Beginner Level Guide Week 1 Putting
Week 2 Chipping
Week 3 Pitching Learning Season Week 4 Full Swing Schedule Week 5 Fun Day Week 6 9 holes Putting
Week 7 Up & Down
Week 8 Sand Bunker Playing
Week 9 Drivers
Week 10 Fun Day
***Schedule subject to change*** Beginner Level Intermediate Level
Golf Core Value Golf Skill Core Value Golf Skill Golf Fundamental Fundamental
Respect Putting Mastering the Rules (Part 1) Green Reading
Courtesy Chipping Meeting and Greeting (ALR) Chipping
Clubface and Ball Distance Sportsmanship Pitching Exploring your Interests (Part 1) Specialty Shots Contact
Honesty Full Meeting and Greeting (ALR) Full Swing (Impact Swing Tape)
Responsibility 9 Holes Exploring your Interests (Part 2) 9 Holes Putting Putting
Judgment Up & Mastering the Rules (Part 2) (Rules to Up & Down Down Help You) Direction Body Balance Perseverance Sand Keeping it Cool (4 R’s) Specialty Sand Shots
Confidence Driver Having Fun (No pictures on the Driver scorecard) Core Lesson Life Skill Category Interpersonal Skills Self-Management Goal-Setting Resilience Skills Respect ✓ ✓ Courtesy ✓ Responsibility ✓ ✓ Beginner Honesty ✓ Level Sportsmanship ✓ ✓ Confidence ✓ Judgment ✓ Perseverance ✓ Mastering the Rules ✓ ✓ Meeting and Greeting ✓ Intermediate Exploring your Interests ✓ Level Keeping it cool ✓ Having Fun ✓ ✓ Finding your Way ✓ Beginner Intermediate
Respect Exploring your Interests
Courtesy Mastering the Rules
Season Sportsmanship Meeting and Greeting
Schedule Honesty Having Fun
Responsibility Keeping it Cool
Judgment Mastering the Rules
Perseverance Exploring your Interests
Confidence Meeting and Greeting
***Schedule subject to change*** The Golf Skills Curriculum Life Rules & Skills Etiquette Golf Life Skills Overview Honesty
Character Responsibility Respect
Development Sportsmanship
Confidence Judgment
Courtesy Terms Rules & Etiquette Rules
Etiquette • Distance • Up & Down Control • Hybrid • Lag Putting Chipping Types of Putting Chipping Golf Swings Full Pitching Swing
• Irons • Loft • Driver • Sand shots Putting & Chipping
GASP Grip Aim Stance Posture
2 D’s Distance Direction
Golf Swing “Y” Letter Putting GASP Grip Thumbs Straight, Hands Together - Clubface, body aiming at target Aim - “Aim” = “Direction” Stance Feet Straight Posture Back Straight, Knees Bent Chipping GASP Grip (Same as Putting) Aim Lean Shaft toward target Stance Weight leaning on target-side foot Posture (Same as Putting) Grip
Right-handed golfer: Left hand, high Right hand, low
Left-handed golfer: Right hand, high Left hand, low
***Above picture is a right-handed golfer*** Letter “Y” (Putt & Chip) The 2 D’s
Distance Direction •Length of •Aim of the swing clubface •Aim of the body Pitching
GASP Grip Aim Stance Posture
2 D’s Distance Direction
Golf Swing “L” Letter Pitching GASP Grip (Same as Putting) Aim Lean Shaft toward target Stance Weight leaning on target-side foot Posture (Same as Putting) Backswing Follow-through Letter “L” (Pitch) Parts Of the Clubhead Parts Toe Of the Heel Clubface
Sweet Spot Loft
Loft makes the ball go high in the air Grooves Grooves
Grooves = Backspin Notes: 2 D’s – Distance & Direction
•What controls Distance? • The length of the swing -> “long L, short L” •What controls Direction? • Where clubface is aiming Full Swing
GASP Grip Aim Stance Posture
2 D’s Distance Direction
Golf Swing “O” Letter Letter “O” (Full Swing) The 2 D’s
Distance Direction •Length of •Aim of the swing clubface •Aim of the body Full Swing GASP Grip Thumbs Straight, Hands Together - Clubface, body aiming at target Aim - “Aim” = “Direction” Stance Feet Straight Posture Back Straight, Knees Bent Terms Rules & Etiquette Rules
Etiquette Respect ❶ Respect: Yourself a) Exercise ❷ Respect: Others a) Quiet while others hit ❸ Respect: Surroundings a) Don’t Litter – throw trash away Introducing Yourself
❶ a. “Hi my name is ____.” b. Eye Contact c. Shake Hands ❷ “It’s nice to meet you.” ❸ Ask open-ended questions. Notes: Golf Etiquette
• Who takes the flag out? • Player whose ball is farthest away
• Who puts the flag back in? • Player who is first to putt the ball in the hole
• How do I mark my ball on the putting green? ______• Other ways to show courtesy on putting green? ______• Where do I stand on a tee box when someone else is swinging? • Out in front of the player several paces, and slightly behind several paces Notes: Golf Rules
• Rules for playing in sand trap? • Club cannot touch the ground
• Where to tee the ball on the tee box? • 2 club-lengths behind the tee markers
• How do I mark my ball on the putting green? ______Notes: Golf Rules
• What determines the order of play before starting a round of golf? • Rock, paper, scissors • Stand in a circle, and flip a tee • Order of play during the round, but before starting a hole? • Lowest score on previous hole plays first
• Order of play during the round, and during the play of a hole? • Farthest from the hole plays first Notes: Golf Terms
• What does a par 3, par 4, and par 5 mean? • A player should finish a par 3 with 3 strokes (swings)
• What is a par? • Amount of strokes a player should take to finish the hole
• What is a bogey? • One stroke above par
• What is a birdie? • One stroke below par
• What is an eagle? • Two strokes below par Season Overview
GASP Grip Aim Stance Posture
2 D’s Distance Direction
Golf Swing “Y” “L” “O” Letters
What What Self- Identify Distance or Controls Controls Problem Direction Diagnosis Distance Direction Quiz: Golf Swing
• Which golf swing uses the letter “Y”? (Putt, Chip, Pitch, or Full Swing) ______• How do I make a letter “L” swing? ______
• Which golf swing uses the letter “L”? (Putt, Chip, Pitch, or Full Swing) ______• How do I make a letter “L” swing? ______
• Which golf swing uses the letter “O”? (Putt, Chip, Pitch, or Full Swing) ______Quiz: Golf Terms
• What is Match Play? ______• What is Stroke Play? ______• What is a Scramble? ______• What is a Par, Bogey, Birdie, and Eagle? ______Quiz: Golf Rules
• Rules for playing in sand trap? ______• Where to tee the ball on the tee box? ______• How do I mark my ball on the putting green? ______Quiz: Golf Etiquette
• Who takes the flag out? ______• Who puts the flag back in? ______• How do I mark my ball on the putting green? ______• Other ways to show courtesy on putting green? ______• Where do I stand on a tee box when someone else is swinging? ______Quiz: Golf Rules
• What does a par 3, par 4, and par 5 mean? ______• What is a par? ______• What is a bogey? ______• What is a birdie? ______• What is an eagle? ______Quiz: Golf Rules
• What determines the order of play before starting a round of golf? ______• Order of play during the round, but before starting a hole? ______• Order of play during the round, and during the play of a hole? ______