Genuinely curious, from both the group as paying customers and from fearless teachers like @Awol…what is your reasonable expectation for improvement from lessons? Couple strokes off the handicap? Probably more for higher cappers than less…maybe 40% handicap reduction? 18 to a 11-12, 8 to a 5, something like that.
The reason I ask is I’m considering some lessons and trying to understand a baseline reasonable expectation for improvement.
Are you still at The Golf House?
My expectations was more that I would but more fairways and have a shot off the tee that wasn’t a 40 yard slice ever time.
I think if you know the flaw in your game and you go get lessons ti fix that you’ll see more success.
If you’re going to a lesson for general coaching I think you’ll get less out of it bc there are so many things that can be fixed
My personal expectation is all depending on the student. I try to be very transparent and blunt when it comes to setting expectations on improvement and also what improvement actually looks like. Score is not the only thing I look at personally. Ask yourself “Did I have less bad shots?” “Was my speed better with putting?”. “Did I hit less houses today?”. Find small measures of improvement and the score will follow. Confidence is key.
I have taught high handicappers that have shaved a lot of strokes and some that barely improved. The biggest difference was work ethic. Not just quantity of practice but QUALITY of practice.
Everyones goals are different and that is where we set the expectation of improvement. If a 20 hcp wants to come by for 2 lessons and thinks theyre going to be a 7 by the end of it…theyre gonna hear how unreasonable that is and why (yes this has happened to me). If someone is really harping on shaving shots then I will recommend a playing lesson to see how they play, absolutely rip apart their game, and then build a lesson and practice plan based on their weaknesses causing the higher scores.
A coach can only guide you on the proper path to improvement. It is up to you to put in the work outside of the lesson. (Coaches should still be answering questions outside of lessons and responding to swing videos). And we can tell when you do and don’t.
No I left late last year. I teach independently in Lisle outdoors and with Score 18 in Bolingbrook indoors. Trying to find a course to teach at for short game since Lisle is only a driving range.
Very insightful, thank you. Has to be wildly frustrating dealing with the guys that come to you, never practice, and wonder why they’re not any better. Upon deep further internal reflection, my wishlist for my first lesson is:
Hello Friends!
We had a few spots open up for this Sunday’s event at Eagle Springs, so jump on in if you’re interested!
It can be. But it makes it all the more rewarding when you can teach someone the value of practice. Doesn’t happen often but its extremely fulfilling.
Do any of you know where to get a good loft/lie adjustment and grip change on a putter in the city? I just bought a Betti off a guy from the Minnesota roost but it feels/looks like it’s just a little off.
Honestly, I go to Dick’s Sporting Goods off Clybourn and Halsted. Pretty fast turn times
Are you at Riedy’s!?
Have you done anything like grips there? Think they would be able to get a putter grip done before Friday if I brought it in tomorrow?
If they aren’t super backed up I would say yes. The quoted me 4-5 days for 12-13 clubs and turned them around in 4 hours.
Yeah if it’s just one club they tend to do it on site.
Has this place ever discussed the incredibly strange Carriage Greens scorecard? It says “Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself” and “Buy bitcoin today!” multiple times.
Yessir
Surprised one of the holes isn’t named WWG1WGA
Is this real lmfao?
I won’t pay attention to it until they add “JFK didn’t get shot, his head just did that”.
