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Yeh right! Get a life!

Seriously though, HaplessHacker just posted this in another thread and I think it deserves it's own thread (on the basis that I've taken plenty of time to help people for free and enjoy doing it) but you can take the opportunity to critique my very high handicap if you prefer :D

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"Stack and Tilt might be simpler for us weekend golfers, who play once a week, and practice even less.

Would you take a 'lesson' from someone that is not a qualified PGA Pro, (they don't teach it anyway) but does understand how to hit a ball, and can get you playing better, and quicker.

Would you also pay for that 'lesson'?"

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What is your handicap? :p
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I know you posted a 'tongue in cheek' smiley. But in all seriousness what has that got to do with anything? I know that it was the 'theme' of a recent thread, but really?

But you don't need to be able to run 100m in under 10 seconds to be able to coach someone how to.

One of this countries most successful Olympic sports has been sailing for the last few games. Do any of the coaches hold Olympic medals? Nope.

Yes, having a knowledge and understanding of the sport (whatever it is), is essential, a pre-requisite if you like, but being better than everyone else. Nope.

My old man is a physisist technically by trade. Could he help me when I was going through school doing my 'O' levels. Well he could of done. But he was a lousey teacher, or should I say, lousey at imparting information in a way that could be understood by me. He knew his subject but couldn't teach.

Being able to help someone else get better has little to do with that individuals own abilities. I've taught better sailors than me, to get better. Why, because I knew my subject better than they did, I can witness what they're doing, and correct and advise them as required. Just because I couldn't sail as fast as them was irrelevant. Come to think of it, not once was I asked if I was an Olympian. Technically I was a 'Pro' but the standards in sailing ability and teaching ability varied so much, it wasn't worth considering. But for classification purposes in racing terms, for entry into races, I was a Pro. Same as Ellen McArther, or Ben Ainslie! As if!!!!

But what matters is the quality of teaching, and that persons understanding of the physics as to what's happening and how they put that across to you, the punter. Not their own ability as a player. :D
 
In all seriousness, if it could improve my game, which admittedly wouldn't be hard at this point, then I'd pay James for lessons.

I don't get to practice at all these days, so when I do play I'm not hitting any real decent shots until the back 9, if at all.

I've got the book. Had a crack at one drive at the range with S&T; skied my driver and didn't try it again. ;)
 
James, if you start getting paid for lessons, you will lose your amatuer status.
As your not registered with the PGA, you wont be able to play in any pro tournaments.
You'll have to resign from your club as you wouldn't be able to play in club comps or matches.
Where would you teach? Do you have permission from the range to teach? Do you have to hire a bay or do the range owners take a percentage of your earnings?

And if you play in any bounce matches with Smiffy, you'll have to play off scratch :(

Just a few questions you may have to look into but good luck with it
 
And if you play in any bounce matches with Smiffy, you'll have to play off scratch :(
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That defeat obviously affected you a lot more than I initially thought Bob.
Seriously. I just thought that the five minutes you spent head butting your steering wheel in the Forest Pines car park and throwing your pitching wedge in the lake at 17 sorted it for you.
I'm sorry.
I really am

:D :D :D :D :p :p :p :p
 
Bob, does that incude receiving money for anything to do with golf? What about side bets on the course between friends? What about being paid to change some grips for a mate?

Darn, I know clubs that give prize money in cash!!! What happens then?
 
The last thing I heard was if you are making more than £500 a year through golf, that's it, you lose your amatuer status.
It happened a while back when an aging footballer won a car for a hole in 1. He lost his amatuer status for 2 years.
 
Yeup. My mistake.
If you accept a prize that is worth more than £500, ( a car)
you lose your A.S.
If you accept cash for lessons etc, you also lose it (no lower limit)
 
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