Finding the Right Teacher for Your Game

This article follows up a post I made on Australasia's excellent golf forum site iseekgolf.com.

Most students of golf looking for tuition have turbulent thoughts in their mind when it comes to finding a teacher. Teaching styles, systems, location, and price are some of the many considerations that have to be addressed before you even approach potential candidates.

Fortunate students will have a number of viable options in their local area. If this is the case do some research, wait and look around at ALL options rather than signing up with the first one you find only to regret it later.

Have an informal chat with prospective teachers to find out if you have compatible personalities and are comfortable in their presence (learning the great game can be frustrating at the best of times!).

Why not ask to have a look at some of the teacher's other students? and observe their swings and ball striking - I found this invaluable in my quest. It also helps to get an idea of teaching methods and style.

Ask for a trial period of initial lessons to see how your golfing partnership works out in reality. In a trial period check things such as teacher reliability (Are they on time? Do they cancel a lot?), and monitor any progress made.

When you do find the right teacher, get the most of your time with them by trusting them implicitly. To see significant improvements try to spare as much time practicing what you learn in the lessons on the course, at the range, at home, in the office (you get the idea).

Good luck finding the right teacher for you.