guru – Page 4 – The Golf Guru Show

The Key to Staying on Track With Your Golf Game: A Journal

November 29, 2010

As I reflect on my year and look ahead into the future, a key tool that I use is a writing journal. I have a journal for each area of my life: Spiritual, Family, Personal Development and Teaching. Before I can move forward, I must make certain that I am heading in the right direction. If you are serious about improving your golf game, I encourage you to start writing. No, you don’t have to write a book. Heck, you don’t even have to use proper grammar. As long as it makes sense to you, that is all that matters. I encourage all of my tournament players, elite juniors and serious golfer fanatics to participate in this practice of journaling. I have read hundreds of golf books over the years, some good and some not so good. No matter what I try to take something out of every one of them that will make me a better teacher or player. Nick Price wrote a book in 1997 called,”The Swing: mastering the Principles of the Game.” Although the instruction portion was average at best, the last chapter was interesting because Mr. Price published his swing journal that he kept while working with David Ledbetter. (The before and after pictures of his swing was quite interesting as well). Here is what he wrote which I think does a nice job of summing up the importance of keeping a journal from a major champion. He writes, ” During the course of my career I have kept a journal of my thoughts, primarily about my swing as I was working on it. I did not do this on a regular basis, but simply jotted notes down as they occurred to me, to reinforce ideas in my mind. Often after working with David Ledbetter I wanted to think about what we had discussed and to work things out in my own mind. Writing thoughts down helps me focus on what I want to do, and why.” When I look back through the journal now, I am struck by how I was obviously struggling toward the clear understanding of the swing that I sought. It is a never-ending journey that I enjoy-most of the time and keeping these notes helped me clarify matters.

Keeping a journal is a great way to keep thoughts that work (or don’t work) to remind yourself of what you are working on the last time you were on the lesson or the practice tee. Here is an example of one of Nick Prices’ journal entries:

Supination : This is created when the left hand remains bowed through impact. The forearm rotates after impact, releasing the clubhead down the line of the target, still in the plane of the swing. This is undoubtedly the secret to consistent ball-striking, especially with the irons. When the left wrist is bowed incorrectly through impact, errant shots will result, the most frequent type being a hook. To insure against this happening, the thumb of the left hand must remain on top of the shaft, with the clubhead coming in low and after impact released. The normal result when this is done correctly is a very piercing flight of the ball, essential for extremely accurate iron play! The things to remember while trying or using this move are:

1. Make sure the club is taken away low from the ball

2. Make sure the backswing is completed

3. make sure the weight is transferred

4. make sure a full turn is achieved

Wow! I don’t know about you but that is alot of stuff to work on in one session. This was only a portion of the post, believe it or not. I think this is the point of my career that I started giving my students less and less to work on in a lesson, right teachers. First understand that he is a tour player and it was his job to practice and secondly, he was a very analytical learner. The point is to jot down ideas that will keep you focused, you don’t have to write a book.

A Mental Excercise

For you “negative nellies” out there that only focus on the bad shots that you hit, try this in your journal. The next time you play, I challenge you to write down all the good shots that you hit (what club it was, yardage, how it looked, how it felt). This will start to project some positivity in your attitude and you will be amazed at how it will help your visualization skills.

So that is enough for now. Please share some of you goals for this past year and goals for 2011. I will post on how to help you set your goals if you are struggling soon. Leave a comment below.

Follow me on twitter @ twitter.com/onplanegolf or friend me up at facebook.com/onplanegolf

See you on the lesson tee (704-542-7635 to schedule a lesson)

Guru…….p.s. HAVE YOU PURCHASED YOUR DANA RADER GIFT CARD YET FOR CHRISTMAS?

The Guru on XM Radio: Peter Kesslers “Making The Turn”: PGA Tour

November 17, 2010

This is a show that I did in the spring. I hope to do it again soon. Peter Kessler is still one of the greatest golf interviewers in the business. He is so knowledgeable and it was great spending time with him on the show.

See you on the lesson tee,

Guru

I Have “The Kure” In my hands. Who Needs A Putting Lesson?

October 26, 2010

If you read the previous post and and watched the video, you already know that I have purchased a new training aid called “The Kure”. I have taken it out of the box and started to mess with it in my house on the carpet and I am very excited to share it with my students starting tomorrow. So who needs a putting lesson? I am accepting guinea pigs this week for those who want to try it. We have talked extensively about the importance of set up and posture in putting but it is all for not if you can’t aim the putter face and square it at impact. This is what The Kure helps you create. Muscle memory and visual feedback of face alignment. I think I will couple this with the Putting Arc and see what happens. If you like it, I will help you purchase one for your own personal use as I am now a certified dealer. Details will follow as how to do this. In the meantime, I look forward to seeing you all on the putting green.

