competitors do.

Experience

Studied under:

– Martin Hall, PGA National Teacher of the Year and host of Golf Channel’s ‘School of Golf’

– Warren Bottke, 5 time Florida PGA Teacher of the Year

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