Good ppts about beginners golfer

1. Teaching Beginning Golf
Dr. Scott Colclough
Middle Tennessee State University
Dr. Mike Hall
University of North Alabama
Stuart Currie, ABD
Middle Tennessee State University

2. Introduction
 Teaching Cues
 Sources of equipment
 Resources & references

3. Safety
 Equipment
 Clubs should be in satisfactory working
order.
 Check: club head, shafts, grips.
 Proper attire: clothing and footwear.
 Weather: 1st sign of thunder and
lightning remove players from course.
Seek shelter

4. Range Visits
 Try and limit numbers
 Space: Side and behind
 Make sure players are level or slightly
behind one another
 Everybody hits in the same direction
 Retrieve balls only under Coach’s
instruction.

5. Golf Terms
 Par
 Defined: The number of strokes it should
take to complete the hole.
 How do you come up with par: 2 putts
on every green, yardage, and hazards
 Average par for 18 holes:72 (36 putts
18x2)

6. Golf Terms
 Scoring
 Ace: Hole in one
 Eagle: 2 strokes under par
 Birdie: 1 stroke under par
 Par: Score a very good player would expect
to make on a hole
 Bogey: 1 stroke over par (good for the
average golfer)
 Double Bogey: 2 strokes over par

7. Putting (½ the game)
 Dave Pelz:
 80% of the strokes golfers lose to par
are determined by their play within
100 yards of the green.

8. Putting
 Grip: Palms on opposing sides, thumbs down
shaft,(r-handers)slide right hand down & place
left index finger over right pinkie or extend
your left finger index finger over the fingers of
your right hand.
 Stance: Feet shoulder width apart, eyes over
ball, blade of club square to putt line
 Wrist : Take the wrists out of play
 Rhythm & Tempo: Tic-Toc, same speed for all
putts, everyone is different find your tempo
 Pace: Get it close, think of the hole as being 3-
foot in diameter rather than 4.25 inches!

9. Coaching at the Range
Where do I start??
 Organization
 Safety
 What is the ball doing? fading/slicing,
drawing/hooking, topping/fatting
 What is the club doing? Shut/open
 What is the body doing? Reverse
pivoting, swaying, under/over rotation.

10. How to correct and What
to Check??
 Observation: Side and behind
 Demonstration: You show
 Instruction: Minimal, key points
 Check: Grip, stance, posture,
alignment, backswing, impact, follow
through, finish.

11. How to Grip the club
(irons & woods)
 Grips
 Target Hand -Top View
 “V” point to the rear ear
 Two knuckles visible (top hand)
 No gap between thumb & index finger
 Rear Hand – Top View
 “V” point to the rear ear
 One knuckle visible (bottom hand)
 No gap between thumb & index finger

12. How to grip the club
(irons & woods)
 Grips ( pressure should never be tight)
 Vardon grip: right pinkie overlaps the left
index finger
 Ten-finger/ baseball grip: place all ten
fingers on the club
 Interlocking: interlock the right pinkie and
left index finger

13. Address
 POSTURE
 Athletic position
 Knees slightly bent
 Bend from the waist
 Arms hang down naturally

14. Address
 STANCE
 Feet shoulder width apart
 Toes pointing slightly out
 Weight distributed 40-60
 Weight distributed on the balls of each
foot.
 1. Square stance- aiming towards target
 2. Closed stance- aiming right of target
 3. Open stance- aiming left of target

15. Address
 ALIGNMENT
 Feet should be parallel to the target
(square stance).
 Align club to ball using intermediate
target (T), club face square, align body
 Toe line should be parallel to target line

16. Address Drills
 Hand shake drill: Three people needed,
the person in the middle turns and
shakes hands with the two people facing
him
 Heavy box drill: same as above, pretend
you are handing each person a very
heavy box

17. Address Drills
 Place two golf clubs down on the ground
pointing towards the intended target. One
golf club should represent the ball to target
line and should be pointing directly towards
the target. The second club should represent
your feet to target line and should run parallel
with the first club. Imagine a railway track
running towards your intended target.
 The golf club should be square to the target
and positioned just inside the leading foot.