Guru

“THE KURE” Putting Solution: THE LATEST IN THE GURUS ARSENAL OF TRAINING AIDS

October 19, 2010

The Kure putting solution is a new training aid that I discovered from one of my students. I am always trying to find new toys and gadgets that will help my students improve. Putting is one of the most important parts of the game and it is very important that you work efficiently as you practice. No matter what method that you believe in, the number one fundamental is clubface alignment and control. If you can’t aim the putter face consistently, you will not be the best putter that you can be. I feel that this new gadget which is endorsed by two putting instructors that I admire (Todd Sones and Mike Shannon), will help me as an instructor and you as my student, get more out of our time together on the putting green. I placed the order this morning, so you know that I will be doing a video with a review from my findings. In the meantime, here is a short video that demonstrates this fine product.

See you on the lesson tee,

Guru

Follow me on Twitter @ twitter.com/onplanegolf

or Friend me up on facebook.com/onplanegolf

704-542-7635 or email me with your question @golfgurutv@gmail.com

Chicago Marathon Recap: God Wins Again

October 12, 2010

015 — Me and Friend Steve.....this guy did a 3:16....what a beast

Trying to collect myself and think back on all of the moments that happened in the last 3 days is overwhelming. I learn something about myself every time I compete in these endurance events. This was definitely an endurance event! There is a good reason that they don’t have too many marathons in the summer (with the exception of ultra events such as Badwater 135), because the heat makes it tough to stay hydrated and keep the muscles from cramping up. For those of you who have been under a rock, kidding, I was running for Team In Training and raising money for Leukemia while honoring my father in law, Butch Worrell who was diagnosed with LS in April. The virtual team is a collection of people from all over the country who have been in touch with the

071 — lunch with the fam on Saturday before the race

coach and mentors (Maureen, Tim and Lisa) through email and facebook but have not ever met. So we had a group run on Saturday where we got to put most of the faces with the names. It was great to share fundraising stories and really come together for the upcoming weekends events. Saturday night we had the TNT banquet and dinner in which i was recognized as the 2nd leading fundraiser in the country (over 20,000 dollars) which was cool and the MC was “the penguin” for those of you who run know him a the back in the packer. He was very entertaining. A girl spoke about how Leukemia had taken her mom and she was running as well, which really hit home in the fact that my father in law was going to beat cancer but many stories don’t end in a happy ending. It really hit me at this time why I was really here. My goals changed. Selfishly my time goal was to break 4 hours but as we approached race day the forecast didn’t look like it was going to allow it. High 60’s at the start and climbing into the high 80’s on the second half. Not good for fast times. I was so grateful that my father in law, mother in law, sister-in-law and wife and 2 kids could come and be a part of this great event.

For those of you who have not run or spectated at a major marathon can’t understand how many people (45,000 runners and 1.5 million spectators) embrace these things. The race started off fine and I was feeling ok as I made it to mile 12 at about 3:50 race pace. I managed to see my family and stopped and gave them all a hug which was cool. I told my wife to expect a very slow second half so she wouldn’t worry if she didn’t see me at the expected 3:45 to 4:00 slot because I wasn’t feeling great and I knew it was getting hot so I went on. I hadn’t got my head around the fact that it is ok to walk a bit in a marathon if needed, because I hadn’t walked in any of my other races (I should have at Marine Corp) for those who saw my last post), so when I started getting cramps in my calf’s at mile 15, I was forced to walk and stretch. A young man named Sean Flanagan, a member of Chicago Team in Training came up beside me and we engaged in conversation. When asked how I was doing, I replied, “not too good.” Come to find he was struggling a bit with the heat as well. It was his first marathon and I think we both needed some companionship and a distraction from the pain so we decided to run the rest of the way together. He pulled me along when I was cramping and I pulled him to the finish. We talked about life and our jobs, families and so forth until we reached the finish. We shared who we were running for and agreed that we were meant to suffer today for the ones who were suffering way more than us. We finished the race side by side and then hooked up at the charity tent for a

marathon finish with sean — finishing with Sean

closing picture. I don’t know if Sean will ever read this post but I hope to tell him how much it meant to me for his friendship and comradrie. At the charity tent I reunited with my family and put the medal around my father in laws neck as he was the champion for his positivity, support and for beating cancer. The running was the easy part. TIME. It was never about the time of my marathon but all about the time spent with the people you love, time spent creating long-lasting relationships with people who you had never met and Time to Reflect. Thank you for being a part of my very memorable Chicago Marathon weekend and allowing me to show you my heart……because without heart, love and faith…….what else is there. Hope did prevail and God Wins Again. Do you trust him, I sure do.

