For the past 4 days I've been training 7 German Golf Professionals on improving their golf and teaching skills. All of them have a thirst for knowledge which makes it even more enjoyable to help them.
One of the key topics today involved allowing yourself to exaggerate a correction to make some improvement. Often times students are too worried about the outcome and this gets in the way of the process. My experience has been the better you perform the process the outcome has a higher percentage of being favorable. A feeling of 'letting go' of the result allows a person to concentrate more on the process. The process can involve creating the plan for the shot as well as giving yourself the feeling in a practice swing. Putting both together and then being 100% committed to the playing of the shot is the best recipe for success.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The Quest for Improvement
Later this week will be the arrival of six German Golf Professionals to the Four Seasons Resort and Club/Dallas. A very good friend of mine, Christian Kirchner is bringing a group for private training on their games and improvement of their teaching skills. Christian is a very highly regarded instructor in Germany at Gut Kaden Golf Club in Hamburg.
For 7 days we'll go over what it takes to be better at swing analysis, reading ball flight, short game techniques and then how all of it relates to their games. To improve at anything you must have a plan and someone to coach you. And to get the most out of your plan and coach you have to have faith and commit to each. Even after 26 years of teaching I still attend seminars and look to experts to help me continue to improve my craft.
In February I'll host a Teaching the Teacher Seminar at the Four Seasons in Dallas. The seminar is designed to enhance the skills necessary to get the most out of your teaching. In addition to classroom sessions I'll do live teaching throughout the two days with different levels of golfers. The attendees will get a chance to work on their game too. Visit www.timcusickgolf.com for more information.
For 7 days we'll go over what it takes to be better at swing analysis, reading ball flight, short game techniques and then how all of it relates to their games. To improve at anything you must have a plan and someone to coach you. And to get the most out of your plan and coach you have to have faith and commit to each. Even after 26 years of teaching I still attend seminars and look to experts to help me continue to improve my craft.
In February I'll host a Teaching the Teacher Seminar at the Four Seasons in Dallas. The seminar is designed to enhance the skills necessary to get the most out of your teaching. In addition to classroom sessions I'll do live teaching throughout the two days with different levels of golfers. The attendees will get a chance to work on their game too. Visit www.timcusickgolf.com for more information.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Teaching the Teacher Seminar
I'm proud to announce for my Golf Professional and College Coach friends that I'll be hosting at Teaching the Teacher Seminar February 20-21, 2011 at the Four Seasons Resort and Club/Dallas. It promises to be an educational and motivational jump start to your 2011 season.
The format will center around my teaching ideas in all areas of the game. Attendees will also get the opportunity to work with me on their game. Throughout the two days I'll conduct live lessons on different aspects of the game as well as address how to position yourself better to your students and members.
Visit my website for additional information.
http://www.timcusickgolf.com
The format will center around my teaching ideas in all areas of the game. Attendees will also get the opportunity to work with me on their game. Throughout the two days I'll conduct live lessons on different aspects of the game as well as address how to position yourself better to your students and members.
Visit my website for additional information.
http://www.timcusickgolf.com
Thursday, November 11, 2010
What it takes to be the best
Interview about Anthony Paolucci and being the best
Recently I sat down with local Dallas writer and blogger Deb Mielke. We visited about one of my students, Anthony Paolucci who was just named the AJGA Player of the Year. I've had the opportunity to work with Anthony for three years. He's an extremely talented golfer who's getting ready to head off to college next year. Very few golfers are good enough to make a living playing the game. Anthony is showing the tools necessary to pursue golf beyond college. Below is a link to the interview I did about Anthony and being a successful junior golfer.
Recently I sat down with local Dallas writer and blogger Deb Mielke. We visited about one of my students, Anthony Paolucci who was just named the AJGA Player of the Year. I've had the opportunity to work with Anthony for three years. He's an extremely talented golfer who's getting ready to head off to college next year. Very few golfers are good enough to make a living playing the game. Anthony is showing the tools necessary to pursue golf beyond college. Below is a link to the interview I did about Anthony and being a successful junior golfer.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
How quickly golf can change
An interesting scenario happened while playing in our Golf Marathon last week. We were scheduled for 5 rounds, 90 holes last Wednesday in an effort to make as many birdies as we could for charity. 5 of us started in the dark, rain and wind on TPC Las Colinas. Not ideal conditions for scoring. I made one birdie in each of the first two rounds. Not so hot considering my quota was to get to 10.
For the next three rounds we moved over to Cottonwood Valley, which is our members course. The rain had stopped but the wind was still up. I played the 3rd round as bad as I could possibly play. Virtually zero ball striking. About the 16th hole I found something that helped me get some solid contact the last two holes.
