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mattttt25 Well Established Member

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So the kids (wife) got me a "9 hole teaching round" with the course pro at a very nice local course for father's day. I can obviously guess what it involves based on the description, but I'm wondering if anyone else has done this and what its all about. Do we go out at a non-peak time and hit multiple balls at every shot? Do we just play 9 holes and shoot the shit? Will I get something out of this? Regardless, I think its a very cool gift.

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You can learn a ton about course management with a lesson like that. I would think that he would ask you to play the course as you normally would and then he may question your club choices, etc...as part of course management. I'm not sure how much swing technique he will give you since you be on the course....I have never had a lesson like that. I have played a few rounds with my local pro since we are friends and he would constantly rib me about club choices.

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I've done a playing lesson and learned a ton. I had been working with my pro for a few lessons and my swing was getting much more consistent. It was all about course management.
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pretty sure it will be more about ballstriking, swing fundamentals, tempo, etc. after all, what good is course management if you can't hit the ball where you want it to go? which is what i'm assuming you're striving for.

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I'm thinking to bring my kid out and video my swing during 9 holes and compare it to my "driving range pro" swing. I suspect they are two completely different animals and I am interested to see where the breakdowns occur.

I would suggest you take a driving range lesson with the same guy so he has a feel for who you are and what your swing looks like before you get out on the course.

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pretty sure it will be more about ballstriking, swing fundamentals, tempo, etc. after all, what good is course management if you can't hit the ball where you want it to go? which is what i'm assuming you're striving for.

Mine was different. I agree that course management should follow ball striking, but my PGA buddy works course management on playing lessons pretty much the entire time. He says that he only works the ball striking lessons on the range. I'm sure it's different for different teachers though.

Just pick his brain the entire time about anything that pops in your head!

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Some people use a 9-hole teaching lesson - also called a playing lesson - to get an overall assessment of their game.

Pro gets to observe you "in the wild" and see what you actually do on the course. Pro may give you some spot corrections or shot improvement suggestions, and get agenda together for future lessons.

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Thanks, definitely looking forward to it. Do you think he will he play alongside or just watch me hack it up?

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