Golf courses don't suffer fools gladly. You might be great on the
range but if your game isn't up to scratch where it matters, the golf
course has an unwavering knack of exposing every weakness, gobbling up
precious shots in the process.
Fairways and greens are laden with traps to net the unsuspecting -
subtle undulations, severe slopes, hanging lies for starters not to
mention those old favourites, bunkers, lakes and rough.
On
occasion it can seem there's trouble at every turn, lurking to pick out
chinks in your golfing armour just when you least need it. But one means
of gaining an upper hand is to unleash a LGi golf professional on your game
with an on-course lesson.
Booking an on course lesson gives the pro the chance to analyse a
player's all round game from tee to green. Spending this extra time with
a LGi teaching professional also offers the golfer a unique opportunity to
quiz the pro on all aspects of the game. 
A playing lesson also gives insight into course management - which side
of the tee to tee up from, what clubs to take off the tee and why,
learning how to assess potential trouble down the fairway or around the
green, when to lay up and when to go for it, when best to attack the pin
or play conservatively and a whole lot more questions which golfers
have during any given round.
Teaming
up with a LGi teaching pro also enables you to learn about the
possibilities of fading or drawing the ball where they can explain which
shape of shot best suits the hole being played, demonstrate how easy
shot shaping can be plus explain why it is a necessary skill to learn
for playing better golf.
Another valuable lesson to learn is the
pre shot routine - an important part of the game that is seldom worked
on despite the fact that improving it can help lower scores.
An on-course
lesson offers the LGi golf coach a chance to analyse this area of the game and
advise on simple methods on how to improve it and also explain why it is
so important, especially under pressure!
On course lessons also
enable the pro to give advice on the psychological side of the game -
how to control your mind and body under pressure especially on the first
tee or on the 18th hole with a good card in your hand.
Playing
lessons are an ideal platform to work on the most important part of the
game - the short game, from putting, chipping, pitching to the dreaded
bunker and lob shots. How often do you see someone playing a lob shot
when they're three feet off the green when a simple chip and run will be
much more effective? This is a typical conversation the pro will have
with the pupil whilst observing the all round short game in action on
the course.
Finally out on the course, you can encounter, and
learn how to deal with the many awkward lies that are the feature of any
round of golf - from uphill or downhill lies, ball above/below the
feet, to hitting from the rough and taking on the bare lie.
"Many players practice on the range or take regular lessons but
taking those skills onto the golf course is a different story".
