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
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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.
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by ADAM SMITH, SALISBURY COUNTRY CLUB