Beginner training plan
Your first lessonHello and thank you for your interest in learning to play golf! No matter your skill level, I’ll always start with the basics, which are the foundation of any good swing. Not everyone will need more than a few lessons, but all players should have at least one or two when you begin playing, or as you begin to notice inconsistency in your game. Otherwise, it’s harder to break bad habits and fix much if you really don’t understand your swing in the first place. Grip, alignment, stance, posture and tempo. It all starts there. We’ll work on the short game after that; chipping, pitching and putting. Some people get the concepts immediately, some don’t. The number of lessons you’ll need depends on your ability to not only understand and apply the instructions given, but your ability to also dedicate the necessary time to practice- and practice correctly.
Lesson 2-3We’ll spend some time making sure the first lesson has sunk in; it takes some students another first lesson as a second lesson. If we feel confident enough, we’ll work on a longer swing- 8-9 iron for example. We’ll end the lesson going back to chipping and pitching, because those are so important to learn.
Lesson 4-10Now, we can start to learn the fun stuff, like the driver or fairway woods/hybrids. Sand play will be taught as well. These clubs require a few changes to the set up and swing, so until a student has shown progress with the shorter clubs/swing, there’s no real reason to move on to these, but by now, no most students should be able to learn these clubs while still learning other aspects of the game. By now, we should also be able to start playing lessons, which means we’ll go to the course and play as we learn. There’s no better place to learn the game than on an actual course.