The final two rounds I was to play with my boss, Director of Golf Paul Earnest. Obviously you always want to put your best foot forward in these types of situations. Well I proceed to make four birdies in the 4th round and three birdies in the 5th and final round while probably leaving at least five more on the table.
The moral to this story is that your game, for good or bad, can change at the drop of a hat. Mine went from as bad as it could be to maybe as good as it's been in a long time by just adjusting my feelings. I felt it helped that I stayed positive throughout the bad 3rd round but it was classic golf.
So many times golfers fail to realize the next good shot or round is just around the corner. You've got to hang in there and stay positive. One feeling could make all the difference in the word. It certainly did with me.
For the next three rounds we moved over to Cottonwood Valley, which is our members course. The rain had stopped but the wind was still up. I played the 3rd round as bad as I could possibly play. Virtually zero ball striking. About the 16th hole I found something that helped me get some solid contact the last two holes.
The final two rounds I was to play with my boss, Director of Golf Paul Earnest. Obviously you always want to put your best foot forward in these types of situations. Well I proceed to make four birdies in the 4th round and three birdies in the 5th and final round while probably leaving at least five more on the table.
The moral to this story is that your game, for good or bad, can change at the drop of a hat. Mine went from as bad as it could be to maybe as good as it's been in a long time by just adjusting my feelings. I felt it helped that I stayed positive throughout the bad 3rd round but it was classic golf.
So many times golfers fail to realize the next good shot or round is just around the corner. You've got to hang in there and stay positive. One feeling could make all the difference in the word. It certainly did with me.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Marketing Kudos
The link below appeared in the November Edition of PGA Magazine. It's a very flattering piece of marketing for this blog. Just goes to show how important social media is in 2010. My area of interest is golf and people thirst for information about the sport. Thanks to all of you for being loyal followers.
November Edition - PGA Magazine
November Edition - PGA Magazine
November Article - Avid Golfer
November Article in Avid Golfer
Friday, November 5, 2010
90 holes completed
90 holes were completed on Wednesday for the Golf Marathon benefitting the Baylor Cancer Center in Irving, Tx. October is the Four Seasons charity month aptly named Cool October. Each year the golf department at the Four Seasons Resort and Club/Dallas do their part to help raise money to fight Cancer. This year myself, Paul Earnest, Rod Cook, Kevin Golding and Alver David, all Class A Golf Professionals played to make as many birdies as we could. Our goal was 50 as a group. We exceeded it by making 57.
Starting out before daylight in the rain and wind we played two rounds on TPC and then three rounds on Cottonwood. The rain was with us throughthe first two rounds. Once it subsided the wind picked up to make for some difficult conditions through four rounds. Towards the end of the round the wind died down and it was very pleasant to play. We finished in the dark and averaged about 2 hours and 25 minutes a round.
For the record I totaled 9 birdies. Round 1 - 1 birdie, Round 2 - 1 birdie, Round 3 - zippo, Round 4 - 4 birdies and Round 5 - 3 birdies.
Needless to say I was very sore and tight yesterday. All for a wonderful cause. For me that's about 2-3 months worth of golf in one day. All for a great cause.
Starting out before daylight in the rain and wind we played two rounds on TPC and then three rounds on Cottonwood. The rain was with us throughthe first two rounds. Once it subsided the wind picked up to make for some difficult conditions through four rounds. Towards the end of the round the wind died down and it was very pleasant to play. We finished in the dark and averaged about 2 hours and 25 minutes a round.
For the record I totaled 9 birdies. Round 1 - 1 birdie, Round 2 - 1 birdie, Round 3 - zippo, Round 4 - 4 birdies and Round 5 - 3 birdies.
Needless to say I was very sore and tight yesterday. All for a wonderful cause. For me that's about 2-3 months worth of golf in one day. All for a great cause.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Golf Marathon
Tomorrow is our annual Golf Marathon to support the Cool October Charity drive for Four Seasons Worldwide. Myself and four other Class A PGA Professionals from the Four Seasons/Dallas will start at sunrise and play until sunset. Our goal is to play 5-6 rounds of golf and make at least 60 birdies amongst the five of us. We hope raise about $25,000-$30,000 for the Baylor Cancer Institute in Irving, Texas.
Hopefully the weather will cooperate. It's a long day but a very rewarding one knowing that our efforts will help in the fight against cancer.
Once my body recovers Thursday I'll give an update on as to how our efforts were.
Hopefully the weather will cooperate. It's a long day but a very rewarding one knowing that our efforts will help in the fight against cancer.
Once my body recovers Thursday I'll give an update on as to how our efforts were.
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