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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
First, I like to talk to them about their goals, their background, and get an assessment of their experience and knowledge. Then we discuss lesson rates and packages and decide on which works best for them.
Our first session is an assessment of 2 things; A swing assessment where I take notes and build a lesson plan, and an equipment assessment to make sure they're playing the right equipment. I first look to see if there are any tweaks I can make to their current equipment to make it work more efficiently for them. I then take the clubs to my shop to make those tweaks. I also make recommendations on different equipment if my students need it.
Once my assessments are done and the lesson plan is built, we move forward learning how to make the club do what we want it to do, and make the ball do what we want it to do. I help my students learn how to use "Their Swing" to play the best golf they possibly can.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I've been a golfer since I was 12 (31 years ago). I played in High School as well as College D-1, and I've been a playing/club/teaching pro for 15 years.
I've taught over 1,000 lessons in my career and built over 300 sets and 600 individual clubs for my clients. My teaching philosophy is built on 3 things... What I've learned from my mentors over the years (including some that work with current Tour Pros), the book "The Golf Machine" (Which focuses on using physics to more efficiently move the golf ball) and Arnold Palmer's quote "Swing Your Swing".
I've taught as a Club Professional, an Independent Instructor, at GolfTec and done club fittings and built clubs independently and at Club Champion for going on 6 years. I now work as an independent instructor as well as director of Club fitting for the Billy Casper school of golf and owner of the claret club, a game improvement subscription membership.