I promise that the golf tips will be coming soon as I can only focus on what is in front of me. There is a lot of the horizon for me in my career in the next few months so hold on and enjoy the ride and I will strive to bring you valuable content and insight on life and golf as I promised.

Humbled Guru

112 — we run for the medal or the t-shirt

Enjoy the pics of our great weekend

106 — back of my running shirt.....had to get the blog plug, right!

Alan White: Guest Blogger and Member Of Guru Nation

July 28, 2010

I thought I would do something different for this follow-up post on MISCONCEPTIONITIS. We have a guest poster today. Alan is one of my students that has been working hard on his game and has improved a lot. I thought I would share his thoughts on an experience that he had that might help you guys out there.

Guru Nation Heed The Advice.
After a quick chat with the Guru I thought I would share a recent example of the pitfalls of misconceptions. The driver has been my Achilles Heel for quite some time. About 3 months ago we started to focus on my Driver and the GURU quickly found a flaw in my takeaway that had developed over time. While I was able to get away with the flaw on most of my iron play it quickly compounded issues as the clubs got longer……

Great, Thanks GURU now I’m off to the range to practice.

Day one at the range when well-meaning friend shows up. “hey man that backswing looks a lot different remember keep it low, slow and inside on the way back”. So he demonstrates a backswing that could brush a tee placed 5 feet behind the ball. Oh yes you are right my well-meaning friend what WAS I thinking???? I have always heard that, I MUST be doing it wrong.

Fast Forward 3 Months and 9,284 range balls……….GURU my Drive is still killing my game what is going on?…..I don’t know Alan lets take a look….. Slice, pull, slice, pull, push, hook….. Alan, I though we talked about working on the backswing last time you were here…..We did GURU watch me brush this tee 5 foot behind the ball…… Alan that is not what we talked about………………………Ahhhhh you are right GURU. Lets start over. This oversight (i.e. stupidity) on my part cost me 3 months and a lot of wasted effort on my road to improvement.

This was on a Wednesday. On Thursday I worked very hard on the range with my notes from the GURU not listening to anyone or anything. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday I shot 4 of my best rounds ever with the Driver doing it’s fair part.

Moral of the story
Be very careful of friendly advice about the golf swing. Remember most people will never break 80.
If you are fortunate enough to be able to get advice from an expert. USE IT…..

See you on the course!!!!

Thanks Alan for that great take. If anyone else wants to do a guest post, please send it to my email address @jasonsuttn@aol.com for review.,

See you on the lesson tee,

Guru

Your Golf I.Q. Part 2: How To Raise It

July 4, 2010

As my previous post on how to raise your golf I.Q. got a tremendous amount of feedback from my peeps from Guru Nation and Twitter, I know that you have been patiently awaiting the follow-up post. You may have found yourself in a one or a few of the categories that were included in the former post and you are thinking,”Hey Guru, I want to change. How do I raise my Golf I.Q.? I have bought into the “As If” philosophy and am ready to start thinking above my current level of play. Help me help you! How many of you googled Boiler Room? Organized your clubs or Burned your iron head covers? That’s what I am talking about, so who’s coming with me? As I write this post, I am watching Justin Rose trying to hang on to win his second P.G.A. Tour event and just shows you how hard it is to win at the highest level. Did he lose his swing or did he just lose his mind last week. We will see how he does coming in. Back to this post. Here is my list to help raise your golf I.Q. and get you in the mindset that “You are the Best Player in the World” (thank you Alan for that wonderful comment)

1. Learn to dress like a player: Don’t be afraid to wear a white belt and/or white pants. If we are emulating the best players in the world this is important. If you dress like a player, you just might play like one. I have not seen anyone on the tour that has a belt with a sailfish or your club logo on it…..I’m just sayin. Dress as If and no high socks either. I don’t care if they have a swoosh on it….save that for the basketball court. You know who you are! Get a white belt.

2. Put a hybrid in your bag: Don’t be afraid of technology. Next to the golf ball, the hybrid is the biggest jump in technology in the last 5 years. Take the 2 and 3 iron out of your bag and insert hybrid. You will thank me later.

3. Read up on your golf history. How many majors has Jack Nicklaus won? 18 people. To have a passion for the game, you must know some history. I suggest you learn about the greats of Hagen, Hogan, Trevino, Ouimet, Old Tom Morris etc.

4. Take at least 4 lessons per year. I don’t care is Tiger thinks he can get better without a coach. Golf is a sport where feel isn’t real and even the best players need another set of eyes and some motivation to get better. Do your research, find a coach and stick with him/her. If you don’t you can’t complain that your game is getting worse.

5. Get fit for a new driver on a launch monitor. It is amazing what the correct fit will do to maximize your driving. The numbers don’t lie and an expert fitter can get you twenty yards in a heartbeat. Is your driver holding you back, go find out. I recommend Stan Roach at www.danarader.com.

6. How are your wedges and putter? In the year of the last year of non-conforming grooves, buy a new wedge of at least 58 degrees. If you don’t own or can’t use a lob wedge you may as well add 5 shots to your score before you tee off. Aside from putting, pitching is the most important part of the short game………learn to pitch it and you can’t with your pitching wedge….just saying. recommend the Callaway X/Jaws or Cleveland with zip grooves. This is the last year that they will make them with non conforming grooves.

7. Be a stat keeper: If you are not aware of your basic stats, how do you really know your strengths and weaknesses. Take inventory of your game so you know what to work on. The educated golfer works on the things that they do well so get out of your comfort zone and start to work on your weak areas like putting. I recommend www.shotbyshot.com. Let’s be smart about our golf games and where to practice.

8. Understand the physical basics of the golf club. An educated student understands that you must do two things with the golf club. 1) swing the club on or parallel to the plane that is created at address. 2)strike the ball with the shaft leaning toward the target…..Impact people. Any other philosophy is not golf!

9. Do Not Fall Victim To Golf’s Misconceptions: Head down, left arm straight, tuck the right elbow…..NO! Here is are thoughts of an educated student: swing the club on plane (see #8), hit the inside quadrant of the ball, release the head with the body, the low point of my swing is even with my front shoulder, flat lead wrist/bent rear wrist, swing to right field, stay connected, find the slot, hit the lowest shot possible around the greens, I practice my putting because it IS important.

10. Be your own best friend: I can’t believe what you just said to yourself! In an recent excercise that I did with one of my elite juniors, I said,”Imagine that you are on playing lessons with the pros and you are the pro.” “Describe what you are going to do with this shot.” I heard him say that he was going to kinda hit it over there and sorta let it land at this spot and hope it trickles down to the hole……No, No, NO. You have to be committed and exact with what you are telling your brain and body to do. Let’s be committed to every shot. If you talk like this to yourself, stop. Justin Rose did and he just won for the second time this year. I suggest reading the 30 second golf swing by T.J. Tomassi.

Good Luck and don’t forget to breathe. The fact that you are reading this blog, raises your I.Q. already…..thanks so much.

See you on the lesson tee and I hope you had a happy 4th,

Guru……………..704-542-7635

Do You Really Want To Improve Your Game? What Is Your Golf I.Q.? Does It Matter?

June 29, 2010

What is your golf I.Q.? How do you improve it? What does it mean to be an educated student? As a golf instructor, I talk and interview new students every day. As I get to know them, their golf background and their golfing goals and aspirations, I like to explore what I call their “Golf I.Q.” It starts as I observe the way they walk. The way they stand. The way they dress. The way they organize their equipment and the way they go about addressing the ball as they warm up. How much golf do they or have they played is a big part of it. How passionate is the student about the game is important. It doesn’t necessarily have to do with their handicap. I have seen mid to high handicappers with higher golf I.Q.s than better players. As you know, I am a list guy…..so here is my list of things that will raise of lower your Golf I.Q. See if any of these things apply to the way you go about playing this great game. I hope this makes you a more educated student of the game and helps raise your Golf I.Q.

Things that will lower your golf I.Q.

1. If you have iron covers (don’t be that guy….total bush league) or a rain cove unless you are traveling (nice one Jackie)

2. If you are playing with clubs that are more than 15 years old, saying “I will get new clubs when my swing improves yet you are swinging Taylor Made Bubble copies with the original grips. Don’t be afraid of technology, it will truly help you and your instructor is you have clubs that are fitted and include some forgiveness” : Please see Stan Roach at the Dana Rader Golf School for a correct fitting….http://danarader.com

3. Are your clubs out-of-order? The short irons go in the front and progress to the back and the woods go in the back with the putter. This way you won’t mistake your 9 iron for a 6 iron. Be organized and clean your grooves more than once a year and you can’t complain that you get no spin on the ball.

4. If you stand on the target line and aim your club face, whether it is putting or full swing, and then walk to the side and try to line up. Please Stop. this doesn’t work. Do you see any of the tour players doing this? By the time you get around to aiming your body, you are lost. This goes for you players that are putting the club shaft across your thighs to line up too. (You know who you are!), Guru Nation knows that you aim the clubface and then align your body. Don’t be that player!

5. Don’t be the student that asks the coach after every shot,”What did I do?”. Everyone has their swing tendencies and they usually don’t change. If the coach has explained to you why the ball is doing what it is doing, you should focus on what you need to do to change it.

6. Do you carry a ball retriever in you bag and it needs regripped? (subtract 100 points)

7. If you go to a tour event and yell “You are the man or get in the hole”………Please don’t be that guy. **Also, don’t wear your golf shoes to a P.G.A. tour event unless you are playing. (you know who you are)

8. If you practice full swing shots without sticks or clubs on the ground and complain about not being able to line up (dowel rods are $1.98 at Lowes)

9. If you buy a putter off the rack that is 35 inches long and you are not at least 6 foot 3. The only reason they make putters 35 inches is that is the height that will hang out of your golf bag. Custom fitting is not a joke….I recommend www.coutourgolf.com to get you started. Todd Sones is great.

10. When you describe your golf swing, you use terms like….”swing down the line, trying to keep my head down, keeping my left arm straight, hitting the back of the golf ball, I must have looked up, I didn’t get under the ball enough. If you are trying any of these ideas, you are NOT PLAYING GOLF, CRICKET MAYBE

I know, I know…..you are saying, this is pretty harsh BUT I live by the philosophy of “ACT AS IF.” (For all of you that have seen Boiler Room)If you want to be a lower handicap player, look at what they are doing and emulate them. Play with better players. Mentoring really works (ask Tony Robbins which I am a big fan). If this resembles you in any way, stay tuned for the list that will help you to RAISE YOUR GOLF I.Q. Stay tuned and lets work on you game in an intelligent and effective way that is going to make you better. Get out of your own way and start to see yourself as the player that you want to be.

Until next time, don’t forget to breathe and start by organizing and cleaning your clubs,

Guru

Europe gets it’s first U.S. Open Champion in 40 years as top American players crumble

June 22, 2010

Wow! Was this the most frustrating U.S. Open Championship to watch (unless you were from Northern Ireland). Poor Dustin Johnson succumbing to the Open pressure, let the entire field back into the tournament with his horrific start. I saw the funniest tweet from one of my golf pro friends (as he was hitting the ball left-handed and shanking another pitch shot in the matter of 30 seconds that read): Somebody tackle that guy! That is when the caddie has to step in and get him to regroup and take some time in between shots that was spiralling out of control. If ever Tiger was going to get a lay up to win his 15th major or Ernie his 3rd Open, this was the time. Continuous mental errors, missed putts and just plain sloppy play allowed Graham McDowell to gut it out and hang in there for his 1st major championship. What a blood bath! If Tiger shoots 72 he is in a playoff. The 3 self-proclaimed mental errors on (#6: wrong club off the tee and a hole that most players were making birdies on with McKeel making an albatross, Tiger makes bogey) and missing the green from 120 yards on #10 on the short side). These are things that the old Tiger never did. So Irishman Graham McDowell plays solid in the early going, as he has to witness the demise of Johnson and holes some key putts to hang on for the one shot lead. As always, I like to see what we can learn from the winners golf swing. This time we have a swing that is not what many call ideal and includes some unusual moves that we can take a look at. As you know I enjoy these types of swings because it shows us golfers that there are many different ways to play great golf. Here is my analysis of our U.S. Open winners, major championship swing

1. His setup is solid

2. As he takes the club away, he doesn’t let the shaft get below his right forearm and sets the club on a little steeper angle which is common for good players

3. Unusual Move: at the top of the backswing, his left wrist bows and he lays the club off (points the shaft to the left of he target). This allows him to get a head start into a solid impact position. As long as he doesn’t let the right hand take over, he can rotate his body as fast as he wants to square up the face.

4 Notice his great lower body movement in the downswing that allows him to keep the face square through impact. This move coupled with the bowed left wrist reminds me of a young Lee Trevino (maybe the best ball striker ever).

Graham mentioned that he worked hard on his short game and it paid off with a win for the ages. Tony Jacklin was very proud as he sent McDowell a text message in congratulations. What a class act to follow

See you on the lesson tee,

Guru

Alan King: A model for a Junior Golfer To Follow and Tips on How To Be A Junior Golf Parent

May 23, 2010

http://www.carolinalive.com/sports/story.aspx?id=458880 : check out this video of Alan Kings final shot of his high school career

AlanKing and Thomas Bradshaw — Alan King

Alan King from Columbia, South Carolina is part of the State Championship A.C. Flora high school golf team and one of my students. What a great way to end your high school career winning it all and being a part of a team of champions. Alan is one of my elite juniors that I am fortunate to work with and I am so proud to think that I had a little bit to do with his success. I have been working with Alan for about three years and I can’t say enough about the young man and his maturity as a player and as a great young man. As you can tell I am so proud of Alan and what he has accomplished in his career thus far. Alan is going to continue his golfing career at Wofford College which has a great golf program. This will allow Alan to really hone his skills and also not be too far from his coach (only an hour and a half away) which is so important to keeping his game in shape. I think that Wofford got a steal of a recruit as I think Alan’s best golf is still ahead of him. He is a a tall (6’6) and is starting to fill out and get stronger. He already hits it a long way but I am anxious to see what we can do when he fills out a bit. I get so much enjoyment working with hight school kids and I work with a lot of very talented juniors that have aspirations of playing college and professional golf. Behind every talented junior golfer is a parent that ultimately wants the kid to succeed. Unfortunately, a lot of parents tend to get too involved in the process and end up hurting the kid instead of helping.

David King (Alans father) is absolutely one of the best parent that I have ever worked with (The Tobeys are another one that comes to mind). I told David that he should write the chapter in my book on how to be a junior golf parent. Every parent wants to be Earl Woods, unfortunately you can’t. The important thing is to know your role. If you are going to teach/coach your kid then you don’t need a qualified teacher or coach, if not, I want to give all of the parents a checklist of do’s and don’ts in being a junior golf parent.

Don’ts

1. When interacting with the coach, let the kid express the feelings about their game. Too many times when I am interviewing the child, the parent does all the talking. Little Johnny is hitting his driver bad and he is a horrible putter. Oh, also he makes stupid decisions when he gets in trouble. This does nothing but make the child feel that they are getting scolded and does nothing to help his or her self-confidence. If the kid gives the coach their assessment of their game, it allows them to take responsibility of their own game (Let Your Kid Talk!) This also strengthens the player/coach relationship

2. Getting Too involved in the lesson or questioning the coach on the juniors swing or technique. You are paying the coach to help the junior with their swing technique and overall golfing skill. If you are constantly asking the coach about this thing in their swing or that, you are hurting the process and relationship of the player/coach. If you could teach the child, you wouldn’t be paying the coach to do it so leave the changes to the expert.

3. Leave or Stay out-of-the-way when your child is getting the lesson. I know you want to see what the coach and student are working on but the kid will be more receptive and act differently if they don’t think they are being watched or critiqued by the parent. If you are going to watch, keep it at a distance. If the instructor wants you to know what they are working on, they will let you know at the end of the lesson.

Do’s

1. Research the coaches in your area that are the best for your child. Ask around to see who has the best reputation for helping juniors and helping them reach there goals. This is the most important thing that you can do as a parent, find a great coach.

2. Be the eyes and ears for the coach when you are away from the lesson tee. Your job as a parent is the give feedback on the scores that junior is shooting, the shots that they are hitting, the amount of practice that they are putting in and that is all. Leave the rest up to the coach.

3. Get with the coach and create the schedule. The coach will know the best tournaments and junior tours that will fit your child and their goals and skill level.

4. The most important thing that you can do for your child is: BE SUPPORTIVE, ENCOURAGING AND POSITIVE ABOUT THEIR GAME. THE KIDS ATTITUDE OFTEN MIRRORS THE PARENT. SHOW ME A POSITIVE CHILD AND I WILL SHOW YOU AN ENCOURAGING PARENT. HOW YOU INTERACT AND TALK TO YOUR CHILD WILL DIRECTLY RESULT IN THEIR SUCCESS.

I would love to hear from you coaches out there that teach elite juniors and also you parents that agree or disagree with my points. I look forward to hearing from you all.

See you on the lesson tee,

Guru……………704-542-7635 to schedule a lesson

http://www.danarader.com