Good instructor - Long Island NY. ??

[mfm22]

I'm looking for some help / instruction / coaching - I'd like to make a few changes and work on full swing mechanics . I would love to find a good instructor and work through out the up coming season 

Anyone know of  or worked with an instructor they would recommend ? - Needs to be on Long Island , want to keep travel time to a minimum [ long Island can be over an hour drive depending on where ]

Not looking for the " big name " guys - but willing to pay for good solid instruction 

[GrandStranded]

Can't remember his name, but the guy at Smithtown Landing is always Top 100 nationally. Darrel Kestner is good. Bethpage has guys that have been there forever....

[mfm22]

Mike Jacobs?   Darrel Kestner  & Jacobs are probably very good  but they are very busy .  Be nice to find a less known instructor that has some insight ... I've worked with busy pro's,  one eye on you and one on the clock !

[nevets88]

1 hour ago, GrandStranded said:

Can't remember his name, but the guy at Smithtown Landing is always Top 100 nationally. Darrel Kestner is good. Bethpage has guys that have been there forever....

I took a lesson with Mike Hebron (assume that's the well known pro at Smithtown), but it was so long ago, forgot what he told me and back then, I knew nothing compared to now, he wasn't working with much.

I've been searching for a good pro in LI forever, no love, regular pro is in NJ. I looked at Jacobs' site and read about him, the marketing is a turn off (and rates as well), for me, YMMV.

[mfm22]

Hebron sounds right - I agree for all the Golfers & courses here on L. I. not many decent instructors .  Plenty of cookie cutter , teaching beginners but don't ask them about swing plane  or angle of attack etc.. 

  I have had a recent assistant pro that made an effort and it was appreciated but he wound up just trying various band aids - not what I'm looking for  

[nevets88]

I've been using a range in LI for awhile, and only recently, I guess a year ago, did I notice the instructors started bringing in tripods. @iacas and his peers have been using them, like, forever.

[GrandStranded]

39 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

I took a lesson with Mike Hebron (assume that's the well known pro at Smithtown), but it was so long ago, forgot what he told me and back then, I knew nothing compared to now, he wasn't working with much.

I've been searching for a good pro in LI forever, no love, regular pro is in NJ. I looked at Jacobs' site and read about him, the marketing is a turn off (and rates as well), for me, YMMV.

Yes Hebron. My friends told me to go to his one day school when I started playing 8 years ago. Best part of the day was the hamburger lunch. 20 or so players, all different skill levels. Looking back. If not for one of his young assistants, I wouldn't have left with anything more then him showing me how well he could hit a left handed 8 iron.

[mfm22]

Frustrating as it is  there must be a few good pro's out this way ?

[Etzwane]

Some years ago I was following via a forum a guy taking lessons from Rick Nielsen at Turtle Cove golf center (Pelham Bay park)  and that seems really good. I don't know if that qualifies for being in LI for you.