The 6 biggest mistakes of golf instructors

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The 6 Biggest Mistakes of Golf Instructors

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The 6 Biggest Mistakes of Golf Instructors

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1. Teaching a Method for a Model

When a teacher has a one size fits all method or model:• it defies the individualism of the person in

front of them

• it defies the whole theme of golf which is full of individuals, not all cookie cutters swings that are all the same way

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The solution is reallysimple and that is weare teaching a motorskill and in teaching amotor skill, all you haveto do is to determinethe hierarchy of skills.

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• When evaluating somebody, don’t evaluate them and say they don’t look like my model.

• Evaluate by saying here’s the skill that this golfer’s missing and get to work on that skill.

• Build the skill. Explain it, demonstrate it, show it and move them through it.

• Get them feedback.

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2. No Focus on Short Game

• Focus on the part of the game where they can have the biggest scoring change to their game.

• Start building those small skills. Those impact and ball-striking skills and chipping and pitching that leads to better ball-striking and a full swing.

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There’s some claps and yells for a long drive butthe suspense and the roars are for those puttsgoing in. So we really need to focus on gettingour students to understand the short game.

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3. No Evaluations

• There should be a fitness.

• We should have 5 or 10 or some number of things that we screen in those golfers who come to us so that we can know what their limitations are.

• Check their equipment. Make sure that they got the clubs that aren’t hurting them at the very least.

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Make sure that especially in your initiallesson that you have these evaluationsbuilt in to your program. Built in to whatyou do.

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4. Communication

• Don’t use too much terminology or big words.

• Never use a whole different language that the golfer does not understand.

• Use simple words in English whenever possible.

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5. Single Lessons, No Program

• Set up different programs for different types of golfers.

• Have a practice program, a supervised practice program.

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What it does is it shows organization. It showsthat you’re on the ball. It shows that you’re atop-notch professional. It gets that senseacross that you’re the go-to person.

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6. Improper Video Analysis

• It gets too technical. Too demoralising.

• It goes from being a helpful tool to being a harmful tool.

• Use it as a tool to help your golfers understand pick priorities.

• Stay away from analysing every different things in the video.

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• Explain based on skill not on look.

• Stay away from a string of consciousness type of lesson.

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Be aware of these 6 mistakes when teaching golf. Take your teaching

game to a new level.