Kevin Weeks - 2005 & 2007 IPGA Teacher of the Year

Philosophy

Cog Hill Golf & C. C

11880 Archer Avenue

Lemont, IL60439

Phone: 630-301-9357

Email: coghillpro@l.com

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TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

 

With adults I use good, sound golf fundamentals to try to fix their ball flight. With my competitive juniors, I teach them a good, solid fundamental golf swing based on their body type. Then I stress short game and putting (i.e. building a total game). I focus on the short game because my emphasis is on getting the ball in the hole. I want to develop really good players, not ones that can only swing the golf club beautifully. I don't want pretty swings. I want them to be able to write pretty numbers. I also stress practicing effectively and efficiently.

 

TYPICAL LESSON

 

The first lesson starts with an interview. I find out how much the student plays, how much he can practice, any physical limitations, what he wants the golf ball to do and how he'd like me to help. As the student starts hitting balls, I analyze his trouble shots.  I never assume anything, I ask a lot of questions and work in cooperation with the student to accomplish their goals.

 

After I discover a player's goal, I say: 'Let's take a look at your golf swing.' After the student hits balls, I analyze his/her swing on the computer. If the player can't practice much, I keep it simple, offering one key thing he has to do to improve. Then after he works on it, I video again and compare his swing to how it was before. Then we review what to practice, how to practice and how that will be beneficial.

 

During a typical putting lesson, the student and I go to my putting lab. I put a small mirror on the toe of his putter and have him hit putts on the patent-pending Dynamic Impact Indicator, which I designed. I film from five cameras and Science and Motions  SamPutt Lab which uses ultrasound to measure 28 different parameters in putting, such as acceleration. By using lasers, my system shows were the face is aimed at address and impact and how the putter accelerates through impact. I run that through two computers and then, like the full-swing lesson, we go over what's wrong and the drills to fix it. A computer screen by the practice putting green gives the student immediate feedback.

 

 

 

Kevin helping Michelle understanding her putting plane during the fall junior program.

Kevin makes sure Caleb has the correct putting grip.

Fall junior program students practicing distance control by making  the back stroke and forward stroke the same distance.