BRIAN
SAMS, PGA Head Professional at Plantation
What is your
favorite part of the game to practice:
I most enjoy practicing with the sand wedge shots due to the
versatility and creativity required.
What is the
part of your game that needs the most attention?
My putting always requires practice to keep the feel and green
reading sharpness.
What is the
one way a student can practice better?
Students can practice better by establishing a station to assist
with consistency in their set up.
List your
top 3 teaching specialties or favorite skills to teach:
Chipping, tee shots, and wedge play.
Helping a player improve chipping often helps the entire game based
on the proper fundamentals of correct impact. All players enjoy hitting the
ball further off the tee. A player’s
score improves with better wedge play.
What are
your preferred training tools or technology?
Establishing the player’s body limitations is the best tool in
helping a player improve. The instructor has to be aware of the player’s
mobility to know how to help a player improve. The speed whoosh is a great
method to increase a player club head speed for greater distance. Using
video can be a wonderful aid or a hindrance, depending on the student’s method
of learning and how the video is used.
What
percentage are you teaching a new concept to a student and what percentage are
you coaching that student?
The new player often needs more concept understanding to improve.
Be careful not to overwhelm the player with information. The established player
will often benefit more from coaching and mental preparation. The instructor
must be careful not to overwhelm the player with too much information. A
student walking away from a lesson confused is unproductive, no matter if the
student is a beginner or advanced.
What are
your goals as a teacher and coach?
My goal as a teacher and coach is to allow people to enjoy the game
more by having a better understanding of concepts to improve their enjoyment.
If their golf game improves, all the better. We need to ask the player what
they want to accomplish in order to best help them improve. It is a mistake to
assume what the student needs. Always ask how you may best assist them.
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