| First-Team All-American Arizona State |
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| Turned Professional Goal LPGA Tour |
| Former Collegiate Player Penn State |
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| Full Time Golf enthusiast |
| Four Years First Team All-League Poway HS |
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| College Scholarship Cal Poly San Luis Obispo |
Focused skill training for the junior golfer
This program and schedule
will be conducted under the following policies. Student and parental commitment is important. The program is a minimum
six month commitment. Ages 9-18
Boys and Girls Each student is put through the program based on their experience and answers provided
by the student questionnaire. All juniors should be prepared for their lessons. Each weekly scheduled lesson is 30 minutes. - Each student will have the same time slot, day and time.
- Lesson time will work on the continued fundamental needs of each student.
Proper golf attire only - Boys ...collared shirts tucked in, shorts/slacks, golf shoes/tennis shoes, socks, cap or hat worn like a golfer
- Girls ...appropriate tops for golf, tucked in, shorts/skirts/slacks, golf shoes/tennis
shoes, socks, cap or hat.
Full Swing Fundamental Focal Points
• Address Position and Balance
• Constant Spine Angle
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Load for Power (Coil)
• Un-Load for Power
(Weight Transfer)
• Impact
• Swing Path/Orbit
Putting
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Stroke Technique
• Distance Control
• Reading Greens
Chipping
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Club Selection
• Technique
• Distance Control
Pitching
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Club Selection
• Technique
• Distance Control
Bunker Play
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Club Selection
• Technique
• Distance Control
There are limited week-end
and weekday make up dates.
Sign-ups are based on order of sign-up, 1st to sign-up has 1st choice etc.
There
are four slots during each practice session.
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There will always be room to practice putting or short game.
Students wanting individual or private lessons in addition to the group lesson will be charged a fee of $100. This fee is
reduced from the regular junior fee of $115 per hour.
The Junior Power Golf Academy by John Darling is a
golf learning program that is unmatched in San Diego. Golf is a very difficult, complex game. This program is designed to
provide concept, knowledge and a structured learning involvement. The program requires discipline, commitment and the
desire to learn. Juniors like golf and have more fun when they know what to do and know what is expected of them.
This program is designed to train and develop each student’s golf game according to their own desires.
There is one thing for sure
An excellent student =’s an excellent golfer
A good student =’s a good golfer
A
poor student =’s a….oh well you get the picture.
This program is not for any junior who does not want to be held accountable for their performance. This is not tour preparation.
It is preparation to eventually succeed in playing.
All students will progress at his or her personal pace. It
is more important to be good at 25 than 13 or 14. A student cannot outplay their fundamentals.
Training
experts are quoted as saying it takes ten years to be accomplished in golf with a dedication to improve and excel. So, it
is safe to say, learning golf is a journey. I heard Tom Kite say the following. “Golf is a struggle and you must enjoy
the struggle to succeed.”
Golf is a game for a life time. Unlike other sports, juniors usually quit
by age 15.
Remember, the golf ball does not know how big, how strong, what gender, or how smart the student is
for that matter. The ball only reacts to the club face impact. Golf is truly a game for all.
New students enrolling
in the program are required to do the following.
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Schedule a private lesson. - Have student
golf swing video taped
- Create the student CD
- There will be a video analysis using the Driver or 7-iron depending on the student’s
ability
- Analysis
will be from the Belt Buckle (BB) and Down the Line (DL)
- Taping
with a Power Swing or a Speed Shaft may be necessary
- The
student CD will set the game plan for improving swing fundamentals
- This provides the student and parent time to evaluate if the program fits their personal needs
- Then personal lesson time will be scheduled for the student.
Fee
for Evaluation and Complete Video Analysis
$150
| Division 1 Collegiate Competitor |
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| Goal -- Will Play the PGA Tour |
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