Would you take lessons.....

[JustOne]

from someone who was in a wheelchair?


... or do you expect the person teaching you to be able to knock it round under par about once per week?

 

[Tiger]

I would if they knew what they were talking about. It is sometimes easier to demonstrate what you are looking for as a coach rather than using words but that would be the only challenge for the pro if the issue was stance related.

My pro can hit a driver off his knees over the back fence so I can well imagine a pro in a wheelchair could hit some pretty amazing shots.

 

[bobmac]

Different people learn in different ways.
Some like to learn by watching demonstrations
Others prefer to listen to instruction.
Some like a more hands on approach where the coach places the pupil in certain positions.
Some a mixture of all 3.
A coach therefor has to be able to change his teaching style to accomodate all types.
So if you like to watch someone demonstrate the swing or the hands on approach, I guess you would go elsewhere.

 

[CannyFifer]

from someone who was in a wheelchair?


... or do you expect the person teaching you to be able to knock it round under par about once per week?

There must be an answer somewhere or you wouldnt have asked I'll say yes as it wouldnt make any differance if he/she could make me better by looking and telling me what I'm doing wrong.

 

[Pro_V_wan_kenobi]

I think I would have reservations, but I suppose you have to give it a go. You dont have to be a great golfer to be a great coach. Or do you? I dont know, I wish I had never started thinking about this.

 

[freddielong]

I dont think I could take the opinion of someone who was not better than me

 

[bobmac]

Could Butch Harmon break 80 tomorrow?

 

[pokerjoke]

Yes i would if he was cheap and had the knowledge,the only downside would be he would not be able to show me what he was trying to teach.

 

[stevek1969]

Sure would the guy might have been in a car or bike accident and could have been a good player before that,a wee bit of discrimination there.
My brother has one leg and i'd take a lesson of him he plays of 5 or 6

 

[Smiffy]

from someone who was in a wheelchair?

No.
Because he would leave me to pick up all the practise balls myself

 

[cullyhanna]

from someone who was in a wheelchair?

No.
Because he would leave me to pick up all the practise balls myself

lol, i know i shouldn't laugh at that one, but i couldn't help it.

there was a pro-am tournament on sky sports recently of a european tour event (it may have been the seniors tour), where one of the amateur players had his leg removed from below the knee. he was an ex baseball player who took up golf after his accident. the guy played without his artificial limb and coould drive the ball miles. his balance was exceptional.

 

[teegirl]

Sure would the guy might have been in a car or bike accident and could have been a good player before that,a wee bit of discrimination there.
My brother has one leg and i'd take a lesson of him he plays of 5 or 6

I'd say that was most impressive.

The question was, would you take a lesson from a person in a wheelchair, I cant understand why not. I wouldn't have a lesson from some people for many other reasons, but the fact that he sits down to teach would not be one of them.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Don't see why not. To qualify as a pga pro he\she would have to have proved their playing ability at some point and with the qualification they know more about the golf swing than I do.

I don't think if seen my pro hit more than 3 balls in the last 5 months, he might be effing useless for all I know but since I started working with him my handicap has come down 2 shots so he must be doing something right

 

[RGDave]

Hmmmm. Have you been listening in on my recent lectures?

i.m.o. there are many ways to learn many things. Certain "skills" require being able to see how something is done to stand any chance at all. Golf is not one of them, if you ask me, so YES.

You don't need to watch someone drive properly to learn how to do it. You probably do need to see Judo moves to understand what it is you are trying to do.
Demonstration and emulation tend to be more important in the early stages of learning.

I'd happily take a Piano lesson from a retired master who couldn't play, but I wouldn't suggest it to a beginner.

 

[JustOne]

To qualify as a pga pro he\she would have to have proved their playing ability at some point

What if they hadn't?
Does someone in a wheelchair have to play off 4 before they can learn to teach a golf swing? - isn't that discriminatory that only an able bodied person can qualify as a PGA golf instructor?

(I don't actually know what the PGA's policy is on this subject - anyone?)

 

[USER1999]

Where is this thread going?

 

[SammmeBee]

To qualify as a pga pro he\she would have to have proved their playing ability at some point

What if they hadn't?
Does someone in a wheelchair have to play off 4 before they can learn to teach a golf swing? - isn't that discriminatory that only an able bodied person can qualify as a PGA golf instructor?

(I don't actually know what the PGA's policy is on this subject - anyone?)

I'm not too sure those 2 questions actually relate to each other....why can't a wheelchair player play off of 4? why can't all non-wheelchair player's play off if 4?

 

[USER1999]

Would you be allowed on the greens in a wheel chair? It would be a bit hard to play off 4 if you had to chip it in on every hole. Would get expensive on balls too, as you would have to leave them in the cup.

 

[RGDave]

Would get expensive on balls too, as you would have to leave them in the cup.

Said without a hint of irony.

 

[Jabba]

I play off 26....I'd take lessons from Stevie Wonder !