Which coach or both?!

[pierce]

Hi, I’m currently faced with a decision to make in relation to coaching.

It is coming to the end of the golf season here and I intend to spend the off-season working on my swing. There are two Pro’s near me that do lessons. One is old school and one is more hi-tech with ‘Trackman’ and computer analysis etc.

As personalities I like them both. I am considering doing a few lessons, alternating between the two! Do you think having two teachers will cause more problems than it’s worth? Should I just pick one and go with it or could the two teaching styles benefit my game?

Thanks for any suggestions….

[inthecup]

I would stick with one.  I improve more with video so I would go with the hi tech guy.

[RyderJ]

I agree, you need to stick with one coach...the one that suits your style of play best. I would imagine that by having two people giving you instruction, you will end up with conflicting ideas as to how to approach the game.

[newtogolf]

I'm in the process of switching coaches as well.  My current coach was able to fix a number of my swing flaws but he's totally low tech - no video.  His personal quest is to figure out Hogans "secret" and often thinks he has and then likes to experiment with me during a lesson I'm paying for.  I have benefitted greatly from his instruction, but at this point I feel I need to groove in a swing, not tinker with things he thinks Hogan did.  I also believe a more high tech approach that allowed me to see swing flaws or ways to improve would get me to where I want to go faster.

[nevets88]

I'd take a couple of lessons from each and then stick with one. If you like the old school pro, you can buy your own camera and ask him to video you.

[saevel25]

The pro i go to believes mostly in the impact position is key. He does some video and some not, but i say find someone your comfortable with. I like ones were you can bounce ideas off of, not just sit there and listen. Get pro-active in your lessons and you will learn more, and the pro can help you more as well. For me that means someone who isn't set into one swing type, but flexible to the person. The pro i go to has folders on each of his students, and one of the things he first asked was, if i had experience in other sports, and if i had any physical limitations. So he was basically trying to figure out the best way to explain things, maybe relating to other sports work out better, and he has experience helping those with physical limitations play better golf. I like that alot, means he's there to truely improve a players ability and thought through a good process, instead of just beating balls and collecting money.