Congrats, Lynn. Is it easier working with a tour player than your average joe? From this limited perspective, it seems that it's easier for them to "get" what you're giving them.
What is fun about working with tour players -- and it is fun, especially the 'inside the ropes' rush -- is seeing recommended adjustments implemented virtually immediately. That is special. But...
I am a realist and always ask my players, "What can I contribute? You are already a wonderful player. That is why you are here. What, in your opinion, would constitute success in this relationship?" At the PGA TOUR level, a quarter-shot per round improvement in Scoring Average is a tremendous accomplishment, one that can translate into significant additional earnings, not to mention career longevity. And that is important, no doubt. But just as the wise stock market investor never confuses brains with a bull market, I do not hang my teaching ability -- for better or for worse -- on a tour player's next four rounds.
And then there is the bulk of my work with 'average' students. Here there is the potential for a 50 percent improvement, maybe even more. An 18 handicap goes to 9. A 10 goes to 5. And a 5 -- like Tim Rash so many years ago -- takes the training in the spring and goes on to win the Richmond City Amateur in the summer. I love being part of that process!
I am privileged to be working with tournament players and hope to do so for the rest of my life. There is no question that Homer Kelley's great work and my abilities to teach it can make the difference to those seeking success at golf's pinnacle. But the real thrill comes as it did last week, when Daryl DelSasso, alumni of three LBG Academies and now a true friend, shoots a 2-over 38 -- he was 1-under through 7! -- in our 9 holes on Snow Mountain at Paiute in Las Vegas. I watched him pound towering drives down the middle, bore iron shots into the wind that streaked for the flag, and execute deft little pitches from awkward lies that trickled to 'gimme' distance. All the while telling me exactly what he was going to do, how he was going to do it, and then doing it!
Now, with all due respect to the future Masters, U.S. Open, British Open or PGA Champions who may be coming my way, that display of golfing prowess -- one born of desire, will and discipline -- will remain forever one of the highlights of my teaching career.
What is fun about working with tour players -- and it is fun, especially the 'inside the ropes' rush -- is seeing recommended adjustments implemented virtually immediately. That is special. But...
I am a realist and always ask my players, "What can I contribute? You are already a wonderful player. That is why you are here. What, in your opinion, would constitute success in this relationship?" At the PGA TOUR level, a quarter-shot per round improvement in Scoring Average is a tremendous accomplishment, one that can translate into significant additional earnings, not to mention career longevity. And that is important, no doubt. But just as the wise stock market investor never confuses brains with a bull market, I do not hang my teaching ability -- for better or for worse -- on a tour player's next four rounds.
And then there is the bulk of my work with 'average' students. Here there is the potential for a 50 percent improvement, maybe even more. An 18 handicap goes to 9. A 10 goes to 5. And a 5 -- like Tim Rash so many years ago -- takes the training in the spring and goes on to win the Richmond City Amateur in the summer. I love being part of that process...
Thanks, Lynn. That confirmed what I suspected was the difference between teaching tour pros and average guys.
Thanks, Lynn. That confirmed what I suspected was the difference between teaching tour pros and average guys.
Bigwill,
We all need more precision in the Component Relationships that make up the Total Motion of our Golf Stroke. In fact, 'more and more precision' is the only difference between Pro and Hacker.
Many methods can satisfy the requirement for improvement at the handicap level. Only one system can satisfy it at the PGA TOUR level.
We all need more precision in the Component Relationships that make up the Total Motion of our Golf Stroke. In fact, 'more and more precision' is the only difference between Pro and Hacker.
Many methods can satisfy the requirement for improvement at the handicap level. Only one system can satisfy it at the PGA TOUR level.
-- is seeing recommended adjustments implemented virtually immediately. That is special. But...
I thought he won the John Deer one year, but I was thinking more like a 'rebound AND into the win column. Man, I'm having a tough week around here. 
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