on the course if you are going to give advice make sure it is after the 18th hole because if you do it before then everyone will think you are watching them and be nervous. Also, you need to make sure it is simple advice if you are not going to be there to see them through it.

as far as at the range, today I was off work and hit a few hundred balls at the range and took some breaks as well. Many people were struggling and in the end I ended up asking six if they wanted assistance, one politely said no. out of the other five I got three to hit some 3-5 yard draws . out of the two I did not get to hit draws, one was a complete first timer, whom I did not watch hit balls but gave him a two minute lesson. I did not explain anything but said do this, this and this. I heard his buddies later say repeatedly how well he was hitting it for a first timer but i had my back to him since he was a left hander so I did not see his shots. I walked by him again and asked him if he understood waht I was saying and needed any clarification and he said he was good, and he thanked me for my time . The other who did not hit a draw was hitting for his second time since he was fourteen, in the end he had a consistent push and was very happy with his consistent shot pattern. the third was hitting a hook and all I did was change his right hand position and instant smooth draw, another was not allowing his head to move in the backswing at all and was lunging at the ball. He was an upper 90's lower 100's shooter, got him to hit a draw on the second shot after a ten minute explanation and visual illustrations that I had him do. the last was a 12 handicap and early on I asked him if he believed I could teach him to hit a draw and he said he was skeptical because he has been playing for ten years, has been to instructors and was currently at a golf school where he pays thousands of dollars for tuition. He was work because he had more mental roadblocks out of them all. I worked with him for more than an hour, changed his grip, set up, preshot routine, and had him take two practice backswings before each shot. It took him about 20 balls before he hit his first draw, when he did his face lit up like a little kid The guenuiine smile on his face was a great feeling for me. 3 of the last five balls he hit a baby draw for a total of four draws, and this was a guy who was skeptical in the beginning, after he hit the draws I told him "I won, your skepticism lost"

the common thing in all the people was that I helped them with their set up and ONE swing thought. I changed all their grips, spine angle, and knee flex. In the end I reitereted five times or more how to do it, cause if you tell them once or twice they will forget. I fixed their set up and backswing pivot and told them from there to hit the ball hard.

like greg said before in this thread, you have to read the person, I read one wrong but he was polite, the others where all ears. You also have to read their focus level on what you are saying and keep your explanation within their focus time limit. most people at the range, or life in general, are searching. If you know what you are talking about and know how to communicate it you should be able to approach about half at the range. some it is a 30 second tip, some it is 20 minutes or more. If you want to help and are 90% sure you can, go ahead and give it a try. you may meet some great friends that way and you may feel good about yourself in the process.