2018 Summer Issue

6 Aug 2018

Does the Traditional Lesson Still Have Its Place?

Golf lessons have traditionally gone like this: A struggling golfer comes to the teaching professional for help, hoping to find

11 Aug 2018

Developing A Confident Mindset

By Dr. Gerald A. Walford, USGTF Certified Golf Teaching Professional®, The Villages, Florida “Tiger is so comfortable in it because

14 Aug 2018

Taking It From the RangeTo the Course

“I can’t hit the ball on the course as well as I can on the range…I’ve won several U.S. Opens

16 Aug 2018

Ground Forces and Bobby Jones

Robert Tyre “Bobby” Jones Jr., circa 1921, Heritage Auctions By Thomas T Wartelle, USGTF Member, Washington, Louisiana Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., or “Bobby Jones,”

20 Aug 2018

A Look At Old Vs. New Technology

By Mark Harman, USGTF Course Director, Ridgeland, South Carolina “Distance is ruining the game!” cry the purists.“All it is on

23 Aug 2018

How to Get More Distance In the Golf Swing

By Arlen Bento Jr. USGTF Member, Jensen Beach, Florida If you play golf and love the game, at some point

24 Aug 2018

Everyone’s Obsessed About Distance, Distance, Distance

Turn on Golf Channel or access virtually any golf media source, and one of the main topics of 2018 is “how far

31 Aug 2018

Frequency Of Lessons

By Cole Golden, USGTF Member, Wichita, Kansas I was recently asked by a student how often he should take a lesson. I

24 Sep 2018

Nerves Exist But…Anxiety Doesn’t Have To

Can butterflies really turn into full-blown anxiety and create worry, doubt and fear? Years ago, I’d get ready to give