UTDoc

Thanks for the well thought out, and well rounded view points. After spending more time thinking about the parts that bothered me most, I think it was the lack of attention the "instructor" paid to the fundamentals of developing a consistent swing, e.g. consistent stance, strong and good grip, and consistency. He kept repeating, "swing up as you hit the ball, this will make it go farther." Either, he was robbing the guy of his money, or was a friend trying to help a friend, but was misguided. Golf is such an amazing sport, I hate to see people get wrong advice, as it might disuade them from continuing to play.

I was at my local range today and was working diligently on a new swing. About half way through my 100 ball bucket, I overheard two guys talking rather loudly as they approached an open spot behind me. As I transitioned from my 7 iron (hitting the ball rather cleanly and consistently with this iron) to my 3 iron (my former go to club off the tee, but now struggling since changing my swing) I overheard what seemed to be the instructor telling the pupil he was crushing the ball out to 250 yards! I am 5'10, 230 pounds and athletically built in my early 30's, and not even I can hit the ball 250! This other guy, was probably mid-40's, very overweight, and not athletic in build by any means. As I cleaned my clubs, they continued their banter as the pupil struggled with even striking the ball, while the "instructor" was essentially lying to the guy. I am familiar with golf course etiquette, but what is the proper thing to do in this situation? I feel bad for the guy, because I imagine he is paying for the time and instruction from the instructor. However, walking up to him in the middle of a lesson would certainly make the instructor mad. If I see the guy again, what should I do? Should I encourage him to look for another instructor? I am new to the area so I don't even know of a good instructor. (By the way, I am changing my swing off of some solid advice from a guy at a different range that is bordering on trying to enter the professional golf arena. I didn't pay anyone for the tips on changing my swing, so I don't have a way of helping the guy out at present.)