The year was 1986, golf schools were still in their infancy, and Mickey Powell was the president of the PGA of America. I had many golf school […]
Continue readingUSGTF Members Recall Meaningful Encounters with Students
“ There is no type of miracle that can’t happen at least once in golf.” – Grantland Rice (1880-1954), American sportswriter Every instructional occasion is […]
Continue readingMagic Kingdom to Host 2015 World Golf Teachers Cup
Normally if you play a “Mickey Mouse” course, it’s not the best endorsement of that layout. The exception is if you play on the fine […]
Continue readingHe Plays – and Lives –Like a Champion
James Douris is known to USGTF members as a fourtime champion of the United States Golf Teachers Cup and the 2011 World Golf Teachers Cup […]
Continue readingListen To What Your Students Say…
Have you ever called a business, only to get a long and complicated menu? After several wasted minutes, we finally think we’re going to be […]
Continue readingUntil We Get Better in Foursomes, THE RYDER CUP Will Remain in Europe
You can come up with all kinds of reasons why the U.S. Team lost the 2014 edition of the Ryder Cup: Europe putted better, they got more breaks, […]
Continue readingA Grand Match As It Used To Be
I wish there were more team match play events on the golf calendar. It is intriguing to watch and exciting to play in. The recent Ryder Cup […]
Continue readingHow Important Is Distance In Golf?
It seems everyone is enamored with distance these days. TV announcers gush over 300- yard drives, and we hear how Phil Mickelson is hitting a […]
Continue readingWhat Looks Obvious May Not Be Obvious
In his book Golf: The Professional Approach, British professional Bernard Cooke recalls the first lesson he gave as a 16-year-old apprentice. Not knowing anything about […]
Continue readingLaunch Monitors For Today’s Teaching Professional
Most teaching professionals today are giving lessons much the same way that their counterparts from years ago did. They meet with a student, observe their […]
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