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Semester Golf Syllabus
24 Unit Course Outline

The semester golf class meets in the Field House at the Sports Center in February, March, and early April. As soon as the golf course opens, the class moves to the Golf House on the 6th hole of the Nehoiden Golf Course. In the spring, the following syllabus is weather dependent. It is not practical, for example, to teach putting indoors, so if it is raining on the day putting would normally be taught, the schedule will be rearranged. This outline will, however, give you a sense of the general course content.

1. Introduction

Organizational issues
Safety issues
5 or 7 iron
grip, stance, pivot
1/2 swing (no wrist cock)

2.Review fundamentals

1/2 - 3/4 swing
Introduce wrist cock and arm lift

3. Review fundamentals

emphasis on sequence and firing right side
full swing for those ready
sight line - intermediate target introduced

4. Full swing - add in 5 iron

use of right hand
timing, swing path, follow through emphasized

5.Video tape class

student taped on two swings from front and back
rest of class continues working on swing
(tape reviewed by instructor; 2 things to work on selected for each student)

6.Video tape analysis (Meet in class room - KSC 205)

Critique tape of class; show pictures of female pro golfers for comparison

7. Review - add 9 iron or wedge

students work on their two improvement areas

8. Approach shots

pitch
chip

9. Introduce long irons (3 iron)

10. Introduce wood with tee

11. Introduce fairway wood without tee

12.Variety of clubs, hitting 5 balls with each

make adjustments as if playing an actual hole

13.Stand still golf

introduce basic rules
care and selection of equipment

[Spring Vacation]

14.Repeat video

15. Repeat video analysis (meet in class room - KSC 205)

16. Guest lecturer

17. (Golf Course?)

pitch and chip outside
etiquette

18. (Golf Course?)

putting
scoring

19. Uneven lies

uphill and downhill lies
sidehill lies
review basic rules

20. Sand traps and shots from the rough

21. Mass hole play

22. Best ball play

23. Best ball play

24. Play own ball