Comments on: 5 Things I’ve Noticed That Are Changing About Golf Coaching

By: Stan Moore

Stan Moore — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:56:05 +0000

Information is necessary to improve as a teacher. However, knowing how to use that information is the key to getting results for your students.
Being that everyone is different, you can apply one way to a golfer and another way to a different golfer to get the results needed. That is what makes teaching such a beautiful art.
Experience will allow you to make those artful strokes.
Thanks for the article John.

By: Brian Ridley

Brian Ridley — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:52:04 +0000

Hi John

So very true some great thoughts there!

Regards
Brian

By: Simon Fagan

Simon Fagan — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:14:02 +0000

Fantastic! I for one strive to continue to learn and apply new knowledge while not forgetting and using what has worked in the past. New information is not always the best thing for the student IMO. Sometimes a new feel is all that is needed to create the proper change. I do educate my students but try to be sure they need and are ready for new information to get the desired result. After all that is what they come to me for, to sort out the information that is available and prioritize what they need. The same information that is available to new teachers is also available to golfers on the internet and they can become educated but not experienced. Sometimes they have the info, they just don’t know how to apply it. Well written and great observation!

By: Jeffery Passage

Jeffery Passage — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:55:52 +0000

JG, nice article. I appreciate your writings. Information is great. Knowledge is great. Experience is great. Even hard-core swing and ball flight data are great. But what I have found (from this hacker’s viewpoint) most valuable is the teacher who can best paint the picture for the student. What is most important is if the student’s goals (type of shot, distance, quality of impact, score, etc.) are achieved. If the teacher teaches by unconventional means or methods, so be it. I would rather shoot 75 with Eamon Darcy’s swing than 95 with Tiger’s swing. Thanks again. Jeff P.

By: Ken Pierce

Ken Pierce — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:14:57 +0000

Mr. Graham,
Thank you for this great information. Coming from the golf fitness products side of the equation, our goal is to help golfers get their bodies moving better a little bit at a time, so that they get the “feeling” of how their bodies are supposed to work in the golf swing. There is so much information out there on golf biomechanics and fitness that the average golfer is confused as to how to begin a program and wondering if they could even keep it up long enough to do any good at all. There are so many trainers and coaches with their own theories (sometimes to the dismissal of all others) that it is hard to sift through all the information and decide what is best for a particular golfer. Our goal is to make it as simple as possible to help them get started. If the will is there to continue…they will improve. That goes for teaching as well. A golfer has to determine if the dedication and possible lifestyle change to improve their gold swing and/or “golf fitness” is worth it for that 4+ hours and 18 holes of enjoyment on the weekend. For the more advanced golfer, the answer is simple. Work harder for a better outcome on the course. Thanks again for the great info that elicited many great comments. Hope to see you at the WGFS in Orlando. Ken Pierce GolfGym.com