Happy New Year!
What a great
winter at The Landings Club to play golf... as I write this, the weather is in
the 60's to high 70's and it's a great time to work on one's game!
This
year I'll be doing a lot more with coaching. If you think about most
sports (little league, football, soccer, basketball, rowing), a coach is
usually on-hand not only for training but also for coaching, practice and
scrimmaging. The old methodology of golfers was to take a lesson and then go practice on their
own, but industry standards are changing. Golfers know they need to
put the time in to work-on, observe and practice ideas and goals from instruction. Teaching professionals can do quite a lot of neat things these days with
technology, training tools and communication but the student is still the one
responsible for swinging the club and getting a feel for an idea.
I find a lot of
students improving because they are now coming to practice sessions in which
they go through putting, short game or long game drills that are engaging,
effective and like on-course play situations. Even if a student is
working with another golf professional, these sessions are open to any student
who would like to practice. No swing mechanics are introduced or changed
but just supervised with training tools, supervision and good practice habits
are all part of the one-hour session.
I hope to see you at some Practice
with a Purpose sessions (more information on this link http://www.nicoleweller.com/LandingsClub/MembersPrograms/PracticewithaPurpose.aspx)
and with other professionals on the island such as Paul Kruger (http://www.nicoleweller.com/LandingsClub/MembersPrograms/TeachNTowelClinics.aspx ).
Learn, TRAIN and play!
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