Hi my name is Jeff Harrison. I am a Golf Professional and I teach golf in the Palm Springs Area. I am located in Palm Desert. I wanted to be centrally located, and convenient for everyone.
I have been a teacher and player for about 30 years. In that time I have totally enjoyed the teaching aspect and helping others become better golfers.
Over this time though I came to realize the way the game is taught, is typically not the way we learn or change. Because of this I know the way I teach the game is different and much easier to learn, providing a much more long lasting result.
I discovered this about 10 years ago, when I was the Director of Instruction at Mission Hills Country Club, and owned my own facility, called Mission Hills Learning Center.
What I came to realize was when people take a traditional lesson, it is really like applying a band-aid. As long as you don’t stress the band aid or get it wet, you’re ok. But as we all know, when we play golf we can have those stressful moments, like needing to hit a shot over a lake to an island green, or maybe you’re a new player and just need to hit a tee shot on #1 in front of the other people in your group.
Point being, stressing the band-aid is almost unavoidable. This is why I decided to stop giving golf lessons and begin taking on the role of your golf coach.
My definition is a coach will be there to help guide you along the path, as your skills grow and become more proficient. Coaching allows me to give you the needed support and time for those skills to blossom. And as you’re ready, proven through doing, for a new skill, then it will be introduced, and not until. Building your confidence, which we all know is critical.
You see everyone grows differently and to expect every player to get it in the standard that has been offered for decades, you know the one I am talking about, the 5 golf lesson package, in my opinion it just doesn’t fit with how we really learn!
It’s like giving the oak tree and the tomato plant the same type of fertilizer and care. While the fertilization and care is necessary for both, the type and frequency is very different. Hopefully in this type of side by side example, the one size fits all method is recognized as not as effective.
So what I did was I began to interview and speak with each student one on one to determine 3 key things:
- Where they currently are- Today
- Physically
- Emotionally
- Where they want to be-what’s their goal in relation to golf
- Are they willing to commit a time period to make the changes long lasting
If those 3 things could be determined, then we could work together and create a learning program that could help them reach their goals in golf.
So two things are drastically different; One I spent time with the student to help determine why they wanted to improve, what they will or are doing to make the change, and would they show up over a period of time to make the changes, and secondly as a coach, I guaranteed their success.
I could do this; guarantee their success, because it was their goal, not mine. And I knew that my ability to help them improve was not the question. I realized that if I could not guarantee the results, then really I was only taking their money with no promise or hope of real benefits!
The next question became will they devote the time, and the energy to allow the changes to take place.
Again the answer was an overwhelming yes. (By the way, unless you just don’t practice, I would not ask the student to change their current practice schedules, rather we would adjust the time to reach the goals based on their current practice commitment.)
So I want to let you know, and invite you to come by or call me for a complete game evaluation. It takes about 1 hour, and it’s FREE.
During this evaluation we take a look at things like current practice habits, how often do you play, physically are you where you need to be to match your goals? What type of equipment do you have, is it right for you, among many other factors that are essential to your success.
In other words we work together to set a target that makes you stretch, but is also achievable.
In the years I have had this approach; I can say I have never had a student not reach their pre-determined target.
So I challenge you, if you want to improve, not apply a quick temporary fix, like a band aid to your golf game, or you are a beginner and want to do it right and have great fun along the way, then call me, 760-413-3508, or email me, IGolf010@gmail.com. I work with every level, from beginner to competitive level players.
I look forward to meeting with you, determining your goals and developing a program, together, that will insure you get there.
Jeff Harrison
760-413-3508
