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Women’s Golf Academy Curriculum
WEEK ONE
Level I – Irons
 Grip - two knuckles left hand, V’s to right shoulder, left thumb at 2 o’clock, right thumb at 10 o’clock, grip pressure 5 on scale of 1 – 10
Stance - feet shoulder wide, ball position center with irons
Posture - more bend from waist, let air out of knees, arms hang straight down out of shoulder socket, weight flat on feet
Hands hinge on backswing and follow through, butt end of club points to ball
To make shots go up in the air, divots are necessary when ball is on grass
Belt buckle to target, right foot pivots, hold finish for 5 seconds or until ball hits ground
Demonstrate an L to L Shot
Have Students Swing to a Tee, Then Hit a Ball
Class summary
Level II – Irons / Fuller Swing
Explain the upper body coil, have arms across chest and make simulated upper body turn
Have students make some practice fuller swings, then hit some shots
Warn them their shots may go further, but with a bigger swing their shots may be more erratic
Class summary
Level III – Irons / Pre Shot Routine
§ Pre Shot Routine
Explain the importance of stress on the golf swing motion, and how a pre-shot routine can help you aim better and eliminate stress…
· feet together
· take grip
· set club behind ball
· look out at target
· take stance (while looking out at target)
· look back to ball
· take a breath
· and hit your shot
Have students work on pre shot routine without hitting any golf balls and observe each other’s pre shot routines without hitting ball
Have students hit shots utilizing their pre shot routines
Discuss at end of class what it feels like to use a pre shot routine
Class summary
WEEK TWO
Level I – Etiquette
§ Putting Green
where to stand
who putts first
who takes out flag
who puts flag back in
how to properly mark your golf ball and fix a ball mark,
play etiquette game
§ On Course
where to stand
who hits first on tee
who hits first in fairway
when is it ok to hit
when to yell fore
how do you know if you are playing too slowly
as a beginner: should I keep score? play by the rules? have good etiquette?
Level II – Rules
§ Use Rules Scholar Board to Teach Top 5 Rules (Go up to top of range to discuss)
Ball Out of Bounds
Ball Lost
Yellow and Red Hazard Penalty and Options
Ball Unplayable
One Clublength Free Drop from Immovable Objects (cart paths)
Give Level I and II Golf Knowledge Test to entire group
Level III – Bunkers & Lob Shots
§ Bunkers (Once per month)
Must have good form to get ball out of bunker
First goal is to get ball out, second goal is to get ball on the green, third goal is to hit shot close to flag
Have students come in and hit some sand out of bunker onto green
Show them open stance and clubface, ball forward, weight forward
Make V shape swing
For distance control:
· = small v with easy tempo hits short bunker shot
· = medium v with medium tempo hits medium length bunker shot
· = big v with fast tempo hits longer bunker shot
§ Lob Shots Off Grass
Same concept as bunker shots
WEEK THREE
Level I - Hybrids
§ Look in a golf bag, show different lengths and lofts of clubs
§ Demonstrate the length of iron, driver and hybrid
§ Warm Up Stretching
§ Review grip, stance, posture and L to L swing
§ Ball position forward with a hybrid, more a sweep than divot
§ Demonstrate Hybrid shot
§ Have students hit some hybrid shots
Level II – Fairway Metal Woods
§ Explain ball position forward, more sweeping swing
§ Longer club, ball goes further, but their shots may be more erratic
§ Demonstrate fairway metal shot
§ Have students hit fairway metal shots
Level III – Drivers
§ Warm Up, Review grip, stance, posture, L to L swing
§ Review Hybrids, Fairway Metals
§ Explain shoulder tilt
§ Tee height is important
§ Ball position is important
§ Have students hit drivers
§ Have a contest, who can hit the driver between the lines and in the air
§ Class summary
WEEK FOUR
Level I – Putting
§ explain no loft on putter and importance of good putting stroke vs. hitting ball a long way (drive for show, putt for $$dough)
§ thumbs go down grip
§ do not hinge wrists
§ 1 inch (backswing and follow thru) per 1 foot of putt
§ keep head still, don’t watch putt
§ hold follow through, avoid re-coil action
§ demonstrate a short putt
§ have students hit some short putts, make sure each student is not hinging wrists
§ play putting game
Level II - Chipping
§ Explain difference between chip, pitch, lob
§ Explain that chipping stroke is just like putting stroke
§ Use putting style grip and swing, no wrist hinge
§ Swing club head from 5 o’clock to 7 o’clock
§ Must hit bottom of ball for shot to jump up in the air
§ Demonstrate fringe chip
§ Have students hit some chips, make sure each student is not hinging wrists
§ Play chipping game
Level III – Pitching
§ Ball spends half time in the air, half time on ground rolling to flagstick
§ Have them stand on their landing area (most players aim to close to flag)
§ Review 8 o’clock to 4 o’clock swing of club head
§ Longer pitches may require 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock swing
§ Even longer pitches may require L to L motion
§ Explain how tempo and ball position affect a pitch shot
§ Class summary
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