Agent Jay
Grandaddy Alumni
First day out was a lot of fun, we pretty much had the course to ourselves and I ended up with 8 showing up (including 2 coming out right after they finished basketball practice which impressed me). The day was simple, we played in together so I could see them all out there and how they think/play and I told them to just hit the ball, chase it, and hit it again.
First on the agenda, SLOW FREAKING PLAY. This will end, silly sophomores and freshmen there, they don't know what ready golf means at all and it kills me. I even had my #1 tell me how bad it was last year and how they would rag on him for being in too big of a rush. Of course, the previous coach also let them go fishing after about 20 minutes of "practice".
The #1 is a stick, and will be even better this year with some actual guidance, I'll have him for 2 years too which is a bonus. Looks like the #2 will be a freshman who's been taking lessons, its tall, lanky, and is already generating a lot of good speed on whats a pretty swing right now as is, he's going to keep taking lessons which is exciting to see that much care in a freshman, add to that he's a thinker and I love it, he thinks through EVERY shot and looks for the smart play, really think we can get him low 80's or high 70's by the end of the season, sounds lofty, but he wants to and has the skills. From there, its going to be getting a lot of the kids to just understand how to play the most effective type of shots and not hero shots all the time, some are going to respond, some won't, it'll be interesting to see how that shakes out.
Good start Coach! Keep it up!