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Apolloshowl

Apolloshowl

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So you are on the range, someone is struggling and they see you swing and come over to ask for advice. Do you feel you are good/smart enough or have enough knowledge to help them out?


Me - no, while I have a decent understanding and more I would not want anyone taking my swing advice.
 
I've only offered advice to one person on the range ever when they asked. I explained a simple thing that worked for me and mentioned many many times that it helped me, but might not help them.
 
I've had kids ask me things like "how did you hit that draw?"

In general no.
 
Yes I am. I know a lot about the golf swing. If I got some certifications and spent some time working at it I bet I could probably be a coach.

I am never one to offer unsolicited advice but I'm willing to help if I'm ever asked. I want golf to be fun for everyone.
 
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Yes I am. I know a lot about the golf swing. If I got some certifications and spent some time working at it I bet I could probably be a coach.

I am never one to offer unsolicited advice but I'm willing to help if I'm ever asked. I want golf to be fun for everyone.
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If asked ill throw a few drills that I have been taught but thats about it.
 
Only when asked, and even then reluctantly. I'm not remotely qualified to instruct anyone on the finer points of the swing.
 
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Nope, I don't want to mess up someone else as much as I am.
 
No way, I tell people to go get a lesson. I am not the person to help
 
I can spot obvious issues like ball position, grip, or tell them why they're topping/chunking the ball...but I probably wouldn't get too deep into nuanced parts of the golf swing.
 
i love the golf swing, probably more than i love the game of golf. i don't give unsolicited advice, but if someone asks i'm always happy to offer some ideas.
 
No chance- I'm currently trying to figure out how I injure my middle finger on my trail hand every time I swing a club... :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
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No chance- I'm currently trying to figure out how I injure my middle finger on my trail hand every time I swing a club... :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
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Not at all.
 
If they came up to me and asked specifically for it and I had the time, sure. I coach different sports and understand enough to get someone at least tweaked the right direction.

Would never ever offer it up unsolicited though.
 
I'm currently working to get certified as an instructor in the NRPGI program. I'm pretty good at identifying major flaws, as well as the good things I see in swings.

I've yet to adopt a coaching style, but I have a few simple underpinnings to how I feel like I will provide instruction:

1. There are certain flaws (similar to what Jim McLean once referred to as "death moves") that will make it hard for any golfer to play well. I would help students identify and eliminate those.
2. There are certain non-negotiables to playing well. I would help students understand them and work to incorporate them into their swings.
**My theory is that there are a million individual ways to play good golf, but eliminating major flaws while incorporating the non-negotiables will help the vast majority of players to improve and meet their goals**
3. Approach wedges, pitching, chipping, and putting are the keys to making significant progress.
4. It's easier to play well with a fundamentally sound grip and stance/setup. Start by mastering those and then tweaking to suit ability/style/intentions.
5. Rather than explain technical positions, I'll find drills that help players "feel" desirable swing attributes, and have them start by exaggerating the moves and then working in toward optimal. Feel vs Real resonates strongly with me.
6. I'll teach and reinforce shot-making ability over technical positions. In doing so, I'll never be a good fit for a truly accomplished player, but I will help a lot of golfers to break 100, break 90, and break 80 - whatever their goals are.
 
I know my swing well enough to be my own swing guru.

I've worked with some of the highschool golfers on their chips, and putts at their coaches request, but that's as far as I would go with most strangers.

I have shown a few people my chipping stroke, but only because its so quick and easy to learn. They all left happy.

Family members, and close friends, I would spend more time helping out.

I have a decent knowledge of what causes most of the bad shots we all hit, but explaining all those causes is not something I'd like to do. I would refer them to a paid instructor.
 
Just my dad or nephews. Stuff like follow through at the target or your ball is lined up with your back toe. Nothing technical because I’m not the one to do that stuff. Sure do miss my PGA teaching pro back at the old club though. Sure helped me out a ton without being “too much “
 
I can give advice if asked but I'm not the best at it. My short game advice is very highly regarded at my club though
 
Apolloshowl said:
Do you feel you are good/smart enough or have enough knowledge to help them out?
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Yes I know my stuff. I’m also smart enough to keep my mouth shut and mind my own business. I don’t offer unsolicited swing advice. If someone asks for help I’m down to help.
 
Sure. As long as they’re okay with me telling them to stop trying to figure it out and just hit the ball that way. I’ll go a little further in depth if pressed and tell them that children have the best approach because they’re not trying to control the club by using a million swing thoughts. They just want to hit the ball that way.

I can diagnose my swing and my son’s swing. If I spend enough time with someone I can probably see what tweaks would work. Chances are I’d be looking more at psychology than mechanics to overcome typical misses. But the first paragraph will fix a lot if my time spent with PGA Jr Golf kids means anything.
 
Definitely not. Even when people ask me my opinion about their swing, I have got nothing.
 
Recommendations? Sure. First one is always "go see a professional"

Guru? Absolutely not.
 
If they ask me and I see something obvious, sure. But they have to be really bad to ask me in the first place.

Like everyone else has said, go see an instructor is the disclaimer. Do so before you get those bad habits ingrained.
 
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