"Teaching" Pro?

[NWJocko]

Evening All,

Fairly simple question......

I read a lot on here people talking about "teaching" pro or "coaching" pro.

Is there a difference between these and the pro's at your and my golf club or is it just a turn of phrase?


Just curious, seems an odd way to say it to me.

Thanks

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Not any difference as far as I can see. Both try and teach/coach you to swing correctly

 

[NWJocko]

Not any difference as far as I can see. Both try and teach/coach you to swing correctly

Cheers Homer

So why reference them as a "teaching pro" rather than just pro?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Because the guy I go to see does absolutely nothing but teach. Doesn't work in the pro shop, deal with members, organise club comps etc. A pro as I know it is a bit like Bob. Will work the shop and do some teaching, some club repairs etc. Bit more of a jack of all trades

 

[BoadieBroadus]

I would tend to distinguish a "teaching pro" as one who teaches exclusively, i.e. is based at a driving range compared with a standard pro who operates from a club and sells gear in the shop, runs comps etc.

 

[Simbo]

dont think a teching pro has as many qualifications as a PGA pro, kinda like they are still serving their apprenticeship

 

[HomerJSimpson]

dont think a teching pro has as many qualifications as a PGA pro, kinda like they are still serving their apprenticeship

Sorry but I disagree. The guy I use to have lessons with is a highly qualified PGA pro http://www.n1golf.com/n1golftuition/pros-pharrison.asp but was a teaching pro as that was all he did

 

[BoadieBroadus]

yes i'm with homer on this. hank haney, butch harmon, yarwood etc are "teaching pro's" - the part qualified teens hanging around the shop are "assistant" pro's....

 

[Hobbit]

Pro's need to pass coaching exams as part of their PGA qualification. Some go on to do further training and exams, and invariably these are the ones that want to specialise in coaching/teaching.

 

[Foxholer]

Pros, as opposed to Professional Golfers, go through the same training (these days).

Once qualified, some may have a bent/specialism towards the teaching side of the profession (Teaching Pros). Others may be more inclined to the commercial side of the profession (Shop Pros). Gotta respect either/all of them for the amount of cr*p they take from unappreciative clubs/members and the unsociable hours - all for a relative pittance!

 

[sev112]

Presumably a Teaching Pro is a Professional Golfer that doesnt play the tours ???

As opposed to a Tour Pro

I have no idea why some think it has some thing to do with Driving Range vs Golf Club ??

 

[BoadieBroadus]

Presumably a Teaching Pro is a Professional Golfer that doesnt play the tours ???

As opposed to a Tour Pro

I have no idea why some think it has some thing to do with Driving Range vs Golf Club ??

because 'teaching' pros... all they do is teach - like the pro's at the driving range, or hank haney etc...

club pros do teach a little bit, but they also run the shop, deal with the reps, run the comps etc...

i had a lesson with my teaching pro last night, while it was snowing and dark... at the driving range...

my club pro has probably been watching telly at home all week and certainly never works in the evening...

 

[bobmac]

There are 2 sorts of pro golfer.
The first is the guy you see on TV who is a good golfer but no qualifications
The second is the PGA Professional.
They qualify after 3 years and then go on to either
play on tour(Ian Poulter) or
Some work in retail (AG and Direct golf)
Some go on to study the rules and become referees
Though most will sell you mars bars in the pro shop.
Most need the steady income the shop provides and do a bit of teaching too.
Others spend more time teaching and try their hand on the mini tours.

 

[Smiffy]

There are 2 sorts of pro golfer.
The first is the guy you see on TV who is a good golfer but no qualifications
The second is the PGA Professional.
They qualify after 3 years and then go on to either
play on tour(Ian Poulter) or
Some work in retail (AG and Direct golf)
Some go on to study the rules and become referees
Though most will sell you mars bars in the pro shop.
Most need the steady income the shop provides and do a bit of teaching too.
Others spend more time teaching and try their hand on the mini tours.

And then there's James

 

[CrapHacker]

And then there's James

 

[Simbo]

ok, the reason i said that is, you can do a course, sometimes its a weekend sometimes its a 5 day course, sometimes you can do it at home in your own time!!. you have to be able to break 80 or something twice, at the end of it you get a certificate that qualifies you to tech, hence the teaching pro. the pro at our course used to be a "teaching" pro while he was gaining his pga qualification which is a 3-5 year degree or something, teaching pros dont have to be very good golfers, whereas to qualify for the pga course you have to play off a handicap of 4 or less i think it is.
im pretty sure hank haney and butvh harmon have mnore qualifications than a "post it teacher" certificate.