Golf Schools or Golf Lessons?

If you were to search for golf schools you'd find hundreds and they all promise to help you improve your golf game. Then if you were to search for someone to give you a golf lesson you'd find thousands of golf professionals who would all claim they can help you improve your golf game. So what would be best for you to choose...a golf School or golf Lessons from a pro?

Well to help you decide here's a quick comparison of going to a school compared with getting personal lessons from a golf professional.

Personal golf Lessons:

*You decide what you want to work on and when.

* The average price for an hour long personal lesson with a pro is $75.

* The professionals attention is solely on you so you're the star.

* Generally your lesson is in the same place where you can hit balls before you play.

* If something is going wrong you simply arrange another lesson to help fix it.

* Top instructors are very busy and it's tough to get into their schedules so you may have to settle for a teacher that is not as good.

golf Schools:

* You can practice everything but you're generally told what you must practice and when.

* Average price for a Top 25 School in the US is $1,108.

* The professional's attention is not solely on you.

* At a golf school generally you have access to a large practice facility that is used just for the golf school you're attending.

* After your golf school there is generally limited support and if you need a lot of further help you'll probably have to pay again to attend the school.

* School instructors run golf schools for a living, i.e. that's all they do.

Now if you make the decision to go to a golf school here's what you should expect from the experience:

* 1 to 4 student ratio: If the school you're interested in doesn't have at least a 1 to 4 student/teacher ratio then you should seriously consider another golf school.

* playing lessons: The school you attend should include at least one playing lesson. Because it's one thing to practice golf but another to play the course and put things into practice in real life situations.

* video analysis: The school should offer video analysis of your golf game as part of the service, not as an extra. video analysis is very, very common these days and an accepted part of modern golf coaching.

* Game time: In the times where you're free to do what you wish you should be able to play a golf course for free or for a very small cost.

So now you know what you should expect from a golf school how much can you expect to improve from a school? Well, do not expect to massively cut your handicap from say 20 to 15 after attending a 3 day school. Because this is an unrealistic goal after such a short period of instruction.

If every golfer slashed 5 strokes from a 3 day golf school then everyone would go to them.

Instead you should see the school as the start of your improvement and when you leave the school you should know your game's strengths and weaknesses. And you should be given a comprehensive plan so you keep on improving and know exactly what you must work on to fix your bad habits. Remember, the golf school is just a starting place to improve your golf game not the complete solution. And here's a word of advice.

If you're going to attend a school make sure you get in some reasonable physical shape before you go, because you'll be standing around a lot and hitting a lot of balls. Also take...

* Sun block

* Sunhat

* A couple of golf gloves

* Band-Aids

* At least a dozen golf balls

* Sunglasses

* Insect repellent

* Umbrella

* Comfortable golf shoes

If you're not used to hitting a lot of balls then you'll get very sore and won't get as much benefit from the golf school experience.

The professional golfer Nick Bayley has discovered from extensive analysis just one golf swing fault that could be stopping you from ball striking consistency and success. And now you can take a simple 2 minute golf swing test to see if you have this swing fault or not. To take the The golf Swing Test visit http://www.yourgolfswingtest.com

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Golf Swing Tips, Helping Your Golf Game

Maintaining a good golf swing is a never ending endeavor in each golfer's life. Even if you have a fairly good golf swing there are times when parts of your swing break down. Why this happens is a much thought over and discussed subject. When this happens you will find your self analyzing all the parts of your swing that take place before the club impacts the ball. When things go wrong with your golf swing you most assuredly start looking for good a golf swing tip to correct your problem.

Every good golf swing starts with a good address and setup procedure. However a good golf swing tip is to look at how and where you end your golf swing. The end of your golf swing will in many times tell you how well you preformed the basic parts of the swing prior to that point. Knowing what a good finish looks and fells like will give you the feedback and muscle memory to make a good golf swing.

The end of a good golf swing follow through should find your hands over your left shoulder and left of your head. This tells you that your arms have swung freely through impact on a path and plane that is relatively straight. Probably even more important is the after swing weight distribution. As you complete your golf swing rotation into your follow through, you should feel that about 80 to 90 percent of your weight should be on the outside of your front foot. Conversely only 10 percent will be on your back foot as you raise onto its toe. All of this movement must be conducted with good balance to the point that you should be able to raise your back foot without falling over. Without good balance you cannot really achieve a good golf swing.

Another good golf swing tip is to check your swing rotation. proper golf swing rotation will end with your belly button and your sternum pointing at the target. This tells you that you have rotated you hips correctly. If you are not making it around for full rotation you probably slid your hips toward the target instead of rotating them. Another key indicator of proper rotation is that your front or left hip will be higher than the right or back hip. As a result your body will have noticeable tilt to the right. This means your back is on the same straight angle it was on during your take away and point of impact. All of which are good indicators of a good golf swing.

The end of a good golf swing can in many cases tell you what you are doing well and what you are not. A proper analysis of the end of your follow through will provide you with a good golf swing tip to correct any possible problems.

James Kesel, MS, is the publisher of Good Golf Swing website. Providing information on golf swing tips, putting tips, golf training aids, golf instruction and the latest and best golf ebooks.

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