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Old 04-09-2006, 08:06 PM
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Re: Feel vs Mechanic

I go with LowPost42... a golf professional will teach each student in a way that best suits the learning methodology of the student. It's all linked to a concept called NLP, but basically:

a. some golfers learn by seeing something, like a picture or watching the professional demonstrate (visual)
b. some golfers learn by being told what to do, like a list of instructions (audio)
c. some golfers learn by feeling, like beng put into the correct position or being assisted in the movement so they can feel it, or by saying something like "you should feel this or that" (feel)

As to the level of technical content in the lessons, that all depends on what the golfer is able to understand and absorb.

This what the art of teaching is all about ...
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