Virginia Golfer Jan / Feb 2018 | Page 46

Instruction Games like “3-Hole Loop” and “Captain’s Choice” give golfers an opportunity to take their hard work on the range and put it to the test on the course. Game Day Using games to add a little fun to offseason golf lessons ike many students of the game, 15-year-old VSGA Junior Golf Circuit member Tatum Walsh has success on the driving range during a golf lesson. But how will that success translate on the course? When we are up for a challenge—the true meaning of golf practice—we like to take her lessons out on the course. Helping 44 V I R G I N I A G O L F E R | J A N UA R Y / F E B R UA R Y 2 0 1 8 Tatum make important swing adjustments is one part of the process. Seeing those through in a live simulation is my biggest responsibility to her, however. So what are some things that you can do to add some fun to an ordinary lesson and keep your junior pupil fully engaged? Here are a few options. vsga.org L by ADAM SMITH, SALISBURY COUNTRY CLUB