Player Development Series

The Player Development Series provides an affordable, enjoyable and less intimidating environment to learn the game and lower your scores, whether you’re new to the game or trying to break 100, 90 or 80 for the first time. Regardless of skill level, you will have the opportunity to improve at your own pace during the six months of your program.

Designed specifically for beginning golfers, students will be introduced to the basic fundamentals of the game (grip, posture, alignment, ball position, etc.), as well as the full swing and short game. This four-lesson program also teaches you the basics of on-course management, including club selection and approach shot strategy.

INTRODUCTION INTO FUNDAMENTALS

  • Grip
  • Stance
  • Weight Distribution
  • Ball Position
  • Basic Movements of the Swing
  • Weight Transfer
  • Extension

INTRODUCTION INTO FULL SWING

  • Backswing
  • Wrist Hinge
  • Creating Width
  • What’s in the Bag
  • Long Irons
  • Fairway Woods
  • Driver

INTRODUCTION INTO SHORT GAME

  • Chipping
  • Pitching
  • Lob Shots
  • Wedge Game
  • Bunkers
  • Putting

INTRODUCTION TO THE GOLF COURSE

  • Review of Fundamentals, Full Swing and Short Game
  • The Teeing Ground
  • Club Selection
  • Approach Shots
  • Hazards
  • Basic Rules and Etiquette

In this four-lesson program, students will review the fundamentals of the setup and swing and receive more comprehensive instruction on the short game and putting—including how to read greens better. Golfers will also learn how to drive the ball farther and more accurately off the tee, and will be introduced to some common trouble shots.

REVIEW OF FUNDAMENTALS AND SWING

  • In Depth look at Grip, Aim and Setup
  • Posture
  • Backswing and Weight Transfer
  • The Swing Path
  • Ball Position
  • Extension and Follow Through

COMPREHENSIVE SHORT GAME

  • Club Selection for Chipping and Pitching
  • Feel and Touch with a Wedge
  • Introduce Different Lies
  • Buried and Plugged Lies in Bunkers
  • Club Selection For Bunkers
  • In Depth Look at Putting
  • Reading Greens
  • Rules and Etiquette

IMPROVING DISTANCE

  • Creating Width in Swing
  • Body Rotation
  • Club Selection
  • Introduction into Trouble Shots
  • Un-Even Lies

GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT

  • The Tee Shot
  • Club Selection
  • Avoiding Trouble
  • Approach Shots
  • Rules and Etiquette

This comprehensive program focuses more on the mental aspects of the game, including how to take your game from the range to the course, and how to score. Students will learn how to dial in their distances more efficiently with their short irons and wedges, and control the shape and trajectory of their approach shots.

REVIEW OF FUNDAMENTALS AND SWING

  • Goals and Objectives of your Game
  • Establishing Plan for Improvement
  • Mental Approach to Golf
  • “Working the Ball”
  • Different Ball Flights

THE SCORING ZONE

  • Defining Scoring Clubs
  • Controlling Distances with Scoring Clubs
  • Short Game Skills Assessment
  • Lag Putting
  • Refining Putting Stroke
  • Practice Routine

TAKING YOUR RANGE SWING TO THE COURSE

  • Defining and Establishing a Sound PRE-SHOT Routine
  • Defining a Target
  • Aggressive Play vs. Conservative Play
  • Mental Approach to Playing

ON COURSE SKILLS ASSESMENT

  • Club Selection and Target for Tee Shot
  • Tracking Stats
  • Helping You Establish a USGA Handicap
  • Tournament Play
  • Rules and Etiquette 

Designed for the more advanced, single-digit handicapper, this program places a heavy emphasis on practice—i.e., developing sound practice routines and habits—and on-course instruction. Students will learn how to make mid-round adjustments and adopt a positive, winning approach to golf so that they can achieve their goals on the course.

REVIEW

  • Swing Analysis
  • Tracking your Rounds and Practice Habits
  • Short Game Techniques
  • Putting Techniques

MENTAL APPROACH

  • Adapting a Winning Approach to Golf
  • Mid Course Adjustments
  • Practice Routines ( Before your Round and Afterwards )
  • NO MORE 3 PUTTS

ON COURSE INSTRUCTION

  • Club Selection on Par 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
  • Going For it on a Par 5
  • Lay-ups and Determining Favorite Yardages

ON COURSE INSTRUCTION

  • On Course Skills Assessment
  • “LET IT HAPPEN”

On Course Games:

  • BEAT THE PRO
  • CLOSEST TO PIN
  • LONGEST DRIVE
  • LONGEST PUTT