| As a golf coach I am often asked "Do Golf Lessons | | | | training and conditioning and the mental side of the |
| Help?" | | | | game. And that brings me to the second problem |
| The short answer is obviously "Yes" but it is not as | | | | with coaching. |
| simple as a short answer. As I see it there are a few | | | | And that is the financial requirements. Let's be honest |
| impediments that cloud the issue. | | | | lessons cost money and golf for most of us is a |
| The first of these is expectations. The student | | | | recreational sport. That makes it prohibitive to go for |
| invariably feels that all he/she needs is one lesson and | | | | lessons week after week. Which social amateur |
| his/her game will be sorted out. However as an EGTF | | | | golfer can afford much more than the costs of |
| coach I look at up to 55 different things before a | | | | equipment and just playing the game? A golf lesson a |
| golfer even takes a backswing. That is 55 things that | | | | week will cost you around $50.00 to $100.00 which |
| could be wrong at address! | | | | translates to over $5,000.00 a year. |
| Now the average human brain can understand 2 | | | | It is for these reasons that I believe coaching DVDs |
| instructions (for someone who is highly intelligent | | | | and coaching e-books or manuals have become so |
| maybe 3) and retain them during the course of a golf | | | | popular. For less than the price of one lesson you can |
| lesson. If you have just 2 things wrong at address | | | | have yourself a DVD or an e-book that you can |
| and a coach was to correct these there is no doubt | | | | refer to on an ongoing basis as many times, and as |
| that your swing would improve - but not necessarily | | | | often, as you want. |
| your scores. | | | | Its not quite the same as a coach looking at your |
| I am a firm believer that we need ongoing lessons. | | | | particular faults but you can work on certain things, |
| Hell even Tiger and all the pros still have coaches. In | | | | such as the grip and alignment, and then if you still |
| fact they have a coach for each part of the game. | | | | have a problem can ask a coach to give you a hand. |
| The full swing, chipping, bunker play, putting, physical | | | | To me that gives you the best of both worlds. |