Help me find the Best Teaching Pro in NYC/Long Island Area

[verse214]

Hi,

I'm looking for a really good teaching pro in the NY area (Long Island too).

I want someone who actually cares about how their students perform.

I've been taking a few lessons at the driving range in Douglaston, however the pros there don't seem to really care about how you are doing. I can keep handing them 50 bucks for 30 minutes of their time but I'm learning more by hitting on my own. I even had one of them tell me that my swing has greatly improved (and it has) and that there's nothing really they had to say about what I could do... which is total BS.

Money isn't really an issue - I just want to be able to find a pro that will actually give me a lesson; for example: I know that one of the top pros in the country is over at Deepdale golf club in Manhasset however this place is a country club so I can't get in and he also charges $500 an hour. Bluntly put, I'd probably be willing to pay the money if I could somehow book him to see if he is worth the paper, but I hope this explains what I mean by "being able to book the pro". I also know that the head pro and part owner of Drive 495 (private golf fitness club) in SoHo in the city is amazing, however it would be near impossible to book him for a lesson without paying the private health club a ridiculously high membership fee just to use their weights and Golfsmith launch monitors.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[foreleft100]

PJ Cowan at Eisenhower Park is by far the best teacher and player around, a tough combination to have but he has it, im an 8 handicap and he transformed me to a 5 in one lesson, the things he says i havent heard from any other pro i have taken lessons from. ive wasted the last 10 years of pro mumbo jumbo B.S . this guy gets it done short and sweet, the best part is watching him hit balls as he shows you what to do, amazing ball stricker.

[David in FL]

Welcome to the forum, PJ.

[iacas]

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