Junior Days
GEAR UP Junior Days are Set For Wednesday's
ONE-ON-ONE Safety first! All programs will feature One-On-One instruction
Summer 2020
This is What Every Junior Needs As online classes finish up and summer weather moves in, that only means one thing, more Juniors at the facility. Observing Juniors utilize the practice facilities, playing golf, and forming long lasting friendships is the ultimate goal for our Junior Program here at Idle Hour Country Club. Due to COVID-19 protocol, clinics are not practical at this time, thus, we have designated Wednesday's as “Junior Day.” Every Wednesday from 9:00 AM5:00 PM, the Professional Staff will be conducting lessons for Juniors. These lessons will be 45 minutes with a rate of $27.50. To book a lesson, simply call, or email the ProShop. The one-on-one lessons will be conducted by: Michael Cantwell, PGA, Quinn Ourada, PGA, and Trevor Duncan, PGA Associate. During these challenging times, we promise to maintain social distancing practices, and can assure you that every child will be taken with great care.
Mission:
“To give every Junior the opportunity to play their best golf�
Through proper fundamentals, one-on-one coaching, and a blueprint for success, every Junior that walks into our program will be given a set of skills, techniques, and tools for working on and improving their game. Our step-bystep approach ensures that every child will not be left behind! We make sure that every Junior gets one skill right before they move onto the next level. Mastering key concepts is the foundation for improving and building success.
BluePrint
In order for anyone to play their best golf they need to have a Blueprint or a plan that details how to get from point A to point B. Our approach at Idle Hour Country Club is a little different. We work from the Green backwards. Meaning that our first order of business is focusing on putting. You may ask why that is? Simple, Golf is a target game, by allowing Juniors to focus on putting during first sessions, it allows for a greater sense of awareness, better feel, and it paves that way for building a swinging motion. The putting stroke for example is a small pendulum motion and is a precursor to chipping and pitching, which then leads to the full swing. We all have heard that a child must crawl before it can walk, and this approach is utilizing that same principle. The details of this 8-Week Program are detailed below:
LEVELS LEVEL 1-PUTTING (TWO WEEKS) WE WILL BEGIN WITH EVERY JUNIOR BY FOCUSING ON PUTTING. THE PROPER SETUP, FUNDAMENTALS, AND THE STROKE ITSELF. AFTER VARIOUS DRILLS, EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES, THE INSTRUCTOR WILL THEN DETERMINE WHETHER THE JUNIOR IS READY FOR LEVEL 2 (CHIPPING/PITCHING).
LEVEL 2-CHIPPING/PITCHING (TWO WEEKS) ONE THE A JUNIOR GOLFER HAS MASTERED PUTTING, WE THEN WILL FOCUS ON CHIPPING AND PITCHING. CHIPPING IN ITS FORM IS ESSENTIALLY A BIGGER PUTTING STROKE. BUILDING ON PREVIOUS PRINCIPLES THAT WE ESTABLISHED FROM PUTTING, THE TRANSITION TO CHIPPING GETS EACH AND EVERY STUDENT ON THE PATH TO BUILDING A FLUID MOTION. AFTER CHIPPING, WE THEN WILL SHIFT OUR FOCUS TO PITCHING. ONE OF THE BEAUTIES ABOUT PITCHING IS THAT WE START TO INCORPORATE SOME WRIST HINGE AND SOME BODY PIVOT, WHICH IS CRITICAL TO THE FULL SWING. BASED ON AGE AND SIZE, WE WILL ROUGHLY START BETWEEN 25 AND 50 YARDS FROM THE GREEN.
LEVEL 3-FULL-SWING (TWO WEEKS) AS A STUDENT COMPLETES LEVEL TWO HE OR SHE WILL THEN MOVE ON TO LEVEL THREE, WHICH IS THE FULL SWING. GRIP POSTURE AND ALIGNMENT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED DUE TO PREVIOUS LEVELS. IT IS THEN OUR GOAL TO PUT ALL LEVELS INTO ACTION TO BUILD A COMPLETE FULL SWING. AGAIN BASED ON AGE AND SIZE, WE WILL DETERMINE PROPER YARDAGE IS TO BEGIN PLAY. VERY CRUCIAL IN THIS STAGE TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT YARDAGE. BEING ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENT CAN BUILD SOME CONFIDENCE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
LEVEL 4-PLAY(TWO WEEKS) AFTER COMPLETION OF ALL THE LEVELS IT IS THEN BEGIN TO PUT ALL OUR WORK IN PLAY. STUDENTS WILL PLAY FROM A CERTAIN SET OF TEES SET BY THE DISCRETION OF THE INSTRUCTOR. THE PLAY WILL COMPROMISED OF THREE, SIX, OR NINE HOLES. IT IS NOW TIME TO SEE ALL THE HARD WORK PAY OFF! AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE TO SOMETHING THAT RESEMBLES NORMAL, WE HIGHLY ANTICIPATE BRINGING BACK OUR JUNIOR PLAY DAYS ON FRIDAY MORNINGS. *AS NOTED, EACH JUNIOR MUST SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH SESSION TO MOVE ON TO NEXT LEVEL. IF A MEMBER OF THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF FEELS A JUNIOR MAY NEED MORE ATTENTION IN A CERTAIN ASPECT OF THEIR GAME, THE JUNIOR MUST REPEAT THE NOTED LEVEL BEFORE MOVING ON*
THE PROGRAM WHEN: JUNIOR DAYS BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH. LESSONS ARE SCHEDULED BETWEEN 9:00 AM-5:00PM WHERE: IDLE HOUR COUNTRY CLUB HOW TO SIGNUP: CALL OR EMAIL THE SHOP TO REQUEST INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. COST: $27.50/45 MIN