18. Address - Setup & Pre-swing
Routine
 Setup & Pre-swing Routine
 Select club
 Intermediate target (12-18 inches in
front and behind ball)
 Align club to ball using intermediate
target (T), club face square, align body
 Toe line should be parallel to target line

19. The golf swing can be broken down
into six stages with cues:
 * Keys of success have been developed with
the right handed golfer in mind. Left handed
golfers should follow the instruction but
reverse the instruction hints.
 (You can substitute “front” and “rear” verses
“left” and “right”).
 1. Backswing
 2. Top of Backswing
 3. Transition
 4. Impact
 5. Follow through
 6. Finish

20. Swing Check Points:
1. BACKSWING: CUES
pass the heavy box, hand shake
 Halfway position:
 Shoulders turn on a flat plane to 45 degrees
 Shoulders rotate as the arms turn to hip
height
 Left arm is extended but relaxed
 Right arm is bent and the right elbow is
pointing down to the ground
 Target hand is facing away from the body
 Toe of the club is pointing up towards the sky
 Stay within the posture position

21. Swing Check Points:
2. TOP BACKSWING: CUES – club parallel
 Shoulders have turned through 90
degrees. Left shoulder has turned
under chin
 Wrists have broken and arms are
extended away from the body
 Right elbow is pointing down to the
ground
 Hips have turned through 45 degrees
 Weight has transferred onto the right
foot (40-60)
 Remain within the posture position

22. Swing Check Points:
3.TRANSITION: CUES –heel press
 Transfer of weight from the back foot
occurs with the leading knee separating
away from the back knee
 Leading shoulder moves away and out
 Club drops down and the right elbow
moves in front of the right hip
 Weight continues to transfer over onto
the left side

23. Swing Check Points:
4. IMPACT: CUES –pop the towel
 Is a mirror image of the address
position except the hips have cleared
and the weight has transferred onto the
left foot
 Spine angle should mirror the spine
angle at address
 Staggered start

24. Swing Check Points:
5. FOLLOW THROUGH: CUES – kiss the knees
 The momentum of the previous movements
will continue to turn the body through the
golf ball.
 Half way check point:
 The follow through should mirror the back
swing checkpoint
 Toe of the golf club should be pointing in the
air
 Arms extended away from the body
 Right shoulder should be moving under the
chin

25. Swing Check Points:
6. FINISH: CUES –golf trophy
 Weight has moved onto the left side
 Body has turned through the ball, so
that the belly button is parallel to the
target line
 Toe of the right foot should be pointing
into the ground with the heel raised off
 Arms are high and relaxed by the left
ear

26. Which club should you
use?
 Average Distance Men Women
 Driver 230 200
 3-wood 210 180
 5-iron 160 140
 9-iron 120 100
 PW 110 90

27. Golf Swing Training Aids
 Broom
 Medicus: club feathering a hinge which is
engineered to bend whenever a flaw occurs
 Assist: training grip, precision bent shaft,
weighted club head
 Shotsavers, Inc. – Training Aids & Devices
 Catalog – Golf around the World

28. Resources
 Videos/DVDs:
 Jim McLean – The 8-Step Swing *
 Nancy Lopez – Golf Made Easy
 Butch Harmon – Conquering Golf
 Harvey Penick - Little Red Video
 David Pelz - Developing Great Touch
 Wally Armstrong – The Clinic: The Full
Swing

29. Websites
 USGA.com PGA.com
 LPGA.com websites2004.com/golf
 shotsavers.com/shotsaver/teaching
Sports Equipment
 Sportime
 Gopher

30. Elementary Rubric:
Putting
Good Okay Not Yet
Grip
Stance
Alignment
Tic-Toc

31. Secondary Rubric: Swing
Excellent Okay Not Yet
Grip
Stance
Alignment
Swing
-Back
-Top
-Transition
-Impact
-Foll Thru
-Finish

32. AGES GOLF
 www.agesgolf.com
 Scott Sharron
 PO Box 930458
 Verona, WI 53593
 Equipment provided for use and
demonstration by Mr. Scott Sharron &
Mr. Mike Heller