CrossGolfPro

This video might help you: http://youtu.be/mWf1AGqn3PU

If I was you, just focus on making solid ball contact first, here's a video on finding your swing plane: http://youtu.be/euAdy8CHWg4

This might help http://youtu.be/xDJ7FsuGHZA

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Here's my home course - http://youtu.be/gOFhJknXNjs Roddy Ranch in Antioch...really fun track...not to expensive!

- Roddy Ranch Golf Club, Antioch, CA

You're in the business to teach golf and make a profit so turning away business from people who can make payments doesn't make sense

iacas...seems kind of cold hearted to say "you have better things to do" than chase people for payment plans. What do you have to do that's better than growing the game and still generating revenue? I'd rather have a quick nickel than a slow dime.

Newt, Coming from my own student experience, unfortunately a lot of teaching pros don't take the time to ask their students questions about their goals, sports background, injuries and etc. So there I would definitely concede that point and you're right. I've had teachers that basically had no plan on what they wanted to teach. One instance I told our pro for the following week we wanted to work on putting, he picks us up in the cart to drive us to the range and I ask where we're going..."we're going to work on driving". No.we're not! If there's a way Newt I can help you out finding a teacher and what to look for let me know.

I one way golf instructors can help grow their business and meet the needs of their customers is help them to make paying for lessons reasonable. You may not have to drop your prices, but work out ways for students to make payments on lessons that won't destroy their budgets. We don't have to be hard headed and say you have to pay me X for Y all in one shot.

Newtogolf, Only area I would disagree with on that point is everyone has a different learning curve. So if you came to me and paid $100, does that fee last a month? two months? a year? I understand where you're coming from, but what I do is give the first lesson for free so the customer can decide if I'm worth the investment. Second is to state that here's my rate, but if you cannot pay in full we can work something out. Growing the game is important, but it would be like going to work and your company paying you a paycheck but then saying well we will pay you again when we're satisfied with the progress you made. When does that happen?

Lizzyboy, That's a toughie to answer but my suggestion would be to find a store where they can let you demo the hybrids before you purchase them. Usually what happens is they'll charge you a small fee and if you buy the clubs they'll apply that fee to the price. With golf, there's ball flight laws and most everything else is simply preferences on your part. I hope that helps

We get ads on tv all the time for it, it's just impossible to beat the real thing outdoors

I'm an instructor, but I've also ran other businesses and it's more about what your target market will bear...despite what you think you're worth

Have any of you checked out that optishot simulator?

If it's a combination of a push and pull where there's no specific pattern, you may be moving away and towards the ball during your swing. One thing that really helps is to use balance pads as done in pilates. They force you to have perfect balance while you swing.

A bit of an off the wall idea but go buy a 8lb medicine ball..take your golf stance and practice making your rotation through the ball. Also you can hold the ball and make upward hip thrusts to simulate thrusting during your downswing. Great way to improve performance and get a little more fit.

Woltaire, One thing I noticed is with the driver swing, the downswing started with your hands. A great trigger is to begin pushing your weight towards the target with your front knee, followed by your hips thrusting through the ball. The better rotation you can make, the less the ball will go left.

jswang, One option that you could check out is seeing if any of the municipalities hold free golf clinics at any courses. My business partner and I do free video analysis at the course we teach at so you can come by there too.

I'm just guessing but sometimes if the mats are very old they form a type of divot where the area balls are being hit depress and are lower than the rest of the mat.

If you have used something in the past that's worked I would suggest going with that. One thing you could try is going to a store where you can demo the clubs and buy them used. In fact, buy them used and then make the mods you need as you go. But I would just say try something out if you can possibly do that.

mvmac, It's not a complete myth, it needs to have a little flex so you can have some stability, but it definitely doesn't need to be in a crouching type position. I'm sure you notice that your front leg after impact is straightened more than it was on the back swing. If you were completely flexed you probably would throw yourself all over the map

One thing that does stand out in the film reel is the spine angle. it looks like you straighten up during your downswing which could cause you to pull shots or top them. If you can put a video up that would be great

Daniel, I have a question for you...where do you tend to miss your shots what type of shape do they have. One thing I picked up looking at the video is how your lower half either stayed in a strong position or left its position. The way I check is to see if you back leg moves away from the ball or towards the ball on the way back and then through. What happens is if the back leg isn't sturdy enough, you lose balance which can cause all sorts of ball flight problems. Let me know I would love to find out.