| Looking to lower your score and improve your | | | | much personal attention? The more one-on-one |
| technique in golf? There are a few things that to | | | | attention you receive, the more likely your skills |
| know before learning how to better yourself in | | | | will improve in a smaller period of time. However, |
| golf. Dont sign up at any school; the quality of | | | | if you are on a budget and looking to still be in a |
| teaching and skills you will master can vary widely. | | | | learning environment, a larger class may still |
| First decide what you most need to work on. Do | | | | provide enough attention for your liking. |
| you have an easy time teeing off but cant get | | | | Take a look, if possible, at who teaches the |
| your putting down right? Are you looking for | | | | courses; if there are multiple teachers, or one |
| improvement with one particular shot or a wide | | | | single one, and what their experience has been. |
| range of skills? Research what the schools | | | | The teacher may be a former pro, but if he or |
| strengths are and if they are geared to beginners, | | | | she is new to teaching, it may be less to your |
| advanced or somewhere in between. Picking a | | | | advantage. Having knowledge of a sport is |
| school over or under your level of play is sure to | | | | different than teaching the sport. |
| guarantee a waste of money and time. | | | | How the school evaluates your play is something |
| Find out also what kind of courses the school | | | | that should be looked at, too. If they simply take |
| operates with. If they have a small 9 or 18-hole | | | | you out on the course and give you verbal |
| course, you may not get the most out of the | | | | feedback, it may not be as helpful as a school |
| school in terms of learning various terrains and | | | | that videotapes your performance and shows |
| challenges. If a school has a 36 or even 72-hole | | | | you the playback to help improve technique. |
| course, you will be out gaining considerable time | | | | The bigger and fancier the school does not |
| on the course, and the chance to improve your | | | | necessarily mean it is right for you. You should |
| game more than shooting the same holes | | | | decide what you really want to accomplish, |
| repeatedly. | | | | whether it is skills, certain shots or simply |
| Class size should also be something you consider | | | | experience out on the course, and the right school |
| when choosing a school. Are you comfortable | | | | will be all the more easier to find. |
| with a larger class where you may not get as | | | | |