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Teaching professional
at the Palm Beach Golf Course & the Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton,
New York.
Contributing editor of Golf
For Women Magazine, and author of The Women’s
Guide to Golf, A Handbook for Beginners and The Women’s
Guide to Consistent Golf.
Rated among the Top
50 instructors by Golf For Women magazine.
“My teaching philosophy involves teaching
the game of golf as a whole and catering that instruction to the
individual. Rather than teaching the game as individual parts or
skills, I help the student retain and be able to use these skills
more immediately during play.”
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“My philosophy focuses on the fundamentals,
including grip, ball position, posture, aim and alignment being
the building blocks around which a good swing is built. In order
to have a swing that will work under pressure it is important that
the foundation on which it is built is solid. For example, should
a student have a weak grip, they would therefore have an open clubface,
which would cause them to alter their swing path in an effort to
square the face at impact. As an instructor, I must show the student
the correct grip, which corrects the club face issue, and then and
only then can the path problem be addressed. Swing faults, most
commonly produced in the set up, must be corrected starting with
the most basic fundamental that is being violated. I often find
that once you address and correct the fundamental that is being
violated, the swing will improve.”
“I believe that the lesson needs to be catered
to the individual as well as the skill level. Golf is a game and
it should be fun, but it is much easier to have fun when you are
doing well and improving.”
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