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Brent offers private lessons, group lessons, and playing lessons scheduled at your convenience. Brent will provide you with customized instruction tailored to your specific needs and learning style. Private lessons are available in 1/2-hour increments (up to 4 hours) and can be scheduled as an individual session or as a series of multiple sessions. On-course playing lessons are also available for experienced golfers with low handicaps.
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Why book your next golf lesson with Brent Smith?
INSTRUCTION BASED ON PREPARATION AND PROGRESSIVE LEARNING
Brent Smith Golf offers comprehensive instruction ranging from full-swing to putting and short game to on-course management, in addition to state-of-the-art video analysis.
As a renowned golf teaching professional, Brent offers his highly refined, time-honored teaching philosophies and instructional models as the basis for all Brent Smith Golf programs.
Another Student Success Story.
“Hey Brent, things are good, swing is so good and I’ve been putting great, won another trophy this weekend at Papago.”
Brent doesn’t just have one method of teaching the golf swing. Each student is an individual and has differing abilities to learn and progress. The emphasis is on understanding the student and assisting with the learning of their ideal golf swing. To facilitate this learning, Brent establishes a perfect set-up position and then works to perfect a swing shape that complements the student’s body type and time commitment for practicing the preferred swing.
Address Position
The majority of swing faults can be traced back to a poor setup. The proper address position consists of grip, posture, ball position, aim, and tension levels. The grip will affect clubface presentation at impact; ball position affects swing path; aim affects swing plane; tension levels affect sequencing.
Impact
The one constant with all great players is the position they achieve at impact. This position is influenced by what has happened in the downswing and is a key position in establishing solid contact, distance, and consistency.
On-Plane Swing
During the swing, the golf shaft should be pointed at or parallel to the target line at all times. This on-plane swing will produce consistently solid contact and starting direction. Physical Makeup Often, due to physical limitations of flexibility, muscle control, strength, and age, adjustments with setup need to be made, allowing the impact to stay consistent. At times, solid ball striking is the key to improvement more than distance.
Set up properly… Most bad swings are a result of an incorrect address position that includes grip, posture, ball position, aim, mindset, and tension levels. These pre-shot positions have a direct relationship with the success rate of the golf swing. The grip (strong, weak, and neutral) controls the clubface and release through impact. Ball position (forward, middle, and back) affects the swing path. Posture affects the body’s rotation/pivoting. Loss of posture/spine angle affects contact. Alignment controls the path and starting direction of the ball. Mindset controls the ability to adjust to changing situations. And, the body’s tension level controls the ability to freely swing the club without interference. Fortunately, all of these pre-shot adjustments can be perfect before the swing begins.
Hit it solid and consistent… Golf Clubs are designed to swing on a predetermined angle. During the entire swing, the club shaft should be either parallel to or pointed at the target line to assure this proper angle at impact. Swinging the club on the correct angle or plane will guarantee solid contact and maximum consistency.
Hit it further… Distance is the effect of club head speed being properly applied to the golf ball with solid contact. Club head speed is a result of wrist hinge, arm swing, and the turning of the body. Golfers must utilize a blend of all three power sources to maximize distance.
Junior Golfers Program
Brent is highly experienced & knowledgeable in working with juniors beginning at the age of 12 years old. It is very important as a parent/guardian that you feel comfortable that your child is receiving the best instruction possible from a friendly, experienced, and structured coach. Brent thrives on increasing juniors’ overall confidence through skill challenges, drills, and converting movement skills into sports educational skills. He will teach proper technique, game development practices, etiquette & commitment, while offering your child the best and most enjoyable experience.
During Brent’s player development program, your junior will learn:
Grip, Aim, Stance, Posture, Face Position, Club Contact, Club Path, Impact Factors, Putting Perfection, Angle of Attack, Mental Coaching, Execution On Course
McDowell Mountain Golf Course
This course has many options for the most seasoned players as well as your junior and new golfer to the game. Pick the right tee box for your level.
Youth Golf Access
The price of a round of golf shouldn’t be a barrier for a young person who wants to play. Join YoC and play for as little as $5 a round.
Juniors Love the Game
It makes for a great golf experience and a day out in the fresh air after learning from Brent Smith or just for the fun of it with friends.