Teaching Philosophy at BBGS

Teaching someone to play golf is an exceptional and emotional experience for both the teacher and the student: discouragement and optimism, frustration and fulfillment, and stress and relaxation. These feelings seem to come and go, sometimes from shot to shot. However, throughout all of these myriad feelings, we, the teachers, must always keep the main premise of the Golf Schools in the fore front:

The person we are teaching is more important than the game of golf!

We dismiss our own egos and our own perceived importance in the teacher - student learning process. Instead, we show a sincere interest in everyone we teach - revel in their successes, encourage during times of failure, and are always patient and reassuring.

The main themes in what we teach (fundamentals) and how we teach are simplicity and having fun. The game of golf and its techniques are quite easy to understand (mental) but are very difficult to do (physical). Executing a good golf shot takes precision and we, as human beings, are, at best, imperfect "machines". No one will ever master this game but improvement is attainable. Making our students aware of the above can help them alleviate the stress and frustration of learning to play and help us become more effective teachers.

We teach the fundamentals in a simplistic manner emphasizing productive practice drills. We do more coaching than teaching and stress that the feel of a good swing is more important than the thinking about mechanics. Showing pictures, and learning through imitation, teaching our students how to practice effectively, and helping our students develop attitudes of patience, determination, and relaxation are the foundations upon which we teach. Golf is our student's recreation and we strive to make it that way for